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Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

U.S. House district for Wisconsin

U.S. House district for Wisconsin

FieldValue
stateWisconsin
district number4
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeGwen Moore
partyDemocratic
residenceMilwaukee
english area111.90
percent urban100.0
percent rural0.00
population722,345
population year2024
median income$62,083
percent white41.0
percent black31.6
percent asian4.9
percent more than one race3.8
percent hispanic17.8
percent other race0.9
cpviD+26

|percent more than one race = 3.8

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+26, it is the most Democratic district in Wisconsin. 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.

Composition

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

Milwaukee County (12) : Bayside, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Glendale, Greenfield (part; also 5th), Milwaukee, River Hills, Shorewood, Wauwatosa, West Allis (part; also 5th), West Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 73% - 26%
2010SenateFeingold 68% - 32%
GovernorBarrett 68% - 31%
Secretary of StateLa Follette 72% - 28%
Attorney GeneralHassett 64% - 36%
TreasurerMarie Sass 68% - 32%
2012PresidentObama 74% - 26%
SenateBaldwin 71% - 27%
Governor (Recall)Barrett 70% - 30%
2014GovernorBurke 70% - 29%
Secretary of StateLa Follette 71% - 26%
Attorney GeneralHapp 68% - 29%
TreasurerSartori 67% - 28%
2016PresidentClinton 72% - 22%
SenateFeingold 70% - 28%
2018SenateBaldwin 77% - 22%
GovernorEvers 73% - 25%
Secretary of StateLa Follette 76% - 23%
Attorney GeneralKaul 73% - 25%
TreasurerGodlewski 75% - 23%
2020PresidentBiden 76% - 23%
2022SenateBarnes 77% - 23%
GovernorEvers 78% - 21%
Secretary of StateLa Follette 75% - 21%
Attorney GeneralKaul 77% - 23%
TreasurerRichardson 75% - 23%
2024PresidentHarris 75% - 23%
SenateBaldwin 75% - 22%

List of members representing the district

#MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict1234567891011121314151617181920
District established March 4, 1863
[[File:CharlesAEldredge.jpg100px]]
Charles A. Eldredge
(Fond du Lac)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the .[[File:1861 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] Dodge, , Ozaukee, Sheboygan, & Washington counties
[[File:Alexander Mitchell (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg100px]]
Alexander Mitchell
(Milwaukee)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.[[File:1871 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] Milwaukee, Ozaukee, & Washington counties
[[File:William Pitt Lynde (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg100px]]
William Pitt Lynde
(Milwaukee)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
[[File:Peter Victor Deuster (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg100px]]
Peter V. Deuster
(Milwaukee)DemocraticMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.
[[File:1882 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] Milwaukee County
[[File:Congressman I. W. Van Schaick.jpg100px]]
Isaac W. Van Schaick
(Milwaukee)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1884.
Retired.
[[File:HenrySmithLaborPartyCongressmanMilwaukee.png100px]]
Henry Smith
(Milwaukee)nowrapUnion LabornowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Congressman I. W. Van Schaick.jpg100px]]
Isaac W. Van Schaick
(Milwaukee)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1888.
Retired to run for state senator.
[[File:John L. Mitchell.jpg100px]]
John L. Mitchell
(Milwaukee)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892 but resigned when elected U.S. senator.
VacantnowrapMarch 3, 1893 –
August 27, 1893[[File:1892 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] {{Collapsible listtitle=titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[[File:PeterJSomers.jpg100px]]
Peter J. Somers
(Milwaukee)DemocraticnowrapAugust 27, 1893 –
March 3, 1895Elected to finish Mitchell's term.
Retired.
[[File:Theobald Otjen.jpeg100px]]
Theobald Otjen
(Milwaukee)RepublicanMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Lost renomination.
[[File:1902 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] {{Collapsible listtitle=titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[[File:WilliamJCary.jpg100px]]
William J. Cary
(Milwaukee)RepublicanMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost renomination.
[[File:1912 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] {{Collapsible listtitle=titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[[File:John Casimir Kleczka.png100px]]
John C. Kleczka
(Milwaukee)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.
[[File:JohnCSchafer.jpg100px]]
John C. Schafer
(Milwaukee)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Raymond J. Cannon (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg100px]]
Raymond Joseph Cannon
(Milwaukee)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent.[[File:1931 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] {{Collapsible listtitle=titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[[File:JohnCSchafer.jpg100px]]
John C. Schafer
(Milwaukee)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941Elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Thaddeus Wasielewski.jpg100px]]
Thad F. Wasielewski
(Milwaukee)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent.
John C. Brophy
(Milwaukee)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Clement J. Zablocki.jpg100px]]
Clement J. Zablocki
(Milwaukee)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1949 –
December 3, 1983Elected 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.
[[File:1963 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] {{Collapsible listtitle=titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[[File:1972 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] {{Collapsible listtitle=titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[[File:1982 WI Cong 04.svgframelesscenter150px]] {{Collapsible listtitle=titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
VacantnowrapDecember 3, 1983 –
April 3, 1984
[[File:kleczka.jpg100px]]
Jerry Kleczka
(Milwaukee)DemocraticApril 3, 1984 –
January 3, 2005Elected 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
[[File:WisCongMap1993.jpgcenter150px]]
2003–2013
[[File:WI 4th Congressional District.pngframelesscenter300px]]
[[File:Gwen Moore official photo.jpg100px]]
Gwen Moore
(Milwaukee)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2005 –
presentElected 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.
Re-elected in 2024.
2013–2023
[[File:Wisconsin US Congressional District 4 (since 2013).tifcenter300px]]
2023–present
[[File:Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in Milwaukee (since 2023).svgcenter300px]]

Recent election results

2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality20022004200620082010
Jerry Kleczka (inc)Democratic122,03186.32%Brian VerdinRep.18,32412.96%141,367103,707
Gwen MooreDemocratic212,38269.60%Gerald H. BoyleRep.85,92828.16%305,142126,454
Tim JohnsonInd.3,7331.22%
Robert R. RaymondInd.1,8610.61%
Colin HudsonCon.8970.29%
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic136,73571.31%Perfecto RiveraRep.54,48628.42%191,74282,249
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic222,72887.63%Michael D. LaForestRep.29,28211.52%254,179193,446
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic143,55968.98%Dan SebringRep.61,54329.57%208,10382,016
Eddie Ahmad AyyashInd.2,8021.35%

2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality20122014201620182020
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic235,25772.21%Dan SebringRep.80,78724.80%325,788154,470
Robert R. RaymondInd.9,2772.85%
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic179,04570.24%Dan SebringRep.68,49026.87%254,892110,555
Robert R. RaymondInd.7,0022.75%
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic220,18176.74%Robert R. RaymondInd.33,49411.67%254,892110,555
Andy CraigLib.32,18311.22%
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic206,48775.61%Tim RogersRep.59,09121.64%273,087147,396
Robert R. RaymondInd.7,1702.63%
Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic232,66874.65%Tim RogersRep.70,76922.70%311,697161,899
Robert R. RaymondInd.7,9112.54%

2022 district boundaries (2022–2031)

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality20222024
Nov. 8Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic191,95575.27%Tim RogersRep.57,660
Robert R. RaymondInd.5,1642.03%
Nov. 5Gwen Moore (inc)Democratic249,93874.8Tim RogersRep.74,921

References

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