Congressional District 4 Congressional District (WI) — Elections 1876–2024

Wisconsin 4th Congressional District, Wisconsin: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+38%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+38MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 538,0802024 5-year
Median household income: $64,4352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.5%2024 5-year
Black: 25.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+56 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+34 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 1 D · 2 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+38.4%	183,725	80,174	269,588
2020	D	+39.8%	184,442	78,118	267,041
2016	D	+36.9%	167,768	73,231	256,196
2012	D	+36.0%	193,103	89,992	286,124
2008	D	+35.9%	185,773	86,809	276,026
2004	D	+24.3%	172,898	104,725	280,118
2000	D	+20.5%	146,570	94,968	251,830
1996	D	+26.2%	125,828	69,361	215,724
1992	D	+18.1%	136,807	87,894	270,393
1988	D	+22.7%	155,840	97,798	255,319
1984	D	+13.7%	150,529	114,020	266,049
1980	D	+12.2%	139,510	106,561	269,529
1976	D	+12.7%	145,066	111,532	264,970
1972	D	+4.5%	122,448	111,454	242,035
1968	D	+11.4%	119,675	92,952	233,472
1964	D	+31.5%	167,625	87,108	255,268
1960	D	+15.8%	149,694	108,661	258,955
1956	R	−12.3%	102,980	132,004	236,598
1952	R	−3.5%	118,772	127,487	247,453
1948	D	+14.3%	108,992	80,550	199,185
1944	D	+17.7%	119,242	82,744	206,109
1940	D	+22.4%	121,901	76,163	203,999
1936	D	+56.1%	128,669	31,838	172,493
1932	D	+44.5%	98,865	31,769	150,670
1928	D	+13.9%	64,283	47,646	119,796
1924	O	−24.5%	8,428	29,467	85,985
1920	R	−33.7%	14,791	42,642	82,664
1916	D	+8.7%	20,221	16,166	46,476
1912	D	+13.7%	16,048	10,384	41,417
1908	R	−3.6%	15,103	16,627	42,668
1904	R	−19.9%	10,781	18,929	40,958
1900	R	−13.9%	14,868	20,208	38,478
1896	R	−14.6%	15,414	20,876	37,375
1892	D	+0.0%	14,293	14,291	29,629
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

22.1%

Polish

8.6%

Irish

7.6%

English

3.9%

Italian

3.6%

American

1.8%

French

1.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 35.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

4.2%

65–74

4.8%

5.5%

55–64

5.9%

5.4%

45–54

5.7%

6.5%

35–44

6.9%

7.9%

25–34

8.3%

4.7%

18–24

4.7%

8.8%

5–17

8.4%

3.3%

3.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$64,435

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$64,435

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

17.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1823.7%

Working age (18–64)15.2%

Seniors (65+)14.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

81.4%

speak English only

Spanish12.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%

Other Indo-European2.6%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.3%

Other Christian

9.5%

Mainline Protestant

6.8%

Non-Christian

5.6%

Baptist

4.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.5%

Methodist

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin 4th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Wisconsin 4th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,435, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 538,080 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 38.4 points (D+38), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 269,588 votes cast, 183,725 went Democratic and 80,174 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 4, Wisconsin's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Wisconsin as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Wisconsin last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1956.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Wisconsin?

Congressional District 4, Wisconsin has a population of 538,080 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Wisconsin is $64,435 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Wisconsin?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Wisconsin 4th Congressional District has voted Democratic in seventeen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions