Representative Bruce Westerman, Republican from Arkansas

Bruce Westerman

Arkansas's 4th congressional district

AR-4 Midterms Intelligence

Bruce Westerman sits in one of the safest Republican seats in the country: AR-04 is R+46, stable, and culturally conservative, giving him wide latitude to align with the GOP base while leaning into his natural-resources profile. The district’s story is less ideological flux than economic and geographic texture—a rural, homeowning seat with a sizable Black population and an older electorate, where manufacturing and healthcare matter as much as timber, agriculture, and land use. That mix helps explain why Westerman’s issue set runs from public lands to health and education without creating real electoral vulnerability.

For advocates, this is a persuasion environment built around jobs, stewardship, and local resilience—not partisan combat. Start with economic utility: manufacturing is 16.6% of employment, median income is just $52,605, and poverty sits at 13.7%, so messages about cost, workforce stability, and keeping communities viable travel best. Health is an underused pressure point: obesity is 40.9%, making prevention, rural access, and employer-linked health framing more effective than abstract equity appeals.

Representative Bruce Westerman represents Arkansas's 4th congressional district, serving 748,462 constituents. The district has an estimated median household income of $52,605 and an unemployment rate of 5.6%.

Economic & Demographic Snapshot

748,462Population
↓ 6,258
$52,605Median Incomenat'l $37,585
↑ $3,158
5.6%Unemploymentnat'l 3.5%
→ no change
13.7%Poverty Ratenat'l 12.4%
↓ 0.1%
70.6%Homeownershipnat'l 65.5%
→ no change
$814Median Rentnat'l $1,163
↑ $43
0.3%Public Transitnat'l 5%
→ no change
23.2 minMean Commutenat'l 26.4 min
↑ 0.3 min

Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2017-2021 vs. 2019-2023). All figures are statistical estimates with 90% confidence level.

Arkansas District 4 Demographics

Median Age 40.7 (vs 38.5) · Homeownership 70.6% (vs 65.5%) · Bachelor’s+ 19.1% (vs 33.7%) · Poverty 13.7% (vs 12.4%) · Income $52,605 (vs $37,585)

Key Issues for This District
Education accessDigital divide

Age Distribution

Skews older than the national average (median age 40.7 vs 38.5 nationally). The largest age cohort is 10–19 at 13.4%.

Race & Ethnicity

White residents are the largest group at 69.7%. Also significant: Black (19.5%).

* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Racial categories include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic individuals.

Education

Only 19.1% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, significantly below the 33.7% national average. 12.4% of residents lack a high school diploma.

Income Distribution

Median household income is $52,605, well above the $37,585 national median.

Housing

Homeownership at 70.6% (vs 65.5% nationally). Median rent is $814. Median home value is $143,300.

How People Get to Work

Car-dependent: 81.2% drive alone to work. Average commute is 23.2 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates
Data represents 5-year statistical estimates for increased reliability.

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