Arkansas / AR-04
Arkansas District 4
Score
Irregularity score 38 CompactLess compact than 35% of other congressional districts.
281st least compact of 429 nationally, 3rd of 4 in Arkansas.
A score describes shape, not intent. Coastlines, rivers and the Voting Rights Act can all make a district irregular. How scores work
The three measures
- Polsby-Popper
- 0.27at least as compact as 55% of districts on this measure
Area compared with perimeter. Low for jagged or snaking edges.
- Reock
- 0.57at least as compact as 72% of districts on this measure
Area compared with the smallest circle around the district, counting only land. Low for stretched shapes.
- Convex hull
- 0.81at least as compact as 60% of districts on this measure
Area compared with a rubber band stretched around the district, counting only land. Low for bites and tentacles.
Each measure runs from 0 to 1, where 1 is a perfect circle or a shape with no dents.
The state's edge
35% of this district's border is the state's edge: a coastline, a national border or a state line. Mapmakers don't choose those lines. A ragged one, like a coastline or a river, lowers Polsby-Popper. Reock and convex hull count only the state's own land, so water and neighboring states don't count against them. More on the state's edge
Cities and towns
The largest places with people in this district, from the 2020 Census. A place split between districts shows how many of its residents live in this one.
- Pine Bluff cityall 41,253 residents
- Hot Springs cityall 37,930 residents
- Texarkana cityall 29,387 residents
- Russellville cityall 28,940 residents
- Little Rock city20,369 of its 202,591 residents
- El Dorado cityall 17,756 residents
- Magnolia cityall 11,162 residents
- Malvern cityall 10,867 residents
- Camden cityall 10,612 residents
- Arkadelphia cityall 10,380 residents
And 216 smaller places. 43% of this district's people live outside any city, town or named community. How places are counted
ZIP codes
233 ZIP codes have residents in this district. 59 of them are split with other districts. A percentage is the share of that ZIP code's 2020 residents who live here.
Show all 233 ZIP codes
- 71601 (99%)
- 71602
- 71603 (99%)
- 71631
- 71635
- 71638 (15%)
- 71642
- 71644 (28%)
- 71646
- 71647
- 71651
- 71652
- 71655 (99%)
- 71658
- 71659
- 71660
- 71661 (88%)
- 71663 (65%)
- 71665
- 71667 (3%)
- 71670 (30%)
- 71671
- 71675 (98%)
- 71676 (97%)
- 71677
- 71701
- 71720
- 71721
- 71722
- 71724
- 71725
- 71726
- 71728
- 71730
- 71740
- 71742
- 71743
- 71744
- 71745
- 71747
- 71748
- 71749 (85%)
- 71751
- 71752
- 71753
- 71758
- 71759
- 71762
- 71763
- 71764
- 71765
- 71766
- 71770
- 71772
- 71801
- 71820
- 71822
- 71823
- 71825
- 71826
- 71827
- 71831
- 71832
- 71833
- 71834
- 71835
- 71836
- 71837
- 71838
- 71839
- 71841
- 71842
- 71845
- 71846
- 71847
- 71851
- 71852
- 71853
- 71854
- 71855
- 71857
- 71858
- 71859
- 71860
- 71861
- 71862
- 71864
- 71865
- 71866
- 71901
- 71909 (62%)
- 71913
- 71921
- 71922
- 71923
- 71929
- 71933
- 71935
- 71937 (99%)
- 71940
- 71941
- 71942
- 71943
- 71944
- 71945
- 71949
- 71950
- 71952
- 71953 (99%)
- 71956
- 71957
- 71958
- 71959
- 71960
- 71961
- 71962
- 71964
- 71965
- 71968
- 71969
- 71970
- 71971
- 71972
- 71973
- 71998
- 71999
- 72004 (99%)
- 72011 (1%)
- 72015 (2%)
- 72025 (2%)
- 72046 (2%)
- 72057
- 72063 (2%)
- 72065 (16%)
- 72072 (5%)
- 72073 (25%)
- 72079
- 72080 (5%)
- 72084
- 72087 (48%)
- 72103 (17%)
- 72104 (99%)
- 72128
- 72129
- 72132
- 72133
- 72150
- 72152
- 72160 (1%)
- 72167 (34%)
- 72168
- 72175
- 72180
- 72182
- 72183
- 72206 (52%)
- 72209 (54%)
- 72601 (1%)
- 72611 (1%)
- 72624 (93%)
- 72628
- 72638 (1%)
- 72640
- 72641
- 72648
- 72655
- 72666
- 72670
- 72679 (35%)
- 72683
- 72685 (84%)
- 72686 (28%)
- 72721 (1%)
- 72727 (1%)
- 72740 (1%)
- 72742 (9%)
- 72752 (22%)
- 72801
- 72802
- 72821
- 72823 (97%)
- 72824
- 72826
- 72827
- 72828
- 72829
- 72830
- 72832
- 72833
- 72834
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- 72837
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- 72839
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- 72841
- 72842
- 72843
- 72845
- 72846
- 72847
- 72851
- 72852 (97%)
- 72853 (93%)
- 72854
- 72855
- 72856
- 72857 (74%)
- 72858
- 72860
- 72863
- 72865
- 72916 (9%)
- 72926
- 72927 (97%)
- 72928
- 72930 (75%)
- 72933 (82%)
- 72936 (3%)
- 72937 (87%)
- 72938
- 72940 (95%)
- 72943
- 72944
- 72945
- 72946 (4%)
- 72947 (26%)
- 72949
- 72950
- 72951
- 72958
- 72959 (1%)
- 75556 (1%)
These are the Census Bureau's ZIP code areas, which match residential ZIP codes closely. ZIP codes used only for PO boxes or a single organization aren't included. How ZIP codes are matched
2024 presidential vote
Shares of the votes for the two of them; other candidates are left out. Arkansas used the same lines in 2024, so this is added up from precinct results. A precinct split between districts is divided by its House votes, so the figures are close estimates. Where the votes come from
U.S. House
Bruce Westerman, Republican
Elected November 3, 2026, takes office January 3, 2027.
Unofficial results from the Arkansas Secretary of State, checked November 6, 2026. A race shows a winner once news decision desks have called it. Results become official when the state certifies them. Where this comes from
Arkansas's senators
- John Boozman, Republican
- Tom Cotton, RepublicanRe-elected November 3, 2026.
Senators are elected by the whole state, so district lines don't change who they are. Senators serving as of November 6, 2026. Senators elected in November 2026 take office January 3, 2027. Where this comes from
Where it sits in Arkansas
- Very compact (0 to 19)
- Compact (20 to 39)
- Middle (40 to 59)
- Irregular (60 to 79)
- Very irregular (80 to 100)
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