Michigan's 4th congressional district

Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States congressional district that from 2003 to 2013 included portions of Northern and Central Michigan, consisting of all of Clare, Clinton, Gladwin, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Roscommon, and Wexford counties, as well as the northern portion of Shiawassee county, most of the western portion of Saginaw county, and most of Montcalm county.[5] The district was slightly altered in the 2012 redistricting.

Michigan's 4th congressional district
Michigan's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
  John Moolenaar
RMidland
Distribution
  • 63.33% rural[1]
  • 36.67% urban
Population (2019)702,887[2]
Median household
income
$54,166[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+10[4]

The 4th is represented by John Moolenaar.

Major cities

Recent results in statewide elections

Year Office Results
1992 U.S. President B. Clinton 38 – 37%
1996 U.S. President B. Clinton 47 – 41%
2000 U.S. President Bush 54 – 44%
2004 U.S. President Bush 55 – 44%
2008 U.S. President Obama 50 – 48%
2012 U.S. President Romney 54 – 46%
2016 U.S. President Trump 60 – 35%
2018 Governor of Michigan Schuette 55 – 42%
2018 U.S. Senator James 57 – 41%
2020 U.S. President Trump 61 – 37%

History

Michigan's 4th congressional district was first formed in 1852. At this time It covered everywhere from Macomb County to the western end of the Upper Peninsula. Ingham County was not in the district, and then the boundary turned northward after Eaton County only going west again Midland County was reached. It went west again along Midland and subsequent counties southern lines and then headed north again on the east side of Muskegon County, with Manistee being its southern county that bordered Lake Michigan.

In 1863 it gained the areas around Grand Rapids and Muskegon but lost everything east of Ionia County and most of the Upper Peninsula. In 1872 it was redrawn to cover Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Van Buren and St. Joseph Counties. In 1892 these boundaries were altered by the addition of Allegan and Barry Counties but the subtraction of Kalamazoo County. This remained the district boundaries for the next 72 years.

In 1964 the 4th district was redrawn. Barry County was subtracted from the district while Branch and Hillsdale Counties were added. In 1972 the district boundaries were altered by adding small sections of Calhoun County and subtracting small portions of Hillsdale and St. Joseph Counties.

The 1982 redistricting removed from the district all of Hillsdale County and the portion of Calhoun County that was in the district. Quincy and Butler Townships in Branch County were also removed. In Kalamazoo County Schoolcraft Township and most of Portage were added to the district. The southern and western portions of Allegan County and most of western Ottawa County including Holland, Michigan were also in the district.

In the renumbering of 1992 this district essentially became the 6th, while the old 10th became the new 6th.

The old 10th and 1990s 6th

The old 10th included most of Grand Traverse and all of Kalkaska County which were lost to the new 1st (old 11th) in the 1992 redistricting. It also included Wexford County that was moved to the new 2nd (old 9th) in the 1992 redistricting. The only other areas lost were small parts of Antrim and Iosco Counties and a portion of Shiawasee County consisting of Durand and Vernon Township.

The new 4th gained Montcalm county from the old 9th district. It gained the Clinton and most of the Shiawasee portions of the old 6th district and the northern half of Oscoda County. It also gained a portion of south-west Saginaw County and the portion of Midland County that had not been in the old 10th.

In 2002 Leelaunau County and a small section of north-west Grand Traverse County were the only areas gerrymandered from the 1st and other districts into the 4th that had not been in the old 10th.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1853
Hestor L. Stevens Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
[data unknown/missing]

George Washington Peck
Democratic March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th Elected in 1854.
[data unknown/missing]

De Witt C. Leach
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861
35th
36th
Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
[data unknown/missing]

Rowland E. Trowbridge
Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37th Elected in 1860.
[data unknown/missing]

Francis William Kellogg
Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1862.
[data unknown/missing]

Thomas W. Ferry
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1871
39th
40th
41st
Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870 but declined the seat when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant March 4, 1871 –
December 4, 1871
42nd

Wilder D. Foster
Republican April 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
Elected April 4, 1871 to finish Ferry's term and seated December 4, 1871.
Redistricted to the 5th district.

Julius C. Burrows
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
[data unknown/missing]

Allen Potter
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Elected in 1874.
[data unknown/missing]

Edwin W. Keightley
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
45th Elected in 1876.
[data unknown/missing]

Julius C. Burrows
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
[data unknown/missing]

George L. Yaple
Democratic[lower-alpha 1] March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882.
[data unknown/missing]

Julius C. Burrows
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1893
49th
50th
51st
52nd
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

Henry F. Thomas
Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[data unknown/missing]

Edward L. Hamilton
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1921
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
[data unknown/missing]

John C. Ketcham
Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
[data unknown/missing]

George E. Foulkes
Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd Elected in 1932.
[data unknown/missing]

Clare Hoffman
Republican January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1963
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-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.
[data unknown/missing]

Edward Hutchinson
Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1977
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
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.
[data unknown/missing]

David Stockman
Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 21, 1981
95th
96th
97th
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Resigned to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Vacant January 21, 1981 –
April 21, 1981
97th

Mark Siljander
Republican April 21, 1981 –
January 3, 1987
97th
98th
99th
Elected to finish Stockman's term.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
[data unknown/missing]

Fred Upton
Republican January 3, 1987 –
January 3, 1993
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

Dave Camp
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2015
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired.
1993–2003
2003–2013
2013–present

John Moolenaar
Republican January 3, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Recent election results

2012

Michigan's 4th congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Camp (incumbent) 197,386 63.1
Democratic Debra Freidell Wirth 104,996 33.6
Libertarian John Gelineau 4,285 1.4
Taxpayers George Zimmer 3,506 1.1
Green Pat Timmons 2,776 0.9
Total votes 312,949 100.0
Republican hold

2014

Michigan's 4th congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Moolenaar 123,962 56.5
Democratic Jeff Holmes 85,777 39.1
U.S. Taxpayers George Zimmer 4,990 2.3
Libertarian Will White 4,694 2.1
Total votes 219,423 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Michigan's 4th congressional district, 2016 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Moolenaar (incumbent) 194,572 61.6
Democratic Debra Wirth 101,277 32.1
Libertarian Leonard Schwartz 8,516 2.7
Taxpayers George M. Zimmer 5,595 1.8
Green Jordan Salvi 3,953 1.2
Natural Law Keith Butkovich 1,838 0.6
Total votes 315,751 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Michigan's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Moolenaar (incumbent) 178,510 62.6
Democratic Jerry Hilliard 106,540 37.4
Total votes 285,050 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Michigan's 4th congressional district, 2020[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Moolenaar (incumbent) 242,621 65.0
Democratic Jerry Hilliard 120,802 32.4
Libertarian David Canny 5,374 1.4
Green Amy Slepr 4,448 1.2
Total votes 373,245 100.0
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. George L. Yaple was elected as a fusion candidate, but was seated in Congress with the Democrats.

References

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