Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
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| Massachusetts's 4th congressional district | |
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| Area | 731.84 mi² |
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| Distribution | 40.47% urban, 59.53% rural |
| Population (2000) | 634,624 |
| Median income | $65,100 |
| Ethnic composition | 87.9% White, 2.2% Black, 3.2% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American |
| Occupation | 19.2% blue collar, 67.6% white collar, 13.1% gray collar |
| Cook Partisan Voting Index | D + 17 |
Massachusetts's 4th Congressional District is in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Barney Frank, who has served the district since January 1981.
The district covers much of the area included in the 10th district before the 1982 remapping. In prior years, the district stretched from Brookline to Fitchburg.
For a very brief time (1793-1795) it served the District of Maine.
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[edit] Cities and towns
District 4 contains the following cities and towns:
In Bristol County:
- Acushnet, Berkley, Dartmouth, Dighton, Dighton, Fall River: Ward 4, Precinct C; Ward 5, Precinct C; Ward 6, Precinct A; Ward 7; Ward 8, Precincts A-C; Ward 9, Freetown, Mansfield, New Bedford, Norton, Raynham, Taunton, Westport.
In Middlesex County:
In Norfolk County:
In Plymouth County:
[edit] Representatives
[edit] Election results
| U.S. House election, 2002: Massachusetts, District 4 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barney Frank | 166,125 | 98.99 | + 24.09 | |
| Write-in | 1,691 | 1.01 | +0.96 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 167,816 | ||||
| U.S. House election, 2004: Massachusetts, District 4 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Barney Frank | 219,260 | 77.74 | + 31.46 | |
| Independent | Charles Morse | 62,293 | 22.09 | + 22.09 | |
| Write-in | 486 | 0.17 | - 0.84 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 282,039 | ||||
[edit] External Links
CNN.com 2004 election results
CNN.com 2006 election results
| Massachusetts's congressional districts |
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| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The 11th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820. See also: Massachusetts's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts - Apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Maps |
| Massachusetts's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: Edward Kennedy (D), John Kerry (D)
Representative(s): John Olver (D), Richard Neal (D), Jim McGovern (D), Barney Frank (D), Marty Meehan (D), John F. Tierney (D), Ed Markey (D), Mike Capuano (D), Stephen Lynch (D), Bill Delahunt (D) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands |
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