| State: | Michigan |
| District Number: | 4 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Bill Huizenga |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Holland |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 36.67 |
| Percent Rural: | 63.33 |
| Population: | 778,490[2] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $70,086[3] |
| Percent White: | 75.0 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 8.6 |
| Percent Black: | 8.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 2.5 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.8 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.8 |
| Cpvi: | R+5[4] |
Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States congressional district located in the state of Michigan. The current 4th district contains much of Michigan's old 2nd district, and includes all of Allegan and Van Buren counties, as well as portions of Ottawa, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, and Berrien counties. In 2022, the district was redrawn to start in St. Joseph Township and extend north to Port Sheldon Township. [5] The 4th is currently represented by Republican Bill Huizenga, who previously represented the old 2nd district.
This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
| Year | Results | |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Bill Clinton 38% – George H.W. Bush 37% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton 47% – Bob Dole 41% | |
| 2000 | George W. Bush 54% – Al Gore 44% | |
| 2004 | George W. Bush 55% – John Kerry 44% | |
| 2008 | Barack Obama 50% – John McCain 48% | |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney 54% – Barack Obama 46% | |
| 2016 | Donald Trump 60% – Hillary Clinton 35% | |
| 2020 | Donald Trump 61% – Joe Biden 37% |
This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Senate | John James 51.6% – Debbie Stabenow 46.2% | |
| Governor | Bill Schuette 49.4% – Gretchen Whitmer 47.4% | ||
| Attorney General | Tom Leonard 52.3% – Dana Nessel 42.8% | ||
| 2020 | Senate | John James 53.6% – Gary Peters 44.5% |
Michigan's 4th congressional district was first formed in 1852. At this time It covered everywhere from Macomb County to the western end of the Upper Peninsula. Ingham County was not in the district, and then the boundary turned northward after Eaton County only going west again Midland County was reached. It went west again along Midland and subsequent counties southern lines and then headed north again on the east side of Muskegon County, with Manistee being its southern county that bordered Lake Michigan.
In 1863 it gained the areas around Grand Rapids and Muskegon but lost everything east of Ionia County and most of the Upper Peninsula. In 1872 it was redrawn to cover Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Van Buren and St. Joseph Counties. In 1892 these boundaries were altered by the addition of Allegan and Barry Counties but the subtraction of Kalamazoo County. This remained the district boundaries for the next 72 years.
In 1964 the 4th district was redrawn. Barry County was subtracted from the district while Branch and Hillsdale Counties were added. In 1972 the district boundaries were altered by adding small sections of Calhoun County and subtracting small portions of Hillsdale and St. Joseph Counties.
The 1982 redistricting removed from the district all of Hillsdale County and the portion of Calhoun County that was in the district. Quincy and Butler Townships in Branch County were also removed. In Kalamazoo County Schoolcraft Township and most of Portage were added to the district. The southern and western portions of Allegan County and most of western Ottawa County including Holland, Michigan were also in the district.
In the renumbering of 1992 this district essentially became the 6th, while the old 10th became the new 4th.
The old 10th included most of Grand Traverse and all of Kalkaska County which were lost to the new 1st (old 11th) in the 1992 redistricting. It also included Wexford County that was moved to the new 2nd (old 9th) in the 1992 redistricting. The only other areas lost were small parts of Antrim and Iosco Counties and a portion of Shiawasee County consisting of Durand and Vernon Township.
The new 4th gained Montcalm county from the old 9th district. It gained the Clinton and most of the Shiawasee portions of the old 6th district and the northern half of Oscoda County. It also gained a portion of south-west Saginaw County and the portion of Midland County that had not been in the old 10th.
In 2002 Leelaunau County and a small section of north-west Grand Traverse County were the only areas gerrymandered from the 1st and other districts into the 4th that had not been in the old 10th.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1853 | |||||||||
| align=left | Hestor L. Stevens | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | George Washington Peck | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | De Witt C. Leach | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Rowland E. Trowbridge | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Francis William Kellogg | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Thomas W. Ferry | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870 but declined the seat when elected U.S. Senator. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – December 4, 1871 | |||||||
| align=left | Wilder D. Foster | Republican | nowrap | April 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Elected April 4, 1871 to finish Ferry's term and seated December 4, 1871. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Julius C. Burrows | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Allen Potter | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Edwin W. Keightley | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Julius C. Burrows | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | George L. Yaple | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Julius C. Burrows | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Henry F. Thomas | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost renomination. | ||||
| align=left | Edward L. Hamilton | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | John C. Ketcham | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | George E. Foulkes | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. | ||||
| align=left | Clare Hoffman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | Edward Hutchinson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977 | Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired. | ||||
| align=left | David Stockman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1977 – January 21, 1981 | Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Resigned to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget. | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 21, 1981 – April 21, 1981 | |||||||
| align=left | Mark Siljander | Republican | nowrap | April 21, 1981 – January 3, 1987 | Elected to finish Stockman's term. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Lost renomination. | ||||
| align=left | Fred Upton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the . | ||||
Dave Camp | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-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. | 1993–2003 | |||||
| 2003–2013 | |||||||||
| 2013–2023 | |||||||||
| align=left | John Moolenaar | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the . | ||||
| align=left | Bill Huizenga | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present | |||