Indiana's 4th congressional district

"IN-4" redirects here. For the state road, see Indiana State Road 4.

Indiana's 4th congressional district
Current Representative		Todd Rokita (R–Clermont)
Area	4,016.44 mi² (10,402.58 km²)
Distribution	68.17% urban, 31.83% rural
Population (2000)	675,617
Median income	$45,947
Ethnicity	94.8% White, 1.3% Black, 1.5% Asian, 2.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.2% other
Cook PVI	R+13

Indiana's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. From 2003 to 2013 the district was based primarily in the central part of the state, and consisted of all of Boone, Clinton, Hendricks, Morgan, Lawrence, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe counties and parts of Fountain, Johnson, Marion, Monroe, and White counties. The district surrounded Indianapolis including the suburban area of Greenwood and encompassed the more exurban areas of Crawfordsville and Bedford.

From the 2012 redistricting, the district shifted slightly west to include the Illinois border and only included the western suburbs of Indianapolis.

The district is currently represented by Republican Todd Rokita, the former Secretary of State of Indiana who succeeded fellow Republican Steve Buyer in 2010.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Geography

Prior to the 2000 U.S. Census, most of the territory currently in the 4th Congressional District was located in the 7th Congressional District; the old 4th Congressional District was the Fort Wayne district, which is now the 3rd Congressional District.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1833
Amos Lane	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 4, 1837
George H. Dunn	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1839
Thomas Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1839 - March 4, 1841
James H. Cravens	Whig	March 4, 1841 - March 4, 1843
Caleb Smith	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 4, 1849
George Julian	Free Soil	March 4, 1849 - March 4, 1851
Samuel W. Parker	Whig	March 4, 1851 - March 4, 1853		Redistricted to the 5th district
James H. Lane	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1855
William Cumback	Opposition	March 4, 1855 - March 4, 1857
James B. Foley	Democratic	March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1859
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1859 - March 4, 1865
John H. Farquhar	Republican	March 4, 1865 - March 4, 1867
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1867 - March 4, 1869		Redistricted to the 3rd district
George W. Julian	Republican	March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1871		Redistricted from the 5th district
Jeremiah M. Wilson	Republican	March 4, 1871 - March 4, 1875
Jeptha D. New	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 4, 1877
Leonidas Sexton	Republican	March 4, 1877 - March 4, 1879
Jeptha D. New	Democratic	March 4, 1879 - March 4, 1881
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1881 - March 4, 1895
James E. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 4, 1897
William S. Holman	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - April 22, 1897		Died
Vacant		April 22, 1897 - December 6, 1897
Francis M. Griffith	Democratic	December 6, 1897 - March 4, 1905
Lincoln Dixon	Democratic	March 4, 1905 - March 4, 1919
John S. Benham	Republican	March 4, 1919 - March 4, 1923
Harry C. Canfield	Democratic	March 4, 1923 - March 4, 1933
James I. Farley	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
George W. Gillie	Republican	January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1949
Edward H. Kruse	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951
E. Ross Adair	Republican	January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1971
J. Edward Roush	Democratic	January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1977
Dan Quayle	Republican	January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1981
Dan Coats	Republican	January 3, 1981 - January 3, 1989
Jill Long	Democratic	January 3, 1989 - January 3, 1995
Mark Souder	Republican	January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2003		Redistricted to the 3rd district
Steve Buyer	Republican	January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2011		Redistricted from the 5th district
Todd Rokita	Republican	January 3, 2011 - Present		Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve Buyer	112,760	71.36%
	Democratic	William A. "Big Bill" Abbott	41,314	26.15%
	Libertarian	Jerry L. Susong	3,934	2.49%
Totals			158,008	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve Buyer*	190,445	69.47%
	Democratic	David A. Sanders	77,574	28.30%
	Libertarian	Kevin R. Fleming	6,119	2.23%
Totals			274,138	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve Buyer*	111,057	62.38%
	Democratic	David A. Sanders	66,986	37.62%
Totals			178,043	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Steve Buyer*	192,526	59.87%
	Democratic	Nels J. Ackerson	129,038	40.13%
Totals			321,564	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Todd Rokita	138,732	68.57%
	Democratic	David A. Sanders	53,167	26.28%
	Libertarian	John Duncan	10,423	5.15%
Totals			202,322	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2012

Indiana's 4th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Todd Rokita*	168,688	61.96%
	Democratic	Tara Nelson	93,015	34.16%
	Libertarian	Benjamin Gehlhausen	10,565	3.88%
Totals			272,268	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• 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

External links

• Congressmen Steve Buyer Official House site
• Nels Ackerson Ackerson for Congress Campaign site
• Todd Rokita for Congress Todd Rokita for Congress Campaign site