| State: | New York |
| District Number: | 4 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Anthony D'Esposito |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Island Park |
| Percent Urban: | 99.97 |
| Percent Rural: | 0.03 |
| Population: | 767,277[1] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $134,813[2] |
| Percent White: | 50.7 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 22.1 |
| Percent Black: | 16.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 7.0 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 2.7 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.2 |
| Cpvi: | D+5[3] |
New York's 4th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central and southern Nassau County, represented by Republican Anthony D'Esposito since 2023.
NY-04 is the second-wealthiest congressional district in New York, and among the wealthiest nationally.[4] In 2024, this district, alongside California's 22nd, was the most Democratic-leaning congressional district represented by a Republican, with a partisan lean of D+5.[3] It was also one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.
The district includes the communities of Elmont, Baldwin, Bellmore, East Rockaway, East Meadow, Five Towns, Lynbrook, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Garden City, Garden City Park, Hempstead, Atlantic Beach, Long Beach, Malverne, Freeport, Merrick, Carle Place, New Hyde Park, Oceanside, Rockville Centre, Roosevelt, Seaford, Uniondale, Valley Stream, Wantagh, West Hempstead, and Westbury.
| Election results from presidential races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results | |
| 1992 | President | Clinton 47–41% | |
| 1996 | President | Clinton 56–36% | |
| 2000 | President | Gore 59–38% | |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 55–44% | |
| 2008 | President | Obama 55–44% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 56–43% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53–44% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 56–42% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 56–44%[5] | |
Parts of Manhattan
Parts of Brooklyn
Parts of Queens
Parts of Nassau County
In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s much of this area was in the 5th District. The 4th District then included many towns in eastern Nassau County now in the 3rd District.
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1789 | ||||||||
| align=left | John Hathorn | Anti-Administration | nowrap | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 | Elected in 1789. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Cornelius C. Schoonmaker | Anti-Administration | nowrap | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 | Elected in 1790. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Peter Van Gaasbeck | Pro-Administration | nowrap | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1793. Retired. | |||
| align=left | John Hathorn | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | Elected in 1794. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Lucas Elmendorf | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | Elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Philip Van Cortlandt | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. | |||
| align=left | James Emott | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 | Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. | |||
| align=left | Thomas J. Oakley | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1812. | |||
| align=left | Abraham H. Schenck | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1814. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1817 – June 6, 1817 | Henry B. Lee was elected in 1816 but died September 16, 1816, before the term. | |||||
| align=left | James Tallmadge Jr. | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | June 6, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | Elected to finish Lee's term and seated December 1, 1817. | |||
| align=left | Randall S. Street | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1818. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1821 – December 3, 1821 | Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued. | |||||
| align=left | William W. Van Wyck | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | December 3, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Joel Frost | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Aaron Ward | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Henry B. Cowles | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1828. | |||
| align=left | Aaron Ward | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. | |||
| align=left | Gouverneur Kemble | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. | |||
| align=left | Aaron Ward | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1840. | |||
| align=left | William B. Maclay | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. | |||
| align=left | Walter Underhill | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Elected in 1848. | |||
| align=left | John Henry Hobart Haws | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1850. | |||
| align=left | Michael Walsh | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. | |||
| align=left | John Kelly | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – December 25, 1858 | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 25, 1858 – January 17, 1859 | ||||||
| align=left | Thomas J. Barr | Independent Democrat | nowrap | January 17, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected to finish Kelly's term. Re-elected in 1858. | |||
| align=left | James Kerrigan | Independent Democrat | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin Wood | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Redistricted from 3rd district and re-elected in 1862. . | |||
| align=left | Morgan Jones | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Elected in 1864. | |||
| align=left | John Fox | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. | |||
| align=left | Robert B. Roosevelt | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. | |||
| align=left | Philip S. Crooke | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. | |||
| align=left | Archibald M. Bliss | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. | |||
| align=left | Felix Campbell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Redistricted to 2nd district | |||
| align=left | Peter P. Mahoney | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. | |||
| align=left | John M. Clancy | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to 2nd district | |||
| align=left | William J. Coombs | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Redistricted from 3rd district and re-elected in 1892. | |||
| align=left | Israel F. Fischer | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. | |||
| align=left | Bertram T. Clayton | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1898. | |||
| align=left | Harry A. Hanbury | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Elected in 1900. | |||
| align=left | Frank E. Wilson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Redistricted from 5th district and re-elected in 1902. | |||
| align=left | Charles B. Law | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. | |||
| align=left | Frank E. Wilson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Redistricted to 3rd district | |||
| align=left | Harry H. Dale | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – January 6, 1919 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned to become judge of magistrate's court | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 6, 1919 – March 3, 1919 | ||||||
| align=left | Thomas H. Cullen | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 1, 1944 | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 1, 1944 – June 6, 1944 | ||||||
| align=left | John J. Rooney | Democratic | nowrap | June 6, 1944 – January 3, 1945 | Elected to finish Cullen's term. Redistricted to 12th district | |||
| align=left | William B. Barry | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – October 20, 1946 | Redistricted from 2nd district and re-elected in 1944. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | October 21, 1946 – January 2, 1947 | ||||||
| align=left | Gregory McMahon | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | L. Gary Clemente | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Henry J. Latham | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1958 | Redistricted from 3rd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 1, 1959 – January 2, 1959 | ||||||
| align=left | Seymour Halpern | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to 6th district | |||
| align=left | John W. Wydler | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to 5th district | |||
| align=left | Norman F. Lent | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted from 5th district 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. Retired. | |||
| align=left | David A. Levy | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1992. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Daniel Frisa | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | Elected in 1994. Lost re-election. | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 | 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. Retired. | |||||
| 2003–2013 Parts of Nassau County | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 Parts of Nassau County | ||||||||
| align=left | Kathleen Rice | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired.[6] | |||
| align=left | Anthony D'Esposito | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. Lost re-election. | 2023–2025 Parts of Nassau County | |||
| align=left | Laura Gillen (elect) | Democratic | January 3, 2025 | Elected in 2024. | 2025–present Parts of Nassau County | |||
In New York electoral politics there are numerous smaller parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").