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Arkansas, U.S. House, District 4

Incumbent Bruce Westerman (R), who was first elected in 2014, was re-elected in 2018. All U.S. congressional districts, including the 4th Congressional District of Arkansas, held elections in 2018.


The 4th Congressional District is located in southwestern Arkansas. The district includes Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Drew, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, Madison, Miller, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Polk, Scott, Sevier, Union, and Yell counties and portions of Crawford, Jefferson, Newton, and Sebastian counties.



Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Bruce Westerman Republican Party $1,624,217 $1,297,141 $671,610 As of December 31, 2018
Hayden Shamel Democratic Party $157,247 $155,050 $2,197 As of December 31, 2018
Tom Canada Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Arkansas from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Arkansas Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Arkansas every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Arkansas 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 60.6% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 33.7% 26.9%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 60.6% Democratic Party Barack Obama 36.9% 23.7%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 58.7% Democratic Party Barack Obama 38.9% 19.8%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 54.3% Democratic Party John Kerry 44.6% 9.7%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 51.3% Democratic Party Al Gore 45.9% 5.4%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Arkansas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Arkansas 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party John Boozman 59.8% Democratic Party Conner Eldridge 36.2% 23.6%
2014 Republican Party Tom Cotton 56.5% Democratic Party Mark Pryor 39.4% 22.9%
2010 Republican Party John Boozman 57.9% Democratic Party Blanche Lincoln 37.0% 1.6%
2008 Democratic Party Mark Pryor 79.5%
Green Party
Rebekah Kennedy(Green Party)
20.5% 59.0%
2004 Democratic Party Blanche Lincoln 55.9% Republican Party Jim Holt 44.1% 11.8%
2002 Democratic Party Mark Pryor 53.9% Republican Party Tim Hutchinson 46.1% 7.8%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Arkansas.

Election results (Governor), Arkansas 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Asa Hutchinson 55.4% Democratic Party Mike Ross 46.3% 9.1%
2010 Democratic Party Mike Beebe 64.4% Republican Party Jim Keet 33.6% 30.8%
2006 Democratic Party Mike Beebe 55.6% Republican Party Asa Hutchinson 40.7% 14.9%
2002 Republican Party Mike Huckabee 53.0% Democratic Party Jimmie Lou Fisher 46.9% 6.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Arkansas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Arkansas 2000-2016

Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2014 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2012 Republican Party 4 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+4
2010 Republican Party 3 75% Democratic Party 1 25% R+3
2008 Republican Party 1 25% Democratic Party 3 75% D+3
2006 Republican Party 1 25% Democratic Party 3 75% D+3
2004 Republican Party 1 25% Democratic Party 3 75% D+3
2002 Republican Party 1 25% Democratic Party 3 75% D+3
2000 Republican Party 1 25% Democratic Party 3 75% D+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Arkansas Party Control: 1992-2019
11 years of Democratic trifectasFive years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Governor D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R


Demographics

Demographic data for Arkansas

ArkansasU.S.
Total population:2,977,853316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):52,0353,531,905
Gender
Female:50.9%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:78%73.6%
Black/African American:15.5%12.6%
Asian:1.4%5.1%
Native American:0.6%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.2%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:84.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:21.1%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$41,371$53,889
Persons below poverty level:22.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arkansas.

As of July 2016, Arkansas' three largest cities were Little Rock (pop. est. 198,606), Ft. Smith (pop. est. 88,037), and Fayetteville (pop. est. 85,257).