Colorado's 4th congressional district
Colorado's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
U.S. Representative	Ken Buck (R–Greeley)
Distribution	72.9[1]% urban 27.1% rural
Population (2016)	795,836[2]
Median income	$73,735[3]
Ethnicity	91.96% White 1.44% Black 1.99% Asian 22.24% Hispanic 0.58% Native American
Cook PVI	R+13[4]

Colorado's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in the eastern part of the state, the district encompasses most of the rural Eastern Plains as well as the larger Colorado Front Range cities of Greeley, Longmont, Castle Rock, and Parker. Interactive map of Colorado's 4th Congressional District.

The district is currently represented by Republican Ken Buck. It is one of the most conservative districts in the Mountain States, especially since the 2010 redistricting removed Fort Collins from the district. No Democrat has seriously contested the district since 2010.

History[edit]

1990s[edit]

Following the 1990 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 4th Congressional district consisted of Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties, as well as portions of Adams, and Arapahoe counties.

2000s[edit]

Following the 2000 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 4th Congressional district consisted of Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties, as well as portions of Boulder, and Otero counties.

2010s[edit]

Following the 2010 U.S. Census and associated realignment of Colorado congressional districts, the 4th Congressional district consisted of Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma counties. The district also includes portions of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, and Weld counties.

Characteristics[edit]

This district consists mainly of the area of Colorado that is part of the Great Plains region of the United States. It is largely rural. The only large cities in the district are Greeley, Longmont, Castle Rock, and Parker. Until the 2010s redistricting, Fort Collins was the largest city in the district.

Historically, the district has been friendly territory for congressional Republicans, though Marilyn Musgrave only narrowly won in 2004 and 2006 due to her Democratic opponents' strength in Fort Collins. Musgrave had to rely on strong performances in more conservative Greeley to hold onto her seat. In 2008, Musgrave lost reelection to Betsy Markey, the first Democrat to be elected by the 4th District since the early 1970s.

George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain narrowly carried the district in 2008 with 50% of the vote.

Voting[edit]

Election results from presidential races^[5]

List of representatives[edit]

Representative	Party	Term Duration	Congress	District Home	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1915					Districts 3 and 4 were created from the former at-large district
Edward T. Taylor	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – September 3, 1941	64th	Glenwood Springs	First elected in 1908 (At-large district) Died
			65th
			66th
			67th
			68th
			69th
			70th
			71st
			72nd
			73rd
			74th
			75th
			76th
			77th
Vacant		September 3, 1941 – December 9, 1941	77th
Robert F. Rockwell	Republican	December 9, 1941 – January 3, 1949	77th	Paonia	Won special election to finish remaining term Won in the 1942 general election Lost re-election
			78th
			79th
			80th
Wayne Aspinall	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1973	81st	Palisade	First elected in 1948 Lost party re-nomination
			82nd
			83rd
			84th
			85th
			86th
			87th
			88th
			89th
			90th
			91st
			92nd
Jim Johnson	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	93rd	Fort Collins	First elected in 1972 Retired
			94th
			95th
			96th
Hank Brown	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	97th	Greeley	First elected in 1980 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
			98th
			99th
			100th
			101st
Wayne Allard	Republican	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1997	102nd	Loveland	First elected in 1990 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
			103rd
			104th
Bob Schaffer	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	105th	Fort Collins	First elected in 1996 Retired
			106th
			107th
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	108th	Fort Morgan	First elected in 2002 Lost re-election
			109th
			110th
Betsy Markey	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	111th	Fort Collins	Elected in 2008 Lost re-election
Cory Gardner	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015	112th	Yuma	First elected in 2010 elected to the US Senate in 2014
			113th
Ken Buck	Republican	January 3, 2015 –	114th	Greeley	First elected in 2014

Election results[edit]

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1998[edit]

2000[edit]

2002[edit]

2004[edit]

2006[edit]

2008[edit]

2010[edit]

2012[edit]

2014[edit]

2016[edit]

Living former Members[edit]

As of May 2015^[update], there are seven former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 4th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Historical district boundaries[edit]

2003 - 2013

See also[edit]

• Colorado's congressional districts


• List of United States congressional districts

References[edit]

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  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