Massachusetts's 4th congressional district

Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Jake Auchincloss D–Newton
Population (2022)	782,122
Median household income	$110,374[1]
Ethnicity	77.9% White 6.7% Asian 6.1% Hispanic 4.8% Two or more races 3.3% Black 1.2% other
Cook PVI	D+12[2]

Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020.

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

As of 2010.^[4] This list is sorted by county, then roughly from north to south.

Norfolk County

• Brookline (county exclave)
• Wellesley
• Dover
• Millis
• Norfolk
• Sharon
• Foxborough
• Needham
• Plainville

Middlesex County

• Newton
• Sherborn
• Hopkinton

Bristol County

• Mansfield
• Norton
• Taunton
• Raynham
• Dighton
• Berkley
• Freetown
• Fall River (parts of)
• Acushnet
• New Bedford
• Fairhaven
• Dartmouth
• Westport

Plymouth County

• Halifax
• Middleborough
• Lakeville
• Rochester
• Wareham
• Marion
• Mattapoisett

Recent election results from statewide races

List of members representing the district

Member (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1789
Theodore Sedgwick (Stockbridge)	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	1st 2nd	Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 2nd district.	1789–1793 Berkshire County
Henry Dearborn (Gardiner)	Anti-Administration	March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 (General ticket)	3rd	Washington Counties. Redistricted to the 12th district .	1793–1795 District of Maine
Peleg Wadsworth (Portland)	Pro-Administration			Cumberland County. Redistricted to the 13th district .
George Thatcher (Biddeford)	Pro-Administration			Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1792 as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from York County. Redistricted to the 14th district.
Dwight Foster (Brookfield)	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – June 6, 1800	4th 5th 6th	elected U.S. Senator .	1795–1803 "4th Western district"
Vacant		June 6, 1800 – December 15, 1800	6th
Levi Lincoln Sr. (Worcester)	Democratic-Republican	December 15, 1800 – March 5, 1801	6th 7th	U.S. Attorney General .
Vacant		March 5, 1801 – August 24, 1801	7th
Seth Hastings (Mendon)	Federalist	August 24, 1801 – March 3, 1803		Elected to finish Lincoln's term and seated January 11, 1802.[5] Redistricted to the 10th district.
Joseph Bradley Varnum (Dracut)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – June 29, 1811	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	U.S. Senate .	1803–1823 "Middlesex district"
Vacant		June 29, 1811 – November 4, 1811	12th
William M. Richardson (Groton)	Democratic-Republican	November 4, 1811 – April 18, 1814	12th 13th	U.S. Attorney .
Vacant		April 18, 1814 – September 22, 1814	13th
Samuel Dana (Groton)	Democratic-Republican	September 22, 1814 – March 3, 1815		Elected May 23, 1814, to finish Richardson's term. (Seated September 22, 1814.[6]) Lost re-election.
Charlestown )	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Elected in 1814. Lost re-election.
Boston )	Democratic-Republican[a]	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825	15th 16th 17th 18th	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. [data missing]
					1823–1833 "Middlesex district"
Charlestown )	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835	19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd	Re-elected in 1833 . Retired.
					1833–1843 [data missing]
Samuel Hoar (Concord)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	Elected in 1834 . Lost re-election.
William Parmenter (Cambridge)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845	25th 26th 27th 28th	Re-elected in 1842 . Lost re-election.
1843–1853 [data missing]
	Charlestown )	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected on the second ballot in 1844 . Retired.
	John G. Palfrey (Cambridge)	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846 . Lost re-election.
	Vacant		March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	No candidate received the needed majority of votes in twelve runnings of the 1848 election .
	Charlestown )	Whig	March 4, 1851 – September 24, 1852	32nd	Elected in 1850 . Died.
	Vacant		September 25, 1852 – December 12, 1852
	Lorenzo Sabine (Framingham)	Whig	December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853		Elected to finish Thompson's term . Retired.
Roxbury )	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Elected in 1852 . Lost re-election.	1853–1863 [data missing]
Boston )	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th	Re-elected in 1856. [data missing ]
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Boston )	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Boston )	Republican	March 4, 1863 – February 14, 1875	38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd	Re-elected in 1872 . Retired, but died before retirement.	1863–1873 [data missing]
1873–1883 [data missing]
	Vacant		February 14, 1875 – March 3, 1875	43rd
	Rufus S. Frost (Chelsea)	Republican	March 4, 1875 – July 28, 1876	44th	Elected in 1874 . Election challenged by successor.
	Boston )	Democratic	July 28, 1876 – March 3, 1877		Successfully challenged predecessor. Lost re-election.
	Boston )	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 5th district .
Boston )	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	48th 49th 50th	Re-elected in 1886 . Retired.	1883–1893 [data missing]
Boston )	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893	51st 52nd	Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 9th district .
Lewis D. Apsley (Hudson)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Re-elected in 1894 . Retired.	1893–1903 [data missing]
George W. Weymouth[11] (Fitchburg)	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901	55th 56th	Re-elected in 1898 . Retired.
Charles Q. Tirrell[12] (Natick)	Republican	March 4, 1901 – July 31, 1910	57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Re-elected in 1908 . Died.
1903–1913 [data missing]
	Vacant		August 1, 1910 – November 8, 1910	61st
	John Joseph Mitchell (Marlborough)	Democratic	November 8, 1910 – March 3, 1911		Elected to finish Tirrell's term . Lost election to the next term.
	William H. Wilder (Gardner )	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Samuel Winslow (Worcester)	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	Re-elected in 1922 . Retired.	1913–1923 [data missing]
1923–1933 [data missing]
	George R. Stobbs (Worcester)	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931	69th 70th 71st	Re-elected in 1928 . Retired.
	Pehr G. Holmes[13] (Worcester)	Republican	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947	72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	Re-elected in 1944 . Lost re-election.
1933–1943 [data missing]
1943–1953 [data missing]
	Harold Donohue[14] (Worcester)	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 3rd district .
1953–1963 [data missing]
1963–1973 [data missing]
Robert Drinan (Newton)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981	93rd 94th 95th 96th	Re-elected in 1978. Retired after Pope John Paul II ordered all priests to withdraw from electoral politics.	1973–1983 [data missing]
Barney Frank[15] (Newton)	Democratic	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013	97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired .
					1983–1993 [data missing]
					1993–2003 [data missing]
					2003–2013
Joe Kennedy III (Newton)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021	113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	2013–2023
Jake Auchincloss (Newton)	Democratic	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022.
					2023–present

Recent election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

Explanatory notes

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

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.

Election results

• CNN.com 2004 election results
• CNN.com 2006 election results
• US House of Representatives Clerk's Office, 2006 election results
• US House of Representatives Clerk's Office, 2008 election results
• Massachusetts U.S. Congress 2010 Election Results

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