Wisconsin State Senate District 4

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-sd-004
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
004
Land Area
45.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.35 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin State Senate District 4

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Milwaukee County45.15 sq mi100.0%18.7%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Milwaukee city36.85 sq mi81.6%38.3%
Glendale city5.76 sq mi12.8%100.0%
Shorewood village1.59 sq mi3.5%100.0%
Brown Deer village0.53 sq mi1.2%12.1%
Wauwatosa city0.42 sq mi0.9%3.1%

Showing all 5 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WI District 4178,419100.0%24.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
100,679
Active Voters
100,679 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202480,041 (79.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 05/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
180,152 (± 3,409)
Median Age
33.4
Median Household Income
$51,824 (± $1,937)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
27.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1851,59928.6%
18 to 64103,40957.4%
65 and over25,14414.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,1136.2%
White, not Hispanic43,56624.2%
Black, not Hispanic106,74259.3%
Asian, not Hispanic10,9016.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic5880.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic40.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8120.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,4263.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
176,072
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
124,724

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic166,26194.4%
Hispanic9,8095.6%
White43,97325.0%
Black106,13160.3%
Asian9,7225.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native5940.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander30.0%
Two or More Races9070.5%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic119,06195.5%
Hispanic5,6624.5%
White38,39930.8%
Black72,74258.3%
Asian6,4495.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1330.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races5870.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).