| State: | Alabama |
| District Number: | 4 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Representative: | Robert Aderholt |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Haleyville |
| English Area: | 8,524 |
| Percent Urban: | 34.62 |
| Percent Rural: | 65.38 |
| Population: | 727,607[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $54,960[2] |
| Percent White: | 79.9 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7.5 |
| Percent Black: | 7.1 |
| Percent Asian: | 0.6 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.0 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.2 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.6 |
| Percent Blue Collar: | 40.8 |
| Percent White Collar: | 46 |
| Percent Gray Collar: | 13.2 |
| Cpvi: | R+33[3] |
Alabama's 4th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It encompasses the counties of Franklin, Colbert, Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman, Lawrence, Marshall, Etowah, and DeKalb. It also includes parts of Jackson and Tuscaloosa counties, as well as parts of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
It is currently represented by Republican Robert Aderholt. In the 2016 presidential election, the district was the only one in the country to give Republican nominee Donald Trump more than 80% of the vote, making it his strongest district in the country.[4] Trump went on to improve on this performance in 2020, winning 81% of the vote. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+33, it is the most Republican district in both Alabama and the United States.[3]
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Senate | Britt 84 - 14% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 81 - 18% | |
| 2017 | Senate | Moore 68 - 31% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 80 - 18% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 75 - 24% | |
| 2008 | President | McCain 76 - 22% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 71 - 28% | |
| 2000 | President | Bush 61 - 37% | |
| 1996 | President | Dole 48 - 43% | |
| 1992 | President | Bush 47 - 44% | |
| 1988 | President | Bush 57 - 43% | |
| 1984 | President | Reagan 60 - 40% | |
| 1980 | President | Carter 53 - 46% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1833 | ||||||||
Dixon Hall Lewis | Nullifier | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Redistricted from the . and re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | ||||||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 3, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | All representatives elected on a general ticket. | |||||
| align=left | William Winter Payne | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Samuel Williams Inge | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Retired. | |||
William Russell Smith | Unionist | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Re-elected in 1855. Lost re-election. | ||||
| Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | ||||||
| American | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | ||||||
| align=left | Sydenham Moore | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861 | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew due to Civil War. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 21, 1861 – July 21, 1868 | Civil War and Reconstruction | |||||
| align=left | Charles Wilson Pierce | Republican | nowrap | July 21, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | Elected for partial term in 1868. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Charles Hays | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Charles M. Shelley | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – July 20, 1882 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Seat declared vacant after election contest by James Q. Smith. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 20, 1882 – November 7, 1882 | ||||||
| align=left | Charles M. Shelley | Democratic | nowrap | November 7, 1882 – January 9, 1885 | Elected to fill the vacancy. Also elected to the next term in 1882. Lost election contest. | |||
| align=left | George Henry Craig | Republican | nowrap | January 9, 1885 – March 3, 1885 | Successfully contested Shelley's re-election. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Alexander C. Davidson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Louis Washington Turpin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – June 4, 1890 | Elected in 1888. Lost election contest. | |||
| align=left | John Van McDuffie | Republican | nowrap | June 4, 1890 – March 3, 1891 | Successfully contested Turpin's 1888 election. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Louis Washington Turpin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. McDuffie unsuccessfully contested the election. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Gaston A. Robbins | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 13, 1896 | nowrap | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost election contest. | ||
| align=left | William F. Aldrich | Republican | nowrap | March 13, 1896 – March 3, 1897 | Successfully contested Robbins's 1894 election. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Thomas S. Plowman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – February 9, 1898 | Elected in 1896. Lost election contest. | |||
| align=left | William F. Aldrich | Republican | nowrap | February 9, 1898 – March 3, 1899 | Successfully contested Plowman's 1896 election. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Gaston A. Robbins | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 8, 1900 | Elected in 1898. Lost election contest. | |||
| align=left | William F. Aldrich | Republican | nowrap | March 8, 1900 – March 3, 1901 | Successfully contested Robbins's 1898 election. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Sydney J. Bowie | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired. | |||
| align=left | William Benjamin Craig | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Fred L. Blackmon | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – February 8, 1921 | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920 but died before that term began. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 8, 1921 – June 7, 1921 | ||||||
| align=left | Lamar Jeffers | Democratic | nowrap | June 7, 1921 – January 3, 1935 | Elected to finish Blackmon's term. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Sam Hobbs | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1951 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Kenneth A. Roberts | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | |||
| District inactive | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | All representatives elected on a general ticket. | |||||
| align=left | Glenn Andrews | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Bill Nichols | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the . | |||
Tom Bevill | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | Redistricted from the and 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. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired. | 1973–1983 | ||||
| 1983–1993 | ||||||||
| 1993–2003 | ||||||||
Robert Aderholt | Republican | January 3, 1997 – present | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-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. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||||
| 2003–2013 | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||||
| 2023–2025 | ||||||||
| 2025–present --> | ||||||||
These are the results from the previous ten election cycles in Alabama's 4th district.[5]