Arkansas's congressional districts

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Arkansas's congressional districts since 2023 Arkansas Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg
Arkansas's congressional districts since 2023

The U.S. state of Arkansas currently has four United States congressional districts. The state has had as many as seven districts; the 5th district existed from 1883 through 1963. The 6th existed from 1893 to 1963. The 7th existed from 1903 to 1953. No Democrat has won a House seat in the state since 2012.

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Current districts and representatives

List of members of the United States House delegation from Arkansas, their terms, their district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 4 members, all Republicans.

Current U.S. representatives from Arkansas
DistrictMember
(Residence) [1]
PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [2]
District map
1st Rick Crawford 117th Congress portrait.jpeg
Rick Crawford
(Jonesboro)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011R+22 Arkansas's 1st congressional district in Little Rock (since 2023).svg
2nd Rep. French Hill official photo, 118th Congress.jpg
French Hill
(Little Rock)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015R+9 Arkansas's 2nd congressional district in Little Rock (since 2023).svg
3rd Steve Womack 118thCongress.jpg
Steve Womack
(Rogers)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011R+15 Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (since 2023).svg
4th Bruce Westerman 118th Congress.jpeg
Bruce Westerman
(Hot Springs)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015R+20 Arkansas's 4th congressional district in Little Rock (since 2023).svg

Historical and present district boundaries

Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Arkansas, presented chronologically. [3] All redistricting events that took place in Arkansas between 1973 and 2013 are shown.

YearStatewide map
1973–1982 United States Congressional Districts in Arkansas, 1972 - 1982.tif
1983–1992 United States Congressional Districts in Arkansas, 1983 - 1992.tif
1993–2002 United States Congressional Districts in Arkansas, 1993 - 2002.tif
2003–2013 United States Congressional Districts in Arkansas, 2003 - 2013.tif
2013–2023 United States Congressional Districts in Arkansas, since 2013.tif
2023–present Arkansas Congressional Districts, 118th Congress.svg

Obsolete districts

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References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  3. "Digital Boundary Definitions of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–2012" . Retrieved October 18, 2014.