Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Gwen Moore D–Milwaukee
Area	111.90 sq mi (289.8 km2)
Distribution	100.0% urban 0.00% rural
Population (2019)	704,146
Median household income	$47,421[1]
Ethnicity	41% White[2] 33% Black 18% Hispanic 4% Asian 3% other 0% Native American
Cook PVI	D+25[3]

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.

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[]

See also[]

• Wisconsin's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

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

External links[]

• Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District

Coordinates: 42°54′30″N 87°50′36″W / 42.90833°N 87.84333°W / 42.90833; -87.84333