Connecticut's 4th Congressional District
Connecticut · CT-04
Connecticut's 4th Congressional District is one of 5 U.S. House districts in Connecticut, represented in Congress by James Himes (Democrat). It is home to roughly 722,532 people, with a median age of 40.4. The population is about 57% White. The median household income is $116,374, and 54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+23).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 459 square miles, CT-04 is the 325th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,574 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.26 ranks 243rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 61% of CT-04 voters backed Kamala Harris and 38% Donald Trump — a D+23 margin. That is a 8.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+31.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.4 years old; 22.6% of residents are under 18 and 16.2% are 65 or older. About 23.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 31.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $116,374, the district's median household income ranks 33rd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $634,314, and the median rent is $1,854 a month. 9.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 32.5-minute commute (18.1% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).