New York's 4th congressional district

New York's 4th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
Representative
Laura Gillen
D–Rockville Centre
Distribution
  • 99.97% urban
  • 0.03% rural
Population (2023)767,277[1]
Median household
income		$134,813[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+2[3]

New York's 4th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in central and southern Nassau County. It is represented by Democrat Laura Gillen.

NY-04 is the second-wealthiest congressional district in New York, and among the wealthiest nationally.[4]

Voter Registration

Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 20, 2025[5]
Party Active Voters Inactive Voters Total Voters Percentage
Democratic 227,458 12,306 239,764 41.21%
Republican 161,504 7,875 169,379 29.11%
Conservative 5,099 292 5,391 0.93%
Working Families 1,468 62 1,530 0.26%
Other 13,700 861 14,561 2.50%
Unaffiliated 143,594 7,589 151,183 25.99%
Total 552,823 28,985 581,808 100%

Counties, towns, and municipalities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following the New York Court of Appeals' December 2023 decision in Hoffman v New York State Ind. Redistricting. Commn.), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, towns, and municipalities.[6][7]

Nassau County (23)

Atlantic Beach, Bellerose, Cedarhurst, East Rockaway, Floral Park (part; also 3rd), Freeport, Garden City (part; also 3rd), Hempstead (town) (part; also 3rd; includes Baldwin, Barnum Island, Bay Park, Bellerose Terrace, Bellmore, East Atlantic Beach, Elmont, Franklin Square, Garden City South, Harbor Isle, Hewlett, Inwood, Lakeview, Lido Beach, Malverne Park Oaks, Merrick, North Bellmore, North Lynbrook, North Merrick, North Valley Stream, North Wantagh, Oceanside, Point Lookout, Roosevelt, Seaford, South Hempstead, South Valley Stream, Uniondale, Wantagh, West Hempstead, Woodmere, and part of East Meadow, Levittown, North New Hyde Park, and Salisbury), Hempstead (village), Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, Island Park, Lawrence, Long Beach, Lynbrook, Malverne, New Hyde Park (part; also 3rd), Rockville Centre, South Floral Park, Stewart Manor, Valley Stream, Woodsburgh

Recent election results from statewide races

Year Office Results[8][9][10]
2008 President Obama 56% - 43%
2012 President Obama 58% - 42%
2016 President Clinton 54% - 42%
Senate Schumer 67% - 31%
2018 Senate Gillibrand 62% - 38%
Governor Cuomo 60% - 39%
Attorney General James 59% - 40%
2020 President Biden 57% - 42%
2022 Senate Schumer 50% - 49%
Governor Zeldin 53% - 47%
Attorney General Henry 52% - 48%
Comptroller DiNapoli 51% - 49%
2024 President Harris 50% - 49%

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013
2013–2023
  • 1789–1913:
Parts of Manhattan
  • 1913–1945:
Parts of Brooklyn
  • 1945–1963:
Parts of Queens
  • 1963–present:
Parts of Nassau County

In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s much of this area was in the 5th District. The 4th District then included many towns in eastern Nassau County now in the 3rd District.

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District established March 4, 1789

John Hathorn
(Warwick) 		Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1791 		1st Elected in 1789.
Lost re-election.

Cornelius C. Schoonmaker
(Shawangunk) 		Anti-Administration March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793 		2nd Elected in 1790.
Lost re-election.
Peter Van Gaasbeck
(Kingston) 		Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 		3rd Elected in 1793.
Retired.

John Hathorn
(Warwick) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797 		4th Elected in 1794.
Retired.
Lucas Elmendorf
(Kingston) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803 		5th
6th
7th 		Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Retired.

Philip Van Cortlandt
(Croton) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1809 		8th
9th
10th 		Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
[data missing]
James Emott
(Albany) 		Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813 		11th
12th 		Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
[data missing]

Thomas J. Oakley
(Poughkeepsie) 		Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815 		13th Elected in 1812.
[data missing]
Abraham H. Schenck
(Fishkill Landing) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 		14th Elected in 1814.
[data missing]
Vacant March 4, 1817 –
June 6, 1817 		15th Henry B. Lee was elected in 1816 but died September 16, 1816, before the term.

James Tallmadge Jr.
(Poughkeepsie) 		Democratic-Republican June 6, 1817 –
March 3, 1819 		Elected to finish Lee's term and seated December 1, 1817.
Randall S. Street
(Poughkeepsie) 		Federalist March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821 		16th Elected in 1818.
[data missing]
Vacant March 4, 1821 –
December 3, 1821 		17th Elections were held in April 1821. It is unclear when results were announced or credentials issued.
William W. Van Wyck
(Fishkill) 		Democratic-Republican December 3, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 		17th Elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
Joel Frost
(Carmel) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th Elected in 1822.
Retired.

Aaron Ward
(Mount Pleasant) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829 		19th
20th 		Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Retired.
Henry B. Cowles
(Carmel) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831 		21st Elected in 1828.
[data missing]

Aaron Ward
(Mount Pleasant) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1837 		22nd
23rd
24th 		Elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
[data missing]

Gouverneur Kemble
(Cold Spring) 		Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841 		25th
26th 		Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
[data missing]

Aaron Ward
(Mount Pleasant) 		Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 		27th Elected in 1840.
[data missing]

William B. Maclay
(New York) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849 		28th
29th
30th 		Elected in 1842.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
[data missing]

Walter Underhill
(New York) 		Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851 		31st Elected in 1848.
[data missing]
John Henry Hobart Haws
(New York) 		Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 		32nd Elected in 1850.
[data missing]

Michael Walsh
(New York) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Elected in 1852.
[data missing]

John Kelly
(New York) 		Democratic March 4, 1855 –
December 25, 1858 		34th
35th 		Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Resigned.
Vacant December 25, 1858 –
January 17, 1859 		35th

Thomas J. Barr
(New York) 		Independent Democrat January 17, 1859 –
March 3, 1861 		35th
36th 		Elected to finish Kelly's term.
Re-elected in 1858.
[data missing]
James Kerrigan
(New York) 		Independent Democrat March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863 		37th Elected in 1860.
[data missing]

Benjamin Wood
(New York) 		Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865 		38th Redistricted from 3rd district and re-elected in 1862.
.
Morgan Jones
(New York) 		Democratic March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867 		39th Elected in 1864.
[data missing]

John Fox
(New York) 		Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871 		40th
41st 		Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
[data missing]

Robert B. Roosevelt
(New York) 		Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873 		42nd Elected in 1870.
[data missing]

Philip S. Crooke
(Flatbush) 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Elected in 1872.
[data missing]

Archibald M. Bliss
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883 		44th
45th
46th
47th 		Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
[data missing]

Felix Campbell
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885 		48th Elected in 1882.
Redistricted to 2nd district

Peter P. Mahoney
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889 		49th
50th 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
[data missing]

John M. Clancy
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893 		51st
52nd 		Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to 2nd district

William J. Coombs
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895 		53rd Redistricted from 3rd district and re-elected in 1892.

Israel F. Fischer
(Brooklyn) 		Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899 		54th
55th 		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
[data missing]

Bertram T. Clayton
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901 		56th Elected in 1898.
[data missing]

Harry A. Hanbury
(Brooklyn) 		Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903 		57th Elected in 1900.
[data missing]

Frank E. Wilson
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905 		58th Redistricted from 5th district and re-elected in 1902.

Charles B. Law
(Brooklyn) 		Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911 		59th
60th
61st 		Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[data missing]

Frank E. Wilson
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913 		62nd Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to 3rd district

Harry H. Dale
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
January 6, 1919 		63rd
64th
65th 		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Resigned to become judge of magistrate's court
Vacant January 6, 1919 –
March 3, 1919 		65th

Thomas H. Cullen
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 1, 1944 		66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th 		Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Died.
Vacant March 1, 1944 –
June 6, 1944 		78th

John J. Rooney
(Brooklyn) 		Democratic June 6, 1944 –
January 3, 1945 		Elected to finish Cullen's term.
Redistricted to 12th district

William B. Barry
(Queens) 		Democratic January 3, 1945 –
October 20, 1946 		79th Redistricted from 2nd district and re-elected in 1944.
Died.
Vacant October 21, 1946 –
January 2, 1947

Gregory McMahon
(Queens) 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

L. Gary Clemente
(Queens) 		Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1953 		81st
82nd 		Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Lost re-election.

Henry J. Latham
(Queens) 		Republican January 3, 1953 –
December 31, 1958 		83rd
84th
85th 		Redistricted from 3rd district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Resigned.
Vacant January 1, 1959 –
January 2, 1959 		85th

Seymour Halpern
(Queens) 		Republican January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963 		86th
87th 		Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to 6th district

John W. Wydler
(Garden City) 		Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1973 		88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to 5th district

Norman F. Lent
(East Rockaway) 		Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1993 		93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Redistricted from 5th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.

David A. Levy
(Baldwin) 		Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		103rd Elected in 1992.
Lost renomination.

Daniel Frisa
(Westbury) 		Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 1997 		104th Elected in 1994.
Lost re-election.

Carolyn McCarthy
(Mineola) 		Democratic January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2015 		105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th 		Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired.
2003–2013
Parts of Nassau County
2013–2023
Parts of Nassau County

Kathleen Rice
(Garden City) 		Democratic January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2023 		114th
115th
116th
117th 		Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired.[11]

Anthony D'Esposito
(Island Park) 		Republican January 3, 2023 –
January 3, 2025 		118th Elected in 2022.
Lost re-election. 		2023–2025
Parts of Nassau County

Laura Gillen
(Rockville Centre) 		Democratic January 3, 2025 –
present 		119th Elected in 2024. 2025–present
Parts of Nassau County

Election results

In New York electoral politics there are numerous smaller parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

US House election, 1996: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy 127,060 57.5
Republican Daniel Frisa (incumbent) 89,542 40.5
Right to Life Vincent P. Garbitelli 3,252 1.5
Liberal Robert S. Berkowitz 1,162 0.5
Majority 37,518 17.0
Turnout 221,016 100
US House election, 1998: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 90,256 52.6 −4.9
Republican Gregory R. Becker 79,984 46.6 +6.1
Liberal Patricia M. Maher 1,343 0.8 +0.3
Majority 10,272 6.0 −11.0
Turnout 171,583 100 −22.4
US House election, 2000: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 136,703 60.6 +8.0
Republican Gregory R. Becker 87,830 38.9 −7.7
Liberal Barbara Vitanza 1,222 0.5 −0.3
Majority 48,873 21.6 +15.6
Turnout 225,755 100 +31.6
US House election, 2002: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 94,806 56.3 −4.3
Republican Marilyn F. O'Grady 72,882 43.2 +4.3
Green Tim Derham 852 0.5 +0.5
Majority 21,924 13.0 −8.6
Turnout 168,540 100 −25.3
US House election, 2004: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 159,969 63.0 +6.7
Republican James Garner 94,141 37.0 −6.2
Majority 65,828 25.9 +12.9
Turnout 254,110 100 +50.8
US House election, 2006: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 101,861 64.9 +1.9
Republican Martin W. Blessinger 55,050 35.1 −1.9
Majority 46,811 29.8 +3.9
Turnout 156,911 100 −38.3
US House election, 2008: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 164,028 64.0 −0.9
Republican Jack Martins 92,242 36.0 +0.9
Majority 71,786 28 −1.8
Turnout 256,270 100 +63.3
US House election, 2010: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 94,483 53.6 −10.4
Republican Fran Becker 81,718 46.4 +10.4
Majority 12,765 7.2 −20.8
Turnout 176,201 100 −31.2
US House election, 2012: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carolyn McCarthy (incumbent) 163,955 61.8 +8.2
Republican Fran Becker 85,693 32.3 −14.1
Conservative Frank Scaturro 15,603 5.9 +5.9
Majority 62,659 23.6 +16.4
Turnout 265,251 100 +50.5
US House election, 2014: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen M. Rice 89,793 52.8 −9.0
Republican Bruce Blakeman 80,127 47.2 +14.9
[12]
US House election, 2016: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen Rice (incumbent) 185,286 59.5 +6.7
Republican David Gurfein 125,865 40.5 −6.7
[13]
US House election, 2018: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen Rice (incumbent) 159,535 61.0 +1.5
Republican Ameer Benno 100,571 39.0 −1.5


US House election, 2020: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathleen Rice (incumbent) 199,762 56.1
Republican Douglas Tuman 139,559 39.2
Conservative Douglas Tuman 13,448 3.8
Total Douglas Tuman 153,007 43.0
Green Joseph R. Naham 3,024 0.9
Total votes 355,793 100.0
Democratic hold
US House election, 2022: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony D'Esposito 129,353 47.65
Conservative Anthony D'Esposito 11,269 4.15
Total Anthony D'Esposito 140,622 51.8
Democratic Laura Gillen 130,871 48.2
Total votes 271,493 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
US House election, 2024: New York District 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Laura Gillen 191,760 51.1
Republican Anthony D'Esposito (incumbent) 183,157 48.9
Total votes 374,917 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

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