Wisconsin's 4th congressional district

Wisconsin's 4th congressional district
The district from 2003 to 2013
Current Representative		Gwen Moore (D–Milwaukee)
Area	111.90 mi²
Distribution	100.0% urban, 0.00% rural
Population (2000)	670,458
Median income	$33,121
Ethnicity	54.8% White, 33.4% Black, 2.7% Asian, 11.2% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American, 0.5% other
Occupation	25.4% blue collar, 52.8% white collar, 21.8% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+21

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 all of the city of Milwaukee and its working-class suburbs of Cudahy, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, West Milwaukee, and a portion of suburban West Allis. The district was created in the most recent redistricting from the old 5th District and portions of the old 4th 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%.

List of representatives

Congress(es)	Representative	Party	Dates	Note
District created			March 4, 1863
38th–42nd	Charles A. Eldredge	Democratic	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1873	Redistricted to the 5th district
43rd	Alexander Mitchell	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875	Redistricted from the 1st district
44th–45th	William Pitt Lynde	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879
46th–48th	Peter V. Deuster	Democratic	March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1885
49th	Isaac W. Van Schaick	Republican	March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887
50th	Henry Smith	Union Labor	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889
51st	Isaac W. Van Schaick	Republican	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1891
52nd	John L. Mitchell	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893	Resigned at end of Congress after being elected to the US Senate Elected to 53rd Congress, but never served
Vacant			March 3, 1893 - August 27, 1893
53rd	Peter J. Somers	Democratic	August 27, 1893 - March 3, 1895
54th–59th	Theobald Otjen	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1907
60th–65th	William J. Cary	Republican	March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1919
66th–67th	John C. Kleczka	Republican	March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923
68th–72nd	John C. Schafer	Republican	March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1933
73rd–75th	Raymond Joseph Cannon	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
76th	John C. Schafer	Republican	January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941
77th–79th	Thaddeus Wasielewski	Democratic	January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1947
80th	John C. Brophy	Republican	January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949
81st–98th	Clement J. Zablocki	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - December 3, 1983	Died
Vacant			December 3, 1983 - April 3, 1984
98th–108th	Jerry Kleczka	Democratic	April 3, 1984 - January 3, 2005
109th– Present	Gwen Moore	Democratic	January 3, 2005 - Present	Incumbent

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

External links

• Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District