Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area111.90 sq mi (289.8 km2)
Distribution
  • 100.0% urban
  • 0.00% rural
Population (2023)719,795
Median household
income		$59,499[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+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

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# County Seat Population
79 Milwaukee Milwaukee 928,059

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

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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

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# Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District
District established March 4, 1863
1
Charles A. Eldredge
(Fond du Lac) 		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.
Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, & Washington counties
2
Alexander Mitchell
(Milwaukee) 		Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, & Washington counties
3
William Pitt Lynde
(Milwaukee) 		Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879 		44th
45th 		Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
4
Peter V. Deuster
(Milwaukee) 		Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885 		46th
47th
48th 		Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.
Milwaukee County
5
Isaac W. Van Schaick
(Milwaukee) 		Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887 		49th Elected in 1884.
Retired.
6
Henry Smith
(Milwaukee) 		Union Labor March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889 		50th Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
7
Isaac W. Van Schaick
(Milwaukee) 		Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891 		51st Elected in 1888.
Retired to run for state senator.
8
John L. Mitchell
(Milwaukee) 		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
    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Wards 1-9, 11, 12, 14-18, city of Milwaukee
9
Peter J. Somers
(Milwaukee) 		Democratic August 27, 1893 –
March 3, 1895 		Elected to finish Mitchell's term.
Retired.
10
Theobald Otjen
(Milwaukee) 		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.
    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Town of Wauwatosa
    • Village of Cudahy
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • City of Wauwatosa
    • Wards 2-5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14-17, 23, city of Milwaukee
11
William J. Cary
(Milwaukee) 		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.
    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Town of Wauwatosa
    • Village of Cudahy
    • Village of West Milwaukee
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • City of Wauwatosa
    • City of West Allis
    • Wards 3-5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 23, 24, city of Milwaukee
12
John C. Kleczka
(Milwaukee) 		Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923 		66th
67th 		Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.
13
John C. Schafer
(Milwaukee) 		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
(Milwaukee) 		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.
    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Town of Wauwatosa
    • Village of West Milwaukee
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • City of Wauwatosa
    • City of West Allis
    • Wards 3-5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 23, 24, 27, city of Milwaukee
15
John C. Schafer
(Milwaukee) 		Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941 		76th Elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
16
Thad F. Wasielewski
(Milwaukee) 		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
(Milwaukee) 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
18
Clement J. Zablocki
(Milwaukee) 		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.
    • Village of Greendale
    • Village of Hales Corners
    • Village of West Milwaukee
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of Franklin
    • City of Greenfield
    • City of Oak Creek
    • City of St. Francis
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • City of West Allis
    • The part of the city of Milwaukee south of the Menomonee River
    • Village of Greendale
    • Village of Hales Corners
    • Village of West Milwaukee
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of Franklin
    • City of Greenfield
    • City of Oak Creek
    • City of St. Francis
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • City of Wauwatosa
    • City of West Allis
    • The part of the city of Milwaukee south of St. Paul Ave. and east of 39th St.
Southern Milwaukee County & southeast Waukesha County
    • Milwaukee County
      • Village of Greendale
      • Village of Hales Corners
      • Village of West Milwaukee
      • City of Cudahy
      • City of Franklin
      • City of Greenfield
      • City of Oak Creek
      • City of St. Francis
      • City of South Milwaukee
      • City of West Allis
      • The part of the city of Milwaukee south of the line extending from the point where I-94 intersects with the western city limits, following I-94 east to the point where it intersects with the Menomonee River, then following the river east to the point where it intersects with the Milwaukee River, then north to E. Juneau Ave., east to N. Van Buren St., south to E. State St., east 1 block, south 1 block, then east on E. Kilbourn Ave. to the lake
    • Waukesha County
      • Town of Vernon
      • Town of Waukesha
      • Village of Big Bend
      • City of Muskego
      • City of New Berlin
      • The part of the city of Waukesha south of a line extending from the point where the right-of-way of the M.St.P. & S.S.M. railroad intersects the northern city limits, south along the right-of-way of the M.St.P. & S.S.M. railroad to Moreland Blvd., then east to Murray Ave., north to Catherine St., east to Highland Ave., north to Josephine St., east to Cardinal Dr., north to Atlantic Dr., east to Empire Dr., northeasterly on Empire Dr. and Wolf Rd. to the city limits
Vacant December 3, 1983 –
April 3, 1984 		98th
19
Jerry Kleczka
(Milwaukee) 		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.
1993–2003
2003–2013
20
Gwen Moore
(Milwaukee) 		Democratic January 3, 2005 –
present 		109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th 		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.
Re-elected in 2024.
2013–2023
2023–present

Recent election results

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2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)

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Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2002[3] Nov. 5 Jerry Kleczka (inc) Democratic 122,031 86.32% Brian Verdin Rep. 18,324 12.96% 141,367 103,707
2004[4] Nov. 2 Gwen Moore Democratic 212,382 69.60% Gerald H. Boyle Rep. 85,928 28.16% 305,142 126,454
Tim Johnson Ind. 3,733 1.22%
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 1,861 0.61%
Colin Hudson Con. 897 0.29%
2006[5] Nov. 7 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 136,735 71.31% Perfecto Rivera Rep. 54,486 28.42% 191,742 82,249
2008[6] Nov. 4 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 222,728 87.63% Michael D. LaForest Rep. 29,282 11.52% 254,179 193,446
2010[7] Nov. 2 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 143,559 68.98% Dan Sebring Rep. 61,543 29.57% 208,103 82,016
Eddie Ahmad Ayyash Ind. 2,802 1.35%

2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)

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Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2012[8] Nov. 6 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 235,257 72.21% Dan Sebring Rep. 80,787 24.80% 325,788 154,470
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 9,277 2.85%
2014[9] Nov. 4 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 179,045 70.24% Dan Sebring Rep. 68,490 26.87% 254,892 110,555
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 7,002 2.75%
2016[10] Nov. 8 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 220,181 76.74% Robert R. Raymond Ind. 33,494 11.67% 254,892 110,555
Andy Craig Lib. 32,183 11.22%
2018[11] Nov. 6 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 206,487 75.61% Tim Rogers Rep. 59,091 21.64% 273,087 147,396
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 7,170 2.63%
2020[12] Nov. 3 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 232,668 74.65% Tim Rogers Rep. 70,769 22.70% 311,697 161,899
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 7,911 2.54%

2022 district boundaries (2022–2031)

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Year Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2022[13] Nov. 8 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 191,955 75.27% Tim Rogers Rep. 57,660 22.61% 255,012 134,295
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 5,164 2.03%

See also

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References

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  • 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. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 2, 2002. p. 4. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 5, 2006. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2008. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ^ 2010 Fall General Election Results Summary (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. October 4, 2010. pp. 3–4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Canvass Results for 2012 Presidential and General Election - 11/6/2012 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 6, 2012. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. pp. 3–4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  13. ^ Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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