Wisconsin's 4th congressional district explained

State:	Wisconsin
District Number:	4
Image Caption:	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:	Gwen Moore
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Milwaukee
English Area:	111.90
Percent Urban:	100.0
Percent Rural:	0.00
Population:	719,451
Population Year:	2022
Median Income:	$54,672^[1]
Percent White:	41.0
Percent Black:	31.6
Percent Asian:	4.9
Percent More Than One Race:	3.8
Percent Hispanic:	17.8
Percent Other Race:	0.9
Cpvi:	D+25^[2]

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in Wisconsin, encompassing a part of Milwaukee County and including almost all of the city of Milwaukee (except the slivers of the city in Waukesha and Washington counties), as well as its working-class suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, and West Milwaukee. Recent redistricting has added the Milwaukee County North Shore communities of Glendale, Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, Bayside, and Brown Deer to the district. It is currently represented by Gwen Moore, a Democrat.

With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+25, it is the most Democratic district in Wisconsin.^[2] John Kerry won 69% of the vote here in 2004. Barack Obama also swept the district in 2008, by a three-to-one margin over John McCain, with 75.39% of the vote to McCain's 23.61%.

Before the 2000 census, the 4th covered much of south Milwaukee, and extended into eastern Waukesha County. After Wisconsin lost a district in the 2000 census, the 4th was cut back to a Milwaukee County district.

Counties and municipalities within the district

Milwaukee County

Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Glendale, Milwaukee, River Hills, Shorewood, Wauwatosa, West Allis (half), West Milwaukee, and Whitefish Bay.

Election results from statewide races

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W Bush 51% – Al Gore 45%
2004	President	John Kerry 70% – George W. Bush 30%
2008	President	Barack Obama 75% – John McCain 24%
2012	President	Barack Obama 75% – Mitt Romney 24%
2016	President	Hillary Clinton 73% – Donald Trump 22%
2020	President	Joe Biden 76% – Donald Trump 22%

List of members representing the district

	Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District
District established March 4, 1863
1	align=left	Charles A. Eldredge		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873		Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Redistricted to the .	Dodge,, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, & Washington counties
2	Alexander Mitchell		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875		Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872. Retired.	Milwaukee, Ozaukee, & Washington counties
3	William Pitt Lynde		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879		Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired.
4	Peter V. Deuster	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885		Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Lost re-election.
	Milwaukee County
5		align=left	Isaac W. Van Schaick		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887		Elected in 1884. Retired.
6		align=left	Henry Smith	nowrap	Union Labor	nowrap	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889		Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
7		Isaac W. Van Schaick		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891		Elected in 1888. Retired to run for state senator.
8		align=left	John L. Mitchell		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893		Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892 but resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant			nowrap	March 3, 1893 – August 27, 1893
9	align=left	Peter J. Somers		Democratic		nowrap		August 27, 1893 – March 3, 1895	Elected to finish Mitchell's term. Retired.
10	Theobald Otjen	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1907		Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Lost renomination.
11		William J. Cary	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919		Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost renomination.
12		align=left	John C. Kleczka		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923		Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired.
13		align=left	John C. Schafer		Republican	nowrap	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933		Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.
14	align=left	Raymond Joseph Cannon		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939		Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent.
15	align=left	John C. Schafer		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941		Elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
16	align=left	Thaddeus Wasielewski		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947		Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent.
17	align=left	John C. Brophy		Republican	nowrap	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949		Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
18	Clement J. Zablocki	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – December 3, 1983		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. Re-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. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Died.
Vacant			nowrap	December 3, 1983 – April 3, 1984
19	Jerry Kleczka	Democratic	April 3, 1984 – January 3, 2005		Elected to finish Zablocki's term. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired.
	1993–2003
	2003–2013
20		Gwen Moore	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – present		Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
	2013–2023
	2023–present

Recent election results

2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)

Year	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2002^[3]			Democratic	122,031	86.32%		Rep.	18,324	12.96%	141,367	103,707
2004^[4]			Democratic	212,382	69.60%		Rep.	85,928	28.16%	305,142	126,454
							Ind.	3,733	1.22%
							Ind.	1,861	0.61%
							Con.	897	0.29%
2006^[5]			Democratic	136,735	71.31%		Rep.	54,486	28.42%	191,742	82,249
2008^[6]			Democratic	222,728	87.63%		Rep.	29,282	11.52%	254,179	193,446
2010^[7]			Democratic	143,559	68.98%		Rep.	61,543	29.57%	208,103	82,016
							Ind.	2,802	1.35%

2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)

Year	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2012^[8]			Democratic	235,257	72.21%		Rep.	80,787	24.80%	325,788	154,470
							Ind.	9,277	2.85%
2014^[9]			Democratic	179,045	70.24%		Rep.	68,490	26.87%	254,892	110,555
							Ind.	7,002	2.75%
2016^[10]			Democratic	220,181	76.74%		Ind.	33,494	11.67%	254,892	110,555
							Lib.	32,183	11.22%
2018^[11]			Democratic	206,487	75.61%		Rep.	59,091	21.64%	273,087	147,396
							Ind.	7,170	2.63%
2020^[12]			Democratic	232,668	74.65%		Rep.	70,769	22.70%	311,697	161,899
							Ind.	7,911	2.54%

2022 district boundaries (2022 - 2031)

Year	Date	Elected				Defeated				Total	Plurality
2022^[13]			Democratic	191,955	75.27%		Rep.	57,660	22.61%	255,012	134,295
							Ind.	5,164	2.03%

See also

• Wisconsin's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
• Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. 1982. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Specific

1. Web site: My Congressional District.
2. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. en.
3. Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . December 2, 2002 . 4 . April 10, 2022 .
4. Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . December 1, 2004 . 4 . September 23, 2021 .
5. Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . December 5, 2006 . 4 . September 23, 2021 .
6. Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 . Wisconsin State Elections Board . December 1, 2008 . 3 . September 23, 2021 .
7. 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary . . October 4, 2010 . 3–4 . September 23, 2021 .
8. Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 . . November 6, 2012 . 3 . September 23, 2021 .
9. Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 . . November 26, 2014 . 4 . September 23, 2021 .
10. Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 . . December 22, 2016 . 3–4 . September 23, 2021 .
11. Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 . . February 22, 2019 . 4 . September 23, 2021 .
12. Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 . . November 18, 2020 . 2 . September 23, 2021 .
13. Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 . November 30, 2022 . . 3 . July 5, 2024 .

External links

• Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District

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