The 4th Congressional Constituency of Arizona is a congressional electoral district in the US state of Arizona established after the 1970 census . It covers large parts of the rural west of the state and is considered a stronghold of the Republicans . He is currently represented by Republican Paul Gosar .
The constituency comprised the southern part of the city of Phoenix and some of its suburbs, including parts of Glendale , until the congressional electoral districts were redistricted in 2013 (after the 2010 United States Census ) . This Latino- dominated constituency covers most of downtown Phoenix and the older part of Glendale, and was the most Democratic-leaning district in Arizona. At the same time, the constituency had the highest percentage of African-Americans of any constituency in the state . In addition, the proportion of retirees was the lowest here. He most recently had a Cook Partisan Voting Index of D + 13 and was represented by Democratic MP Ed Pastor until 2013 .
After the electoral districts were redesigned, the 4th congressional electoral district was relocated to another region of the state, namely to rural western Arizona instead of the south of the metropolis of Phoenix. The population composition changed greatly; In the 4th congressional electoral district, around 29 percent of the population was white until 2013; The Cook Partisan Voting Index changed to R + 21.
