Connecticut's 4th congressional district

Connecticut's 4th congressional district
Connecticut's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Jim Himes (D–Greenwich)
Area	539 mi²
Distribution	95.9% urban, 4.1% rural
Population (2010)	714,819
Median income	$66,598
Ethnicity	64.8% White, 11.2% Black, 4.6% Asian, 17.4% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% other
Cook PVI	D+5

Connecticut's 4th Congressional District is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the southwestern part of the state, the district is largely suburban and extends from Bridgeport, the largest city in the state, to Greenwich. The district also moves inland toward Danbury and the Lower Naugatuck Valley.

Principal cities include: Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Stamford.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Jim Himes.

Towns in the District

The district includes the following towns:

Fairfield County - Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Shelton (part), Stamford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.

New Haven County - Oxford.

Voter Registration

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 30, 2012^[1]
Party		Active	Inactive	Total	Percentage
	Democratic	141,355	9,427	150,782	36.17%
	Republican	98,663	5,106	103,769	24.89%
	Minor Parties	3,737	312	4,049	0.97%
	Unaffiliated	146,218	12,043	158,261	37.97%
Total		389,973	26,888	416,861	100.00%

Presidential Performance

2012 - Obama - 55.09%, Romney - 44.03%, Third Party - 0.88%
2008 - Obama - 59.70%, McCain - 39.64%, Third Party - 0.67%
2004 - Kerry - 52.39%, Bush - 46.28%, Third Party - 1.33%
2000 - Gore - 54.80%, Bush - 40.97%, Third Party - 4.23%

Performance Average - Democrat (55.50%), Republican (42.73%), Third Party (1.78%)

Recent elections

1987 election (special)

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 1987: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays	50,518	57%
	Democratic	Christine Niedermeier	37,293	42%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			87,811	100%

1988 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 1988: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	147,843	72%
	Democratic	Roger J. Pearson	55,751	27%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			203,594	100%

1990 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 1990: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	105,682	77%
	Democratic	Al Smith	32,352	23%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			138,034	100%

1992 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 1992: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	147,816	67%
	Democratic	Dave Schropfer	58,666	27%
	A Connecticut Party	Al Smith	11,679	5%
	Natural Law	Ronald M. Fried	1,445	1%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			219,606	100%

1994 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 1994: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	109,436	74%
	Democratic	Jonathan Kantrowitz	34,962	24%
	Libertarian	Irving Sussman	1,976	1%
	Natural Law	Terry M. Nevas	688	0.47%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			147,062	100%

1996 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 1996: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	121,949	60%
	Democratic	William Finch	75,902	38%
	Libertarian	Edward H. Tonkin	2,815	1%
	Natural Law	Terry M. Nevas	1,046	1%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			201,712	100%

1998 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 1998: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	94,767	69%
	Democratic	Jonathan Kantrowitz	40,988	28%
	Libertarian	Marshall C. Harrison	1,449	1%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			137,204	100%

2000 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 2000: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	119,155	58%
	Democratic	Stephanie Sanchez	84,472	41%
	Libertarian	Daniel Gislao	2,034	1%
	Independent	Frank M. Don	1,097	0.53%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			206,758	100%

2002 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 2002: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	113,197	64%
	Democratic	Stephanie Sanchez	62,491	36%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			175,688	100%

2004 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 2004: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	149,891	52%
	Democratic	Diane Farrell	136,481	48%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			286,372	100%

2006 election

Main article: Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 2006

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 2006: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	106,510	51%
	Democratic	Diane Farrell	99,450	48%
	Libertarian	Phil Maymin	3,058	1%
	Republican hold		Swing
Turnout			209,018	100%

2008 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 2008: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes	159,694	51%
	Republican	Christopher Shays (incumbent)	147,356	47%
	Libertarian	Michael A. Carrano	2,036	1%
	Green	Richard Z. Duffee	1,377	0.44%
Turnout			310,463	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

2010 election

Connecticut 4th congressional district election, 2010: Connecticut District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	115,351	53%
	Republican	Daniel Debicella	102,030	47%
Turnout			217,381	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing

2012 election

Connecticut 4th Congressional District Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	174,461	60%
	Republican	Steve Obsitnik	117,463	40%
Turnout			291,924	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing

2014 election

Connecticut 4th Congressional District Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	106,873	54%
	Republican	Dan Debicella	91,922	46%
Turnout			198,800	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing

2016 election

Connecticut 4th Congressional District Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	185,928	60%
	Republican	John Shaban	123,630	40%
Turnout			309,558	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing

List of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years of Service	Hometown	Electoral history
Thomas T. Whittlesey	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Danbury	Redistricted from the at-large district
Thomas B. Osborne	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Fairfield	Retired
Samuel Simons	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Bridgeport	Retired
Truman Smith	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849	Stamford	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Thomas B. Butler	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	Norwalk	Lost re-election
Origen S. Seymour	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	Litchfield	Retired to become judge of the Connecticut Superior Court
William W. Welch	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Norfolk	Retired
William D. Bishop	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Bridgeport	Lost re-election
Orris S. Ferry	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Norwalk	Lost re-election
George C. Woodruff	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Litchfield	Lost re-election
John Henry Hubbard	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867	Litchfield	Lost re-election
William Henry Barnum	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – May 18, 1876	Lime Rock	Resigned when elected to U.S. Senate
Vacant		May 18, 1876 – December 4, 1876
Levi Warner	Democratic	December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1879	Norwalk	Retired
Frederick Miles	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Salisbury	Retired
Edward Woodruff Seymour	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	Litchfield	Retired
Miles T. Granger	Democratic	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	North Canaan	Retired
Frederick Miles	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Salisbury	Lost re-election
Robert E. De Forest	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	Bridgeport	Lost re-election
Ebenezer J. Hill	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913	Norwalk	Lost re-election
Jeremiah Donovan	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Norwalk	Lost re-election
Ebenezer J. Hill	Republican	March 4, 1915 – September 27, 1917	Norwalk	Died
Vacant		September 27, 1917 – November 6, 1917
Schuyler Merritt	Republican	November 6, 1917 – March 3, 1931	Stamford	Lost re-election
William L. Tierney	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Greenwich	Lost re-election
Schuyler Merritt	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	Stamford	Lost re-election
Alfred N. Phillips	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	Stamford	Lost re-election
Albert E. Austin	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	Greenwich	Lost re-election
Le Roy D. Downs	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	Norwalk	Lost re-election
Clare Boothe Luce	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947	Greenwich	Retired
John Davis Lodge	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1951	Westport	Retired to run for Governor
Albert P. Morano	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959	Greenwich	Lost re-election
Donald J. Irwin	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	Norwalk	Lost re-election
Abner W. Sibal	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965	Norwalk	Lost re-election
Donald J. Irwin	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969	Norwalk	Lost re-election
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971	Greenwich	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Stewart McKinney	Republican	January 3, 1971 – May 7, 1987	Fairfield	Died
Vacant		May 7, 1987 – August 18, 1987
Christopher Shays	Republican	August 18, 1987 – January 3, 2009	Bridgeport	Lost re-election
Jim Himes	Democratic	January 3, 2009 –	Greenwich	First elected in 2008

Living former Members

As of August 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district who are currently alive.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.	1969–1971	(1931-05-16) May 16, 1931
Chris Shays	1987–2009	(1945-10-18) October 18, 1945

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

↑ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 30, 2012" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-10-30.

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

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Coordinates: 41°11′49″N 73°23′19″W / 41.19694°N 73.38861°W / 41.19694; -73.38861

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