Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020.
| Massachusetts's 4th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023) | 783,039 |
| Median household income | $109,055[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+12[2] |
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The district covers much of the area included in the 10th district before the 1992 redistricting. In prior years, the district stretched from Brookline to Fitchburg. The shape of the district underwent some changes effective from the elections of 2012, after Massachusetts congressional redistricting to reflect the 2010 census.[3] Most of Plymouth County and the South Coast are included in the new 9th district. The new 4th district has expanded westward to include towns along the Rhode Island border that had been in the old 3rd district.
For a very brief time (1793–95) it represented part of the District of Maine.
Geography
editThere are 35 municipalities in the 4th district, as of the 2021 redistricting.[4] This list is sorted by county.
Bristol County (14)
- Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Fall River, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham (part; also 9th), Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton
Middlesex County (2)
Norfolk County (13)
- Bellingham, Brookline, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Sharon, Wellesley (part; also 5th), Wrentham
Plymouth County (1)
Worcester County (5)
Recent election results from statewide races
edit| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 65–29% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 65–33% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 60.4–38% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 57.2–41.3% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 59.2–35% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 64.8–32.8% |
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
edit2002
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | 166,125 | 98.99 | +24.09 | |
| Write-in | 1,691 | 1.01 | +0.96 | ||
| Turnout | 167,816 | 100 | − | ||
2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | 219,260 | 77.74 | −21.25 | |
| Independent | Chuck Morse | 62,293 | 22.09 | +22.09 | |
| Write-in | 486 | 0.17 | −0.84 | ||
| Turnout | 282,039 | 100 | − | ||
2006
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | 176,513 | 98.48 | +20.74 | |
| Write-in | 2,730 | 1.52 | +1.35 | ||
| Turnout | 179,243 | 100 | − | ||
2008
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | 203,032 | 64.3 | −34.18 | |
| Republican | Earl Henry Sholley | 75,571 | 23.9 | +23.9 | |
| Independent | Susan Allen | 19,848 | 6.29 | +6.29 | |
| Write-in | 337 | 0.11 | −1.41 | ||
| Blank/Scattering | 16,946 | 5.37 | +5.37 | ||
| Turnout | 315,734 | 100 | − | ||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barney Frank (incumbent) | 126,194 | 53.9 | −10.4 | |
| Republican | Sean Bielat | 101,517 | 43.4 | +19.5 | |
| Independent | Susan Allen | 3,445 | 1.5 | −4.79 | |
| Independent | Donald Jordan | 2,873 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Turnout | 234,029 | 100 | − | ||
2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Kennedy III | 219,499 | 61.1 | +7.2 | |
| Republican | Sean Bielat | 129,243 | 36.0 | −7.4 | |
| Independent | David Rosa | 10,674 | 2.9 | +0.2 | |
| Turnout | 356,416 | 100 | − | ||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) | 184,158 | 97.91 | |
| No party | All Others | 3,940 | 2.09 | |
| Total votes | 188,098 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (incumbent) | 265,823 | 70.1 | +9 | |
| Republican | David Rosa | 113,055 | 29.8 | −6.2 | |
| Write-in | 335 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 379,213 | 100 | − | ||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Kennedy III (Incumbent) | 245,289 | 97.7 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 5,727 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 251,016 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jake Auchincloss | 251,102 | 60.8 | |
| Republican | Julie Hall | 160,474 | 38.9 | |
| Write-in | 1,247 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 412,823 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jake Auchincloss | 201,882 | 96.9 | |
| Write-in | 6,397 | 3.1 | ||
| Total votes | 291,569 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Explanatory notes
edit- ^ Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
References
edit- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catpdf2010/cong2010/CongressionalDistrict_2011State.pdf Access date: March 28, 2012.
- ^ "Massachusetts Congressional Districts". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- ^ House official membership roster for the 7th Congress Archived December 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (footnote 18)
- ^ 13th Congress membership roster Archived December 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress. Washington DC: House of Representatives. 1861.
- ^ Ben. Perley Poore (1869). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory for the First Session of the Forty-First Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081796686.
- ^ Ben. Perley Poore (1878). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 45th Congress (3rd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-041176-2.
- ^ Ben. Perley Poore (1882). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 47th Congress (3rd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
- ^ L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
- ^ A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 75th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1938.
- ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 90th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1968.
- ^ "Massachusetts". 1991-1992 Official Congressional Directory: 102nd Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1991.
- ^ "Massachusetts Secretary of State Election Results 2014" (PDF). Massachusetts Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massachusetts's 4th congressional district.
- Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Massachusetts: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Fourth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020
- "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 04". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.