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Massachusetts's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Massachusetts

U.S. House district for Massachusetts

FieldValue
stateMassachusetts
district number4
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeJake Auchincloss
partyDemocratic
residenceNewton
population802,402
population year2024
median income$115,485
percent white77.9
percent hispanic6.1
percent black3.3
percent asian6.7
percent more than one race4.8
percent other race1.2
cpviD+11

| percent more than one race = 4.8 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020.

The district covers much of the area included in the before the 1992 redistricting. In prior years, the district stretched from Brookline to Fitchburg. The shape of the district underwent some changes effective from the elections of 2012, after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census. Most of Plymouth County and the South Coast are included in the new 9th district. The new 4th district has expanded westward to include towns along the Rhode Island border that had been in the old 3rd district.

For a very brief time (1793–95) it represented part of the District of Maine.

Geography

There are 35 municipalities in the 4th district, as of the 2021 redistricting. This list is sorted by county.

Bristol County (14)

: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham (part; also 9th), Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton

Middlesex County (2)

: Newton, Sherborn

Norfolk County (13)

: Bellingham, Brookline, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Sharon, Wellesley (part; also 5th), Wrentham

Plymouth County (1)

: Lakeville

Worcester County (5)

: Blackstone, Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millville

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 61% – 37%
SenateKerry 69% – 31%
2010Senate (Spec.)Brown 54% – 46%
GovernorPatrick 47% – 45%
2012PresidentObama 59% – 41%
SenateWarren 51% – 49%
2014SenateMarkey 60% – 40%
GovernorBaker 51% – 45%
2016PresidentClinton 58% – 35%
2018SenateWarren 58% – 39%
GovernorBaker 69% – 31%
Secretary of the CommonwealthGalvin 69% – 28%
Attorney GeneralHealey 68% – 32%
Treasurer and Receiver-GeneralGoldberg 65% – 32%
AuditorBump 61% – 32%
2020PresidentBiden 63% – 35%
SenateMarkey 63% – 36%
2022GovernorHealey 62% – 37%
Secretary of the CommonwealthGalvin 66% – 32%
Attorney GeneralCampbell 61% – 39%
AuditorDiZoglio 53% – 40%
2024PresidentHarris 58% – 39%
SenateWarren 56% – 44%

List of members representing the district

Member
(District home)PartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1789
[[File:Gilbert Stuart - Theodore Sedgwick - 33.508 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg100px]]
Theodore Sedgwick
(Stockbridge)Pro-AdministrationnowrapMarch 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1793Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the .1789–1793
Berkshire County
[[File:Gilbert Stuart - Major-General Henry Dearborn - 1913.793 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg100px]]
Henry Dearborn
(Gardiner)Anti-AdministrationMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
(General ticket)Elected in 1793 on the second ballot as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties.
Redistricted to the .1793–1795
District of Maine
[[File:PelegWadsworth.png100px]]
Peleg Wadsworth
(Portland)Pro-AdministrationElected in 1793 on the third ballot as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from Cumberland County.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:George Thatcher.jpg100px]]
George Thatcher
(Biddeford)Pro-AdministrationRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1792 as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from York County.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:DFoster.jpg100px]]
Dwight Foster
(Brookfield)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
June 6, 1800Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.1795–1803
"4th Western district"
VacantnowrapJune 6, 1800 –
December 15, 1800
[[File:Levi Lincoln Sr.jpg100px]]
Levi Lincoln Sr.
(Worcester)Democratic-RepublicannowrapDecember 15, 1800 –
March 5, 1801Elected in 1800.
Later elected to finish Foster's term.
Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.
VacantnowrapMarch 5, 1801 –
August 24, 1801
[[File:Seth Hastings.jpg100px]]
Seth Hastings
(Mendon)FederalistnowrapAugust 24, 1801 –
March 3, 1803Elected to finish Lincoln's term and seated January 11, 1802.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:JosephBradleyVarnum.jpg100px]]
Joseph Bradley Varnum
(Dracut)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
June 29, 1811Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Resigned on election to U.S. Senate.1803–1823
"Middlesex district"
VacantnowrapJune 29, 1811 –
November 4, 1811
[[File:WilliamMRichardson.jpg100px]]
William M. Richardson
(Groton)Democratic-RepublicannowrapNovember 4, 1811 –
April 18, 1814Elected to finish Varnum's term.
Re-elected in 1812.
Resigned to become U.S. Attorney.
VacantnowrapApril 18, 1814 –
September 22, 1814
Samuel Dana
(Groton)Democratic-RepublicannowrapSeptember 22, 1814 –
March 3, 1815Elected May 23, 1814, to finish Richardson's term.
(Seated September 22, 1814.)
Lost re-election.
[[File:Asahel Stearns (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
Asahel Stearns
(Charlestown)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817Elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Timothy Fuller.jpg100px]]
Timothy Fuller
(Boston)Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
1823–1833
"Middlesex district"
[[File:Edward Everett daguerreotype.png100px]]
Edward Everett
(Charlestown)Anti-JacksonianMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1835Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired.
1833–1843
[[File:Samuel Hoar (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
Samuel Hoar
(Concord)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1834.
Lost re-election.
[[File:William Parmenter (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
William Parmenter
(Cambridge)DemocraticMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Re-elected in 1842.
Lost re-election.
1843–1853
Benjamin Thompson
(Charlestown)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected on the second ballot in 1844.
Retired.
[[File:John Gorham Palfrey.jpg100px]]
John G. Palfrey
(Cambridge)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1846.
Lost re-election.
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851No candidate received the needed majority of votes in twelve runnings of the 1848 election.
Benjamin Thompson
(Charlestown)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
September 24, 1852Elected in 1850.
Died.
VacantnowrapSeptember 25, 1852 –
December 12, 1852
Lorenzo Sabine
(Framingham)WhignowrapDecember 13, 1852 –
March 3, 1853Elected to finish Thompson's term.
Retired.
Samuel H. Walley
(Roxbury)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.1853–1863
[[File:Linus B. Comins, Massachusetts Congressman.jpg100px]]
Linus B. Comins
(Boston)Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
[[File:AHRice.jpg100px]]
Alexander H. Rice
(Boston)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Samuel Hooper from Mass.gif100px]]
Samuel Hooper
(Boston)RepublicanMarch 4, 1863 –
February 14, 1875Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Retired, but died before retirement.1863–1873
1873–1883
VacantnowrapFebruary 14, 1875 –
March 3, 1875
[[File:Rufus S. Frost.png100px]]
Rufus S. Frost
(Chelsea)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
July 28, 1876Elected in 1874.
Election challenged by successor.
[[File:Josiah Gardner Abbott - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Josiah G. Abbott
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapJuly 28, 1876 –
March 3, 1877Successfully challenged predecessor.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Leopold Morse.png100px]]
Leopold Morse
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Mayor PA Collins.png100px]]
Patrick A. Collins
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.1883–1893
[[File:Joseph Henry O'Neil.png100px]]
Joseph H. O'Neil
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Lewis Dewart Apsley.png100px]]
Lewis D. Apsley
(Hudson)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.1893–1903
[[File:Congressman George Warren Weymouth.jpg100px]]
George W. Weymouth
(Fitchburg)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.
[[File:Charles Q. Tirrell Massachusetts Congressman circa 1908.png100px]]
Charles Q. Tirrell
(Natick)RepublicanMarch 4, 1901 –
July 31, 1910Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Died.
1903–1913
VacantnowrapAugust 1, 1910 –
November 8, 1910
[[File:John J. Mitchell (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
John Joseph Mitchell
(Marlborough)DemocraticnowrapNovember 8, 1910 –
March 3, 1911Elected to finish Tirrell's term.
Lost election to the next term.
[[File:William Wilder Massachusetts Congressman circa 1912.png100px]]
William H. Wilder
(Gardner)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Samuel Ellsworth Winslow.png100px]]
Samuel Winslow
(Worcester)RepublicanMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1925Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Retired.1913–1923
1923–1933
[[File:GeorgeRStobbs.jpg100px]]
George R. Stobbs
(Worcester)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Retired.
[[File:Pehr G. Holmes Worcester Mayor.png100px]]
Pehr G. Holmes
(Worcester)RepublicanMarch 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
1933–1943
1943–1953
[[File:Harold Donohue image.jpg100px]]
Harold Donohue
(Worcester)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1973Elected 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.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the .
1953–1963
1963–1973
[[File:Robert Drinan.jpg100px]]
Robert Drinan
(Newton)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1981Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired after Pope John Paul II ordered all priests to withdraw from electoral politics.1973–1983
[[File:Barneyfrank.jpg100px]]
Barney Frank
(Newton)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1981 –
January 3, 2013Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
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.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired.
1983–1993
1993–2003
2003–2013
[[File:Massachusetts's 4th congressional district.gif300px]]
[[File:Joe Kennedy III, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg100px]]
Joe Kennedy III
(Newton)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2021Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.2013–2023
[[File:Massachusetts US Congressional District 4 (since 2013).tif300px]]
[[File:Jake Auchincloss, 117th Congress portrait.jpg100px]]
Jake Auchincloss
(Newton)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2021 –
presentElected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
[[File:Massachusetts's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg250px]]

Recent election results

2002

2004

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2004

2006

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2006

2008

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2008

2010

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2010

2012

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2012

2014

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2014

2016

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2016

2018

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2018

2020

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

2024

Explanatory notes

References

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  8. (1861). "Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress". House of Representatives.
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  10. Ben. Perley Poore. (1878). "Congressional Directory: 45th Congress". Government Printing Office.
  11. Ben. Perley Poore. (1882). "Congressional Directory: 47th Congress". Government Printing Office.
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  13. A.J. Halford. (1909). "Congressional Directory: 60th Congress". Government Printing Office.
  14. (1938). "Official Congressional Directory: 75th Congress". Government Printing Office.
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