North Carolina's 4th congressional district

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North Carolina's 4th congressional district is a U.S. House district centered in the Research Triangle region, historically known as a strongly Democratic, urban-suburban seat that includes parts of cities like Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
characteristic highly educated population
racially diverse population
research-oriented economy
urban-suburban
contains Duke University
North Carolina State University
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
surface form: Research Triangle Park

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
parts of Cary, North Carolina
parts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
parts of Durham County, North Carolina
parts of Durham, North Carolina
parts of Granville County, North Carolina
parts of Orange County, North Carolina
parts of Raleigh, North Carolina
parts of Wake County, North Carolina
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created 1792
currentRepresentative Deborah K. Ross
currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
demographicTrend increasingly urban
population growth driven by research and tech sectors
economicBase healthcare and pharmaceuticals
higher education
research and development
technology industry
electionCycle every two years
electionType single-member district
elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives
federalDistrictNumber 4
governingLaw Article I of the United States Constitution
surface form: U.S. Constitution, Article I
hasHeldSince Deborah K. Ross, January 3, 2021
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Piedmont region of North Carolina
Research Triangle
notableFeature includes much of the Research Triangle metropolitan area
large student population
strong base of technology and biotech employers
partOf North Carolina congressional delegation
politicalLeaning Democratic-leaning
safe Democratic
previousRepresentative David Price
previousRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
redistricted after each decennial U.S. census
representedIn United States Congress
state North Carolina
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Cumberland County, North Carolina isPartOfCongressionalDistrict North Carolina's 4th congressional district
North Carolina's 6th congressional district borderedByDistrict North Carolina's 4th congressional district