Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

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Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district (since 2023) (square).svg
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Gwen Moore
DMilwaukee
Area111.90 sq mi (289.8 km2)
Distribution
  • 100.0% urban
  • 0.00% rural
Population (2022)719,451
Median household
income
$54,672 [1]
Ethnicity
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.

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With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+25, it is the most Democratic district in Wisconsin. [3] 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

#CountySeatPopulation
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

Election results from presidential races
YearOfficeResults
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

#MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict
District established March 4, 1863
1 CharlesAEldredge.jpg
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 .
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Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, & Washington counties
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Alexander Mitchell
Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
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Milwaukee, Ozaukee, & Washington counties
3 William Pitt Lynde (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg
William Pitt Lynde
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
4 Peter Victor Deuster (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg
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.
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Milwaukee County
5 Congressman I. W. Van Schaick.jpg
Isaac W. Van Schaick
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Elected in 1884.
Retired.
6 HenrySmithLaborPartyCongressmanMilwaukee.png
Henry Smith
Union Labor March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
7 Congressman I. W. Van Schaick.jpg
Isaac W. Van Schaick
Republican March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891
51st Elected in 1888.
Retired to run for state senator.
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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.
VacantMarch 3, 1893 –
August 27, 1893
53rd
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    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Wards 1-9, 11, 12, 14-18, city of Milwaukee
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Peter J. Somers
Democratic August 27, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
Elected to finish Mitchell's term.
Retired.
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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.
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    • 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 WilliamJCary.jpg
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.
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    • 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
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John C. Kleczka
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923
66th
67th
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired.
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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.
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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.
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    • 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
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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.
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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.
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    • 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
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    • 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.
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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
VacantDecember 3, 1983 –
April 3, 1984
98th
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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.
1993–2003
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2003–2013
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Gwen Moore
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
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2023–present
Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in Milwaukee (since 2023).svg

Recent election results

2002 district boundaries (2002–2011)

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
2002 [4] Nov. 5 Jerry Kleczka (inc) Democratic 122,03186.32%Brian Verdin Rep. 18,32412.96%141,367103,707
2004 [5] Nov. 2 Gwen Moore Democratic 212,38269.60%Gerald H. Boyle Rep. 85,92828.16%305,142126,454
Tim Johnson Ind. 3,7331.22%
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 1,8610.61%
Colin Hudson Con. 8970.29%
2006 [6] Nov. 7 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 136,73571.31%Perfecto Rivera Rep. 54,48628.42%191,74282,249
2008 [7] Nov. 4 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 222,72887.63%Michael D. LaForest Rep. 29,28211.52%254,179193,446
2010 [8] Nov. 2 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 143,55968.98%Dan Sebring Rep. 61,54329.57%208,10382,016
Eddie Ahmad Ayyash Ind. 2,8021.35%

2011 district boundaries (2012–2021)

YearDateElectedDefeatedTotalPlurality
2012 [9] Nov. 6 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 235,25772.21%Dan Sebring Rep. 80,78724.80%325,788154,470
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 9,2772.85%
2014 [10] Nov. 4 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 179,04570.24%Dan Sebring Rep. 68,49026.87%254,892110,555
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 7,0022.75%
2016 [11] Nov. 8 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 220,18176.74%Robert R. Raymond Ind. 33,49411.67%254,892110,555
Andy Craig Lib. 32,18311.22%
2018 [12] Nov. 6 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 206,48775.61%Tim Rogers Rep. 59,09121.64%273,087147,396
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 7,1702.63%
2020 [13] Nov. 3 Gwen Moore (inc) Democratic 232,66874.65%Tim Rogers Rep. 70,76922.70%311,697161,899
Robert R. Raymond Ind. 7,9112.54%

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