Michigan 4th Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 4th Congressional District, Michigan: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+8%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 593,7942024 5-year
Median household income: $77,4252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.5%2024 5-year
Black: 6.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+12 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1924MIT Election Lab

HUIZENGA, BillCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MOOLENAAR, John (2021–2023), MOOLENAAR, John (2019–2021), MOOLENAAR, John (2017–2019), MOOLENAAR, John (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 1 D · 5 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	R	−7.8%	152,686	179,115	337,621
2020	R	−6.5%	148,045	168,912	323,041
2016	R	−11.5%	113,926	145,918	278,236
2012	R	−7.2%	122,108	141,454	267,542
2008	D	+1.4%	140,142	136,316	281,235
2004	R	−15.3%	111,554	152,408	266,549
2000	R	−16.4%	91,513	128,582	226,555
1996	R	−7.9%	85,349	101,479	204,491
1992	R	−6.9%	79,318	94,642	220,927
1988	R	−25.2%	69,357	116,574	187,177
1984	R	−37.9%	57,537	128,381	187,030
1980	R	−24.6%	63,290	110,800	192,863
1976	R	−26.0%	63,722	109,663	176,443
1972	R	−30.3%	55,782	106,017	165,544
1968	R	−22.6%	49,670	83,326	148,878
1964	D	+12.1%	77,651	60,878	138,857
1960	R	−31.9%	47,281	91,841	139,711
1956	R	−41.2%	37,403	90,176	128,104
1952	R	−37.8%	36,936	82,428	120,362
1948	R	−25.8%	31,451	54,187	87,996
1944	R	−29.2%	32,639	59,824	93,186
1940	R	−24.4%	36,264	59,906	96,736
1936	R	−4.5%	39,425	43,365	86,734
1932	R	−7.1%	36,027	41,706	80,128
1928	R	−59.0%	13,807	54,273	68,541
1924	R	−59.6%	8,616	43,313	58,236
1920	R	−49.9%	11,604	36,942	50,789
1916	R	−5.6%	17,036	19,147	38,028
1912	O	+2.9%	9,355	8,380	33,502
1908	R	−28.6%	10,907	20,500	33,508
1904	R	−44.4%	7,897	22,144	32,065
1900	R	−18.5%	13,724	20,224	35,091
1896	R	−10.5%	15,994	19,860	36,757
1892	R	−12.9%	11,719	15,656	30,599
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	48.6%	48.3%	5,577,187
2020	D	49.9%	48.2%	5,479,720
2018	D	52.3%	45.8%	4,237,271
2014	D	54.6%	41.3%	3,121,771
2012	D	58.8%	38.0%	4,652,918
2008	D	62.7%	33.8%	4,848,620
2006	D	56.9%	41.3%	3,780,142
2002	D	60.6%	37.9%	3,129,287
2000	D	49.5%	47.9%	4,167,685
1996	D	58.4%	39.9%	3,762,575
1994	R	42.7%	51.9%	3,043,385
1990	D	57.5%	41.2%	2,560,494
1988	D	60.4%	38.5%	3,505,985
1984	D	51.8%	47.2%	3,700,938
1982	D	57.7%	40.9%	2,994,334
1978	D	52.1%	47.9%	2,846,630
1976	D	52.5%	46.8%	3,490,412

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

19.0%

English

11.5%

Irish

9.6%

Polish

4.8%

American

4.8%

Italian

2.8%

French

2.2%

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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

2.3%

75–84

2.8%

5.1%

65–74

5.6%

6.2%

55–64

6.4%

5.7%

45–54

5.6%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.3%

25–34

6.2%

5.6%

18–24

5.7%

8.6%

5–17

8.2%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,425

Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 4$77,425

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.2%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.5%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)9.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

92.0%

speak English only

Spanish4.7%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

10.9%

Other Christian

10.3%

Mainline Protestant

9.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Methodist

2.2%

Baptist

1.4%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 4th stretches across the rural western Lower Peninsula, where a 26-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 reflects a heavily exurban and agricultural electorate with little competitive history in recent cycles.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twelve points in 1964; the Republican margin reached sixty points in 1924. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 593,794, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $77,425 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 4, Michigan voted Republican by 7.8 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 337,621 votes cast, 152,686 went Democratic and 179,115 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 4, Michigan as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 2 times, Republican 31 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 4, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 4, Michigan voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Congressional District 4, Michigan?

Congressional District 4, Michigan has a population of 593,794 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, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 4, Michigan is $77,425 — below the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 4th Congressional District delivered R+8 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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