Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

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.

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Gwen Moore
D–Milwaukee
Area111.90 sq mi (289.8 km2)
Distribution
  • 100.0% urban
  • 0.00% rural
Population (2019)704,146
Median household
income		$47,421[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+25[3]

In the 21st century, this has been the most Democratic congressional 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.

Election results from presidential 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 created March 4, 1863
1
Charles A. Eldredge		 Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1873		 38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd		 Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
2
Alexander Mitchell		 Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 43rd Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
3
William Pitt Lynde		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 44th
45th		 Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
4
Peter V. Deuster		 Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885		 46th
47th
48th		 Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.
5
Isaac W. Van Schaick		 Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887		 49th Elected in 1884.
Retired.
6
Henry Smith		 Union Labor March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 50th Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
7
Isaac W. Van Schaick		 Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		 51st Elected in 1888.
Retired to run for state senator.
8
John L. Mitchell		 Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52nd Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892 but resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant March 3, 1893 –
August 27, 1893		 53rd
9
Peter J. Somers		 Democratic August 27, 1893 –
March 3, 1895		 Elected to finish Mitchell's term.
Retired.
10
Theobald Otjen		 Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1907		 54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th		 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		 60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th		 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
John C. Kleczka		 Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923		 66th
67th		 Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.
13
John C. Schafer		 Republican March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933		 68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
14
Raymond Joseph Cannon		 Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 73rd
74th
75th		 Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent.
15
John C. Schafer		 Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941		 76th Elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
16 Thaddeus Wasielewski Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1947		 77th
78th
79th		 Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination and lost re-election as an independent.
17 John C. Brophy Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
18
Clement J. Zablocki		 Democratic January 3, 1949 –
December 3, 1983		 81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th		 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 December 3, 1983 –
April 3, 1984		 98th
19
Jerry Kleczka		 Democratic April 3, 1984 –
January 3, 2005		 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th		 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.
20
Gwen Moore		 Democratic January 3, 2005 –
present		 109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th		 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.

Recent election results

2012
Wisconsin 4th Congressional District 2012 [4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Moore (incumbent) 235,257 72.21
Republican Dan Sebring 80,787 24.80
Independent Robert R. Raymond 9,277 2.85
none Scattering 467 0.14
Total votes 325,788 100.0

2014
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Moore (incumbent) 179,045 70.2
Republican Dan Sebring 68,490 26.9
Independent Robert R. Raymond (write-in) 7,002 2.8
N/A Write-ins 355 0.1
Total votes 254,892 100.0
Democratic hold

2016
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Moore (incumbent) 220,181 76.7
Independent Robert Raymond 33,494 11.7
Libertarian Andy Craig 32,183 11.2
N/A Write-ins 1,051 0.4
Total votes 286,909 100.0
Democratic hold

2018
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Moore (incumbent) 206,487 75.6
Republican Tim Rogers 59,091 21.7
Independent Robert Raymond 7,170 2.6
N/A Write-ins 339 0.1
Total votes 273,087 100.0
Democratic hold

2020
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gwen Moore (incumbent) 232,668 74.7
Republican Tim Rogers 70,769 22.7
Independent Robert Raymond 7,911 2.5
Write-in 349 0.1
Total votes 311,697 100.0
Democratic hold



Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013

See also

References
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Specific
  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "Census profile: Congressional District 4, WI".
  3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. "Wisconsin Government Accountability Board County by County Congress Seats" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 21, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  5. Scatterings votes are included as they were reported to the Clerk of the House of Representatives"Election Statistics US House of Representatives - 2012". Karen Haas, Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  6. "Wisconsin Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Wisconsin Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  7. "Wisconsin Elections Commission". Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  8. Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  9. "Canvass Results for 2020 General Election" (PDF). Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

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