Michigan's 4th congressional district
Michigan's 4th congressional district | |||
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![]() Michigan's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 702,887[2] | ||
Median household income | $54,166[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+10[4] |
Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States congressional district that from 2003 to 2013 included portions of Northern and Central Michigan, consisting of all of Clare, Clinton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, and Wexford counties, as well as the northern portion of Shiawassee county, most of the western portion of Saginaw county, and most of Montcalm county.[5] The district was slightly altered in the 2012 redistricting.
The 4th is represented by John Moolenaar.
Major cities[]
- Midland
- Saginaw Township
- Mount Pleasant
- Owosso
- Thomas Township
- Bridgeport Township
- Big Rapids
- Alma
- Ithaca
- Frankenmuth
Recent results in statewide elections[]
Year | Office | Results |
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1992 | U.S. President | B. Clinton 38 – 37% |
1996 | U.S. President | B. Clinton 47 – 41% |
2000 | U.S. President | Bush 54 – 44% |
2004 | U.S. President | Bush 55 – 44% |
2008 | U.S. President | Obama 50 – 48% |
2012 | U.S. President | Romney 54 – 46% |
2016 | U.S. President | Trump 60 – 35% |
2018 | Governor of Michigan | Schuette 55 – 42% |
2018 | U.S. Senator | James 57 – 41% |
2020 | U.S. President | Trump 61 – 37% |
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[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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District created March 4, 1853 | |||||
Hestor L. Stevens | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. Retired. | |
![]() George Washington Peck |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. Lost re-election. | |
![]() De Witt C. Leach |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired. | |
![]() Rowland E. Trowbridge |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election. | |
![]() Francis William Kellogg |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1862. Retired. | |
![]() Thomas W. Ferry |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
39th 40th 41st |
Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870 but declined the seat when elected U.S. Senator. | |
Vacant | March 4, 1871 – December 4, 1871 |
42nd | |||
![]() Wilder D. Foster |
Republican | April 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected April 4, 1871 to finish Ferry's term and seated December 4, 1871. Redistricted to the 5th district. | ||
![]() Julius C. Burrows |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Allen Potter |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Elected in 1874. Retired. | |
![]() Edwin W. Keightley |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | Elected in 1876. Retired. | |
![]() Julius C. Burrows |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost re-election. | |
![]() George L. Yaple |
Democratic[a] | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Elected in 1882. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Julius C. Burrows |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893 |
49th 50th 51st 52nd |
Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | |
![]() Henry F. Thomas |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost renomination. | |
![]() Edward L. Hamilton |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1921 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Elected 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. | |
![]() John C. Ketcham |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected 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. | |
![]() George E. Foulkes |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. | |
![]() Clare Hoffman |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1963 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected 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. | |
![]() Edward Hutchinson |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1977 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
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. Retired. | |
![]() David Stockman |
Republican | January 3, 1977 – January 21, 1981 |
95th 96th 97th |
Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Resigned to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget. | |
Vacant | January 21, 1981 – April 21, 1981 |
97th | |||
![]() Mark Siljander |
Republican | April 21, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
97th 98th 99th |
Elected to finish Stockman's term. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Lost renomination. | |
![]() Fred Upton |
Republican | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
100th 101st 102nd |
Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 6th district. | |
![]() Dave Camp |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th |
Redistricted from the 10th district 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 |
2003–2013![]() | |||||
2013–present![]() | |||||
![]() John Moolenaar |
Republican | January 3, 2015 – present |
114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
Recent election results[]
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Camp (incumbent) | 197,386 | 63.1 | |
Democratic | Debra Freidell Wirth | 104,996 | 33.6 | |
Libertarian | John Gelineau | 4,285 | 1.4 | |
Constitution | George Zimmer | 3,506 | 1.1 | |
Green | Pat Timmons | 2,776 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 312,949 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Moolenaar | 123,962 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Jeff Holmes | 85,777 | 39.1 | |
U.S. Taxpayers | George Zimmer | 4,990 | 2.3 | |
Libertarian | Will White | 4,694 | 2.1 | |
Total votes | 219,423 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Moolenaar (incumbent) | 194,572 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Debra Wirth | 101,277 | 32.1 | |
Libertarian | Leonard Schwartz | 8,516 | 2.7 | |
Constitution | George M. Zimmer | 5,595 | 1.8 | |
Green | Jordan Salvi | 3,953 | 1.2 | |
Natural Law | Keith Butkovich | 1,838 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 315,751 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Moolenaar (incumbent) | 178,510 | 62.6 | |
Democratic | Jerry Hilliard | 106,540 | 37.4 | |
Total votes | 285,050 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Moolenaar (incumbent) | 242,621 | 65.0 | |
Democratic | Jerry Hilliard | 120,802 | 32.4 | |
Libertarian | David Canny | 5,374 | 1.4 | |
Green | Amy Slepr | 4,448 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 373,245 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ George L. Yaple was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democrats.
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/26/ur_cd_26.txt
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/districtlocator/PDFs/2011/congressional/Michigan%20Congressional%20District%204.pdf
- ^ "2012 Michigan House Results". Politico.
- ^ "2014 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/04/2014".
- ^ "2016 Michigan Election Results - Official Results". Michigan Department of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2020 Michigan Election Results Official". Michigan Secretary of State. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
References[]
- Govtrack.us for the 4th District - Lists current Senators and representative, and map showing district outline
- The Political graveyard: U.S. Representatives from Michigan, 1807-2003
- U.S. Representatives 1837-2003, Michigan Manual 2003-2004
- 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
Coordinates: 43°43′54″N 84°45′01″W / 43.73167°N 84.75028°W
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- Constituencies established in 1853
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