Wisconsin's 4th congressional district | |
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Area | 111.90 sq mi (289.8 km2) |
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Population (2022) | 719,451 |
Median household income | $54,672 [1] |
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Cook PVI | D+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.
# | County | Seat | Population |
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79 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 928,059 |
Election results from presidential races | ||
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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% |
# | Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District |
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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 | Southern Milwaukee County
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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. | |
Southern Milwaukee County
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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. | |
Southern Milwaukee County
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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. | Southern Milwaukee County
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15 | John C. Schafer (Milwaukee) | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | 76th | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election. | |
16 | Thaddeus 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. | |
Southern Milwaukee County
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Southern Milwaukee County
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Southern Milwaukee County & southeast Waukesha County
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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. | |
2013–2023 | ||||||
2023–present |
Year | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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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% |
Year | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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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% |
Year | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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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% |
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