Wisconsin State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2024
Wisconsin Senate District 4
A district of about 193,000 people, 58% Black, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+69.3 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Dora Drake (D) · won98.4%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)1.6%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 33 seats
Every Wisconsin State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2024 | |||
| 2024 | Dora Drake (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Lena C. Taylor (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Lena C. Taylor (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Lena C. Taylor (D) | David D. King (I) | 73.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Lena C. Taylor (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Lena C. Taylor (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Gwen Moore (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Gwen Moore (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Gwen Moore (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Barbara Ulichny (D) | Rick Kissell (I) | 87.6 |
| 1984 | Barbara Ulichny (D) | Rod Johnston (R) | 11.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Rod Johnston (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Robert Kasten (R) | Bruce E. Lowe (D) | 22.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Nile W. Soik (R) | Lew Breyer (D) | 14.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 4
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 4's area in each.
- U.S. House
- WI-4 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+68.0 |
| U.S. Senate | D+69.1 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 33 seats. Small marks are other seats in Wisconsin. The black marker is District 4.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Highest of 33 seats.
Higher than 94% of seats.
Denser than 94% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 655% Black · 30% college gradsD+70.6Not up in 2026District 26
58% college gradsD+71.1Not up in 2026District 7
44% college gradsD+29.5Held DDistrict 27
62% college gradsD+54.3Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET