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Michigan's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Michigan

U.S. House district for Michigan

FieldValue
stateMichigan
district number4
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeBill Huizenga
partyRepublican
residenceHolland
distribution ref
percent urban36.67
percent rural63.33
population785,367
population year2024
median income$73,702
percent white75.0
percent hispanic8.6
percent black8.3
percent asian2.5
percent more than one race4.8
percent other race0.8
cpviR+3

| percent more than one race = 4.8

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 6th 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. The 4th is currently represented by Republican Bill Huizenga, who previously represented the old 2nd district.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and municipalities:

Allegan County (35)

: All 35 municipalities

Berrien County (12)

: Bainbridge Township, Benton Charter Township, Benton Harbor, Coloma, Coloma Charter Township, Hagar Township, Lincoln Charter Township (part; also 5th), Shoreham, St. Joseph, St. Joseph Charter Township, Watervliet, Watervliet Charter Township

Calhoun County (5)

: Battle Creek, Bedford Charter Township, Emmett Charter Township, Pennfield Charter Township, Springfield

Kalamazoo County (18)

: Alamo Township, Augusta, Charleston Township, Climax, Climax Township, Comstock Charter Township, Cooper Charter Township, Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Charter Township, Oshtemo Charter Township, Parchment, Pavilion Charter Township, Portage, Richland, Richland Township, Ross Township, Texas Charter Township

Ottawa County (11)

: Blendon Township, Georgetown Charter Township (part; also 3rd; part of Allendale CDP and Jenison), Holland (shared with Allegan County), Holland Charter Township, Hudsonville, Jamestown Charter Township, Olive Township, Park Township, Port Sheldon Township, Zeeland, Zeeland Charter Township

Van Buren County (29)

: All 29 municipalities

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 50% - 48%
2012PresidentRomney 53% - 47%
2014SenateLynn Land 51% - 44%
GovernorSnyder 60% - 38%
Secretary of StateJohnson 61% - 35%
Attorney GeneralSchuette 59% - 36%
2016PresidentTrump 52% - 42%
2018SenateJames 52% - 46%
GovernorSchuette 49% - 47%
Attorney GeneralLeonard 52% - 43%
2020PresidentTrump 51% - 47%
SenateJames 54% - 44%
2022GovernorWhitmer 50% - 49%
Secretary of StateBenson 51% - 47%
Attorney GeneralDePerno 49% - 48%
2024PresidentTrump 52% - 46%
SenateRogers 52% - 46%

History

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 and 1990s 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.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1853
Hestor L. Stevens
(Pontiac)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1852.
Retired.
[[File:George Washington Peck (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
George Washington Peck
(Lansing)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.
[[File:DeWittCLeach.jpg100px]]
De Witt C. Leach
(Lansing)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.
[[File:RowlandETrowbridge.jpg100px]]
Rowland E. Trowbridge
(Birmingham)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.
[[File:Francis William Kellogg - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Francis William Kellogg
(Grand Rapids)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862.
Retired.
[[File:TWFerry.jpg100px]]
Thomas W. Ferry
(Grand Haven)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870 but declined the seat when elected U.S. Senator.
VacantnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
December 4, 1871
[[File:Wilder D. Foster (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Wilder D. Foster
(Grand Rapids)RepublicannowrapApril 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected April 4, 1871 to finish Ferry's term and seated December 4, 1871.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Julius C. Burrows - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg100px]]
Julius C. Burrows
(Kalamazoo)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Allen Potter (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Allen Potter
(Kalamazoo)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
Retired.
[[File:Edwin W. Keightley (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
Edwin W. Keightley
(Constantine)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1876.
Retired.
[[File:Burrows, Hon. J.C. (2016689440) (cropped).jpg100px]]
Julius C. Burrows
(Kalamazoo)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.
[[File:George L. Yaple (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
George L. Yaple
(Mendon)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Burrows, Hon. J.C. (2016689439) (cropped).jpg100px]]
Julius C. Burrows
(Kalamazoo)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Henry F. Thomas.jpg100px]]
Henry F. Thomas
(Allegan)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Edward L. Hamilton (tight crop).jpg100px]]
Edward L. Hamilton
(Niles)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1921Elected 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.
[[File:John C. Ketcham (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
John C. Ketcham
(Hastings)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933Elected 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.
[[File:George Foulkes (Michigan Congressman).jpg100px]]
George E. Foulkes
(Hartford)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935Elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Rep. Clare Hoffman, Repub. of Mich. LCCN2016877632 (cropped).jpg100px]]
Clare Hoffman
(Allegan)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1963Elected 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.
[[File:J. Edward Hutchinson.jpg100px]]
Edward Hutchinson
(St. Joseph)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1977Elected 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.
[[File:David Stockman Michigan.png100px]]
David Stockman
(St. Joseph)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1977 –
January 21, 1981Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Resigned to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
VacantnowrapJanuary 21, 1981 –
April 21, 1981
[[File:Mark D. Siljander.jpg100px]]
Mark Siljander
(Three Rivers)RepublicannowrapApril 21, 1981 –
January 3, 1987Elected to finish Stockman's term.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Lost renomination.
[[File:FredUpton.jpg100px]]
Fred Upton
(St. Joseph)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Dave Camp.jpg100px]]
Dave Camp
(Midland)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2015Redistricted 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
[[File:MI 4th congressional district (106th Congress).PNG300px]]
2003–2013
[[File:MI04 110.svg300px]]
2013–2023
[[File:Michigan US Congressional District 4 (since 2013).tif300px]]
[[File:John Moolenaar.jpg100px]]
John Moolenaar
(Midland)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2023Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Rep. Bill Huizenga - 118th Congress (portrait crop).jpg100px]]
Bill Huizenga
(Holland)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2023 –
presentRedistricted from the and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.2023–present
[[File:Michigan's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svgcenter200px]]

Recent election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Notes

References

References

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  2. "My Congressional District".
  3. "My Congressional District".
  4. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  5. (2022-02-15). "The changes to Michigan's congressional map, district by district".
  6. "Michigan - Congressional District 4". United States Census Bureau.
  7. "Dra 2020".
  8. "2012 Michigan House Results".
  9. "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
  10. (November 8, 2016). "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State.
  11. Johnson, Cheryl L.. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". [[Clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
  12. "2020 Michigan Election Results Official".
  13. (November 8, 2022). "2022 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State.
  14. (November 22, 2024). "2024 Michigan Election Results". Michigan Department of State.
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