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Colorado's 4th congressional district
Area	31,048 mi²
Distribution	75.1% urban, 24.9% rural
Population (2000)	614,466
Median income	$43,389
Ethnic composition	79.4% White, 0.7% Black, 1.1% Asian, 17.0% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+9

The 4th Congressional district of Colorado is located in eastern Colorado, encompassing most of Colorado's rural eastern plains, as well as the larger cities of Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland and Longmont along Colorado's Front Range in north-central Colorado. It is represented in the 110th Congress by Republican Marilyn Musgrave.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Alignment 1.1.1 1990s alignment 1.1.2 2000s alignment 1.2 Representation 2 Competitiveness 2.1 Recent election results 2.1.1 2004 election 2.1.2 2006 election

[edit] History

[edit] Alignment

[edit] 1990s alignment

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.

[edit] 2000s alignment

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.

[edit] Representation

Congress	Representative	Party
64th-77th (1915-1941)	Edward T. Taylor[1]	Democratic
77th-80th (1941-1949)	Robert F. Rockwell[2]	Republican
81st-92nd (1949-1973)	Wayne Aspinall	Democratic
93rd-96th (1973-1981)	Jim Johnson	Republican
97th-101st (1981-1991)	Hank Brown
102nd-104th (1991-1997)	Wayne Allard
105th-107th (1997-2003)	Bob Schaffer
108th-110th (2003-present)	Marilyn Musgrave

1. ^ Taylor died while in office on September 3, 1941
2. ^ Rockwell was elected to the 77th Congress on December 9,1941 to fill the vacancy left by former Rep. Taylor

[edit] Competitiveness

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, but 85% of the district's vote is cast in only two counties--Larimer County (home to Fort Collins) and Weld County (home to Greeley.

Historically, the district has been friendly territory for Republicans, though Marilyn Musgrave has been thrown for a scare in the last two elections 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. George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004.

[edit] Recent election results

[edit] 2004 election

US House election, 2004: Colorado District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marilyn Musgrave	155,958	51.0
	Democratic	Stan Matsunaka	136,812	44.8
	Green Party (US)	Bob Kinsey	12,739	4.2
Turnout			305,509

[edit] 2006 election

US House election, 2006: Colorado District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marilyn Musgrave	109,732	45.61
	Democratic	Angie Paccione	103,748	43.12
	Reform Party (US)	Eric Eidsness	27,133	11.28
Turnout			240,613

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