Massachusetts's 4th congressional district

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Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
Area	731.84 mi²
Distribution	40.47% urban, 59.53% rural
Population (2000)	634,624
Median income	$65,100
Ethnic composition	87.9% White, 2.2% Black, 3.2% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 3.2% other
Occupation	19.2% blue collar, 67.6% white collar, 13.1% gray collar
Cook PVI	D + 19[1]

Massachusetts's 4th Congressional District is in mostly in southern Massachusetts and includes the South Coast region. It is represented by Barney Frank, who has served the district since January 1981.

The district covers much of the area included in the 10th district before the 1982 remapping. In prior years, the district stretched from Brookline to Fitchburg.

For a very brief time (1793-1795) it served the District of Maine.

[edit] Cities and towns

District 4 contains the following cities and towns:

In Bristol County:

Acushnet, Berkley, Dartmouth, Dighton, Dighton, Fall River: Ward 4, Precinct C; Ward 5, Precinct C; Ward 6, Precinct A; Ward 7; Ward 8, Precincts A-C; Ward 9, Freetown, Mansfield, New Bedford, Norton, Raynham, Taunton, Westport.

In Middlesex County:

Newton, Sherborn.

In Norfolk County:

Brookline, Dover, Foxborough, Millis, Norfolk, Sharon, Wellesley.

In Plymouth County:

Halifax, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Rochester, Wareham.

[edit] Representatives

[edit] Election results

[edit] References

1. ^ Campaign Legal Center blog: Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?

• 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

[edit] External links

• CNN.com 2004 election results
  
• CNN.com 2006 election results