| State: | Washington |
| District Number: | 4 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023. Points indicate major cities in the district (Yakima, the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland), and Moses Lake respectively). |
| Representative: | Dan Newhouse |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Sunnyside |
| Population: | 783,190 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $73,355[1] |
| Percent White: | 51.1 |
| Percent Black: | 0.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.7 |
| Percent Native American: | 2.2 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 39.8 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.8 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
| Cpvi: | R+11[2] |
Washington's 4th congressional district encompasses a large area of central Washington, covering the counties of Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Yakima, Benton, and Klickitat; and parts of Adams and Franklin counties. The district is dominated by the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+11, it is the most Republican district in Washington.[2]
Its Republican dominance is long-established. Apart from Klickitat County, which was won six times by Democrats between 1968 and 2008 — though never with more than 51 percent of the ballots — no Democratic presidential candidate has carried any county in the district since Bill Clinton in 1992 carried Okanogan County. None of the other counties in the district have backed a Democrat for President since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, while Adams County has not voted Democratic since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.
George W. Bush carried the district in 2000 and 2004 with 62% and 63% of the vote, respectively. The 4th district also gave John McCain 58% of the vote in 2008, his strongest showing in Washington.
Only three Democrats have ever represented the district in Congress. The last Democrat to represent the district was Jay Inslee, who held the seat during the 103rd Congress. Doc Hastings, Inslee's Republican opponent in 1992, defeated Inslee in a 1994 rematch and served in Congress until he retired in 2014. After losing to Hastings in 1994, Inslee later moved to Bainbridge Island and was sent back to Congress representing the first district in the central Puget Sound area. Inslee was elected the state's governor in 2012, and took office in January 2013. In the 2008 election, Hastings easily defeated challenger George Fearing. The 4th district has been represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Dan Newhouse since 2015, a Republican from Sunnyside.
| Year | Winner & margin | |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Eisenhower (R) 62 – 38% | |
| 1956 | Eisenhower (R) 58 – 42% | |
| 1960 | Nixon (R) 56 – 44% | |
| 1964 | Johnson (D) 58 – 42% | |
| 1968 | Nixon (R) 53 – 39% | |
| 1972 | Nixon (R) 59 – 41% | |
| 1976 | Ford (R) 52 – 44% | |
| 1980 | Reagan (R) 55 – 36% | |
| 1984 | Reagan (R) 63 – 34% | |
| 1988 | Bush (R) 57 – 41% | |
| 1992 | Bush (R) 42 – 35% | |
| 1996 | Dole (R) 48 – 40% | |
| 2000 | Bush (R) 62 – 34% | |
| 2004 | Bush (R) 63 – 35% | |
| 2008 | McCain (R) 58 – 40% | |
| 2012 | Romney (R) 60 – 38% | |
| 2016 | Trump (R) 56 – 34% | |
| 2020 | Trump (R) 58 – 39% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1915 | ||||||||
| align=left | William La Follette | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | John W. Summers | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | 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. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Knute Hill | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Hal Holmes | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Catherine Dean May | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971 | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Mike McCormack | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1981 | Elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Sid Morrison | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired to run for governor. | |||
| align=left | Jay Inslee | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | Elected in 1992. Lost re-election. | |||
Doc Hastings | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2015 | Elected in 1994. Re-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 | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||||
Dan Newhouse | Republican | January 3, 2015 – present | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |||||
| 2023–present | ||||||||