Florida's 4th congressional district

Florida's 4th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Aaron Bean R–Fernandina Beach
Area	1,962[1] sq mi (5,080 km2)
Distribution	87.4% urban[2] 12.6% rural
Population (2023)	811,996[3]
Median household income	$69,863[4]
Ethnicity	52.1% White 31.1% Black 8.8% Hispanic 4.5% Two or more races 2.5% Asian 0.9% other
Cook PVI	R+6[5]

Florida's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in northeastern Florida, encompassing Nassau and Clay counties and Duval County west of the St. Johns River, including Downtown Jacksonville. The district is currently represented by Aaron Bean of the Republican Party.

As part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was redrawn to include Clay County and exclude St. Johns County. Rutherford was redistricted into the 5th district, and Republican state senator Aaron Bean was elected to be the district's representative in the 2022 election.

Before 1993, most of the territory now in the 4th district was the 3rd district, represented by Charles Edward Bennett, a Democrat. He had held the seat and its predecessors since 1949 and was facing a stiff reelection contest against Republican Tillie Fowler in the 1992 election. Bennett retired after his wife fell ill, and Fowler easily defeated an underfunded replacement candidate. She became the first Republican woman to represent the district.

From 1967 to 1993, the 4th district stretched from the southern Jacksonville suburbs to the northern Orlando suburbs. Much of this area became the 7th district after redistricting, and is now the 6th district.

• Jacksonville – 990,931
• Lakeside – 31,275
• Oakleaf Plantation – 31,034
• Fleming Island – 29,142
• Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace – 14,482
• Yulee – 14,195
• Fernandina Beach – 13,052
• Middleburg – 12,881
• Lake Asbury – 11,036

• Green Cove Springs – 9,786
• Orange Park – 9,089
• Nassau Village-Ratliff – 5,561
• Hilliard – 2,967

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1915
William J. Sears (Kissimmee)	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination.
Ruth Bryan Owen (Miami)	Democratic	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933	71st 72nd	Elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination.
J. Mark Wilcox (West Palm Beach)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Pat Cannon (Miami)	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944 Lost renomination.
George Smathers (Miami)	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	80th 81st	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Bill Lantaff (Miami Springs)	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955	82nd 83rd	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. [data missing]
Dante Fascell (Miami)	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1967	84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the 12th district.
Syd Herlong (Leesburg)	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969	90th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1966. [data missing]
Bill Chappell (Ormond Beach)	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1989	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Lost re-election.
Craig James (DeLand)	Republican	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993	101st 102nd	Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.
Tillie Fowler (Jacksonville)	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001	103rd 104th 105th 106th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
Ander Crenshaw (Jacksonville)	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2017	107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th	Elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired.
John Rutherford (Jacksonville)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023	115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Aaron Bean (Fernandina Beach)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.

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  2003–2013
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  2013–2017
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  2017–2023

Specific

General

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

• Rep. Ander Crenshaw's official House of Representatives website

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