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|party = Democratic
|party = Democratic
|residence = Chicago
|residence = Chicago
|english area =63
|english area =69.3
|metric area =
|metric area =
|percent urban = 100.0
|percent urban = 100.0
|percent rural = 0.0
|percent rural = 0.0
|population = 712,378
|population = 732,352
|population year = 2021
|population year = 2023
|median income = $70,210<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=07|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
|median income = $81,352<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=07|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
| percent white = 29.5
| percent white = 29.5
| percent hispanic = 15.7
| percent hispanic = 15.7
| percent black = 45.2
| percent black = 42.8
| percent asian = 9.8
| percent asian = 8.6
| percent native american = 1.6
| percent more than one race = 2.5
| percent native hawaiian = 0.1
| percent other race = 0.5
|cpvi = D+36<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}</ref>
|cpvi = D+36<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|date=July 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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The '''7th congressional district of Illinois''' covers parts of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. All or parts of [[Broadview, Illinois|Broadview]], [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]], [[Chicago]], [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]], [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]], [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]], [[La Grange Park, Illinois|La Grange Park]], [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], and [[Westchester, Illinois|Westchester]] are included. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Danny K. Davis]] has represented the district since January 1997. With a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] rating of D+37, it is the most Democratic district in Illinois.<ref name=Cook/>
The '''7th congressional district of Illinois''' covers parts of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. All or parts of [[Broadview, Illinois|Broadview]], [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]], [[Chicago]], [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]], [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]], [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]], [[La Grange Park, Illinois|La Grange Park]], [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], and [[Westchester, Illinois|Westchester]] are included. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Danny K. Davis]] has represented the district since January 1997. With a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] rating of D+36, it is the most Democratic district in Illinois.<ref name=Cook/>


Due to reapportionment every ten years, the 7th district like other districts has relocated in Illinois throughout its history. In the mid-1800s, [[Abraham Lincoln]] represented the 7th district before being elected president, although his home now lies within [[Illinois's 13th congressional district]] and most of his district's former territory is now located in the [[Illinois's 18th congressional district|18th district]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Due to reapportionment every ten years, the 7th district like other districts has relocated in Illinois throughout its history. In the mid-1800s, [[Abraham Lincoln]] represented the 7th district before being elected president, although his home now lies within [[Illinois's 13th congressional district]] and most of his district's former territory is now located in the [[Illinois's 15th congressional district|15th district]].{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}


In 1846, the 7th district was the only one in Illinois (among seven at the time) with a comfortably safe majority for the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]].<ref>{{Citation|last=White
In 1846, the 7th district was the only one in Illinois (among seven at the time) with a comfortably safe majority for the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]].<ref>{{Citation|last=White
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|year=
|year=
|url=https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/online_exhibits/100_documents/1846-seventh-congress-election.html
|url=https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/online_exhibits/100_documents/1846-seventh-congress-election.html
|access-date=January 16, 2023 }}</ref>
|access-date=January 16, 2023 }}</ref> In the late 20th century, Chicago native [[Randy Kryn]] began his political career as the chairman of the 7th Congressional Republican Council and in 1986, he received greetings from the Soviet consulate in New York City.<ref>{{Citation|last1=O'Malley
|first1=Kathy
|author-link=
|last2=Gratteau
|first2=Hanky
|author2-link=
|title=Nyet yet
|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]
|pages=
|date=December 24, 1986
|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-xpm-1986-12-25-8604060229-story.html
|access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>


==Presidential election results==
==Presidential election results==
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| [[2020 United States presidential election|President]]
| [[2020 United States presidential election|President]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Biden]] 86% - [[Donald Trump]] 12%
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Biden]] 86% - [[Donald Trump]] 12%

|-
| 2024
| [[2024 United States presidential election|President]]
| align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kamala Harris]] 82% - [[Donald Trump]] 17%
|}
|}


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|-
|-
| 2016
| rowspan=2|2016
| [[2016 United States presidential election|President]]
| [[2016 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Hillary Clinton]] 85.8% – [[Donald Trump]] 9.8%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Hillary Clinton]] 85.8% – [[Donald Trump]] 9.8%

|-
|-
| 2016
| [[2016 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]]
| [[2016 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Tammy Duckworth]] 81.4% – [[Mark Kirk]] 14.7%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Tammy Duckworth]] 81.4% – [[Mark Kirk]] 14.7%

|-
|-
| 2018
| rowspan=3|2018
| [[2018 Illinois gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| [[2018 Illinois gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[J.B. Pritzker]] 82.7% – [[Bruce Rauner]] 14.2%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[J. B. Pritzker]] 82.7% – [[Bruce Rauner]] 14.2%

|-
|-
| 2018
| [[2018 Illinois attorney general election|Attorney General]]
| [[2018 Illinois attorney general election|Attorney General]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kwame Raoul]] 82.8% – [[Erika Harold]] 15.3%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kwame Raoul]] 82.8% – [[Erika Harold]] 15.3%

|-
|-
| 2018
| [[2018 Illinois Secretary of State election|Secretary of State]]
| [[2018 Illinois Secretary of State election|Secretary of State]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jesse White (politician)|Jesse White]] 89.1% – Jason Helland 8.6%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Jesse White (politician)|Jesse White]] 89.1% – Jason Helland 8.6%

|-
|-
| 2020
| rowspan=2|2020
| [[2020 United States presidential election|President]]
| [[2020 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Biden]] 85.6% – [[Donald Trump]] 12.8%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Joe Biden]] 85.6% – [[Donald Trump]] 12.8%

|-
|-
| 2020
| [[2020 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]]
| [[2020 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Dick Durbin]] 74.7% – [[Mark Curran]] 12.2%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Dick Durbin]] 74.7% – [[Mark Curran]] 12.2%

|-
|-
| 2022
| rowspan=4|2022
| [[2022 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]]
| [[2022 United States Senate election in Illinois|Senate]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Tammy Duckworth]] 86.0% – [[Kathy Salvi]] 12.6%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Tammy Duckworth]] 86.0% – [[Kathy Salvi]] 12.6%

|-
|-
| 2022
| [[2022 Illinois gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| [[2022 Illinois gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[J.B. Pritzker]] 85.2% – [[Darren Bailey]] 12.7%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[J. B. Pritzker]] 85.2% – [[Darren Bailey]] 12.7%

|-
|-
| 2022
| [[2022 Illinois Attorney General election|Attorney General]]
| [[2022 Illinois Attorney General election|Attorney General]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kwame Raoul]] 84.4% – Tom DeVore 13.7%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kwame Raoul]] 84.4% – Tom DeVore 13.7%

|-
|-
| 2022
| [[2022 Illinois Secretary of State election|Secretary of State]]
| [[2022 Illinois Secretary of State election|Secretary of State]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Alexi Giannoulias]] 84.5% – [[Dan Brady (Illinois politician)|Dan Brady]] 13.5%
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Alexi Giannoulias]] 84.5% – [[Dan Brady (Illinois politician)|Dan Brady]] 13.5%
|-
| rowspan=1|2024
| [[2024 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Kamala Harris]] 82.2% – [[Donald Trump]] 16.7%
|-
|}
|}


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| [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]
| [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
| [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]
| 5,173,146
| 5,087,072
|}
|}

=== Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people ===

* [[Chicago]] – 2,665,039
* [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]] – 51,282
* [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]] – 45,786
* [[Elmwood Park, Illinois|Elmwood Park]] – 24,521
* [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]] – 23,512
* [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]] – 18,789
* [[Westchester, Illinois|Westchester]] – 16,892
* [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]] – 14,339
* [[La Grange Park, Illinois|La Grange Park]] – 13,475
* [[River Forest, Illinois|River Forest]] – 11,794

=== 2,500 – 10,000 people ===

* [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]] – 8,320
* [[Broadview, Illinois|Broadview]] – 7,998
* [[North Riverside, Illinois|North Riverside]] – 7,426
* [[Berkeley, Illinois|Berkeley]] – 5,338

As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be primarily based in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]'s Central-South-West Side, as well as central [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] County.
As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be primarily based in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]'s Central-South-West Side, as well as central [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] County.


The 7th district takes in the [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] neighborhoods of the [[Loop, Chicago|Loop]], [[Armour Square, Chicago|Armour Square]], [[Fuller Park, Chicago|Fuller Park]], [[Near West Side, Chicago|Near West Side]], [[East Garfield Park, Chicago|East Garfield Park]], [[West Garfield Park, Chicago|West Garfield Park]], [[North Lawndale, Chicago|North Lawndale]], and [[West Englewood, Chicago|West Englewood]]; most of [[Near South, Chicago|Near South]] and [[Austin, Chicago|Austin]]; half of [[Humboldt Park, Chicago|Humboldt Park]] and [[Englewood, Chicago|Englewood]]; the coastal portion of [[Near North, Chicago|Near North]]; part of [[West Town, Chicago|West Town]], [[Douglas, Chicago|Douglas]], [[Grand Boulevard, Chicago|Grand Boulevard]], and [[Chicago Lawn, Chicago|Chicago Lawn]].
The 7th district takes in the [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] neighborhoods of the [[Loop, Chicago|Loop]], [[Armour Square, Chicago|Armour Square]], [[Fuller Park, Chicago|Fuller Park]], [[Near West Side, Chicago|Near West Side]], [[East Garfield Park, Chicago|East Garfield Park]], [[West Garfield Park, Chicago|West Garfield Park]], [[North Lawndale, Chicago|North Lawndale]], and [[West Englewood, Chicago|West Englewood]]; most of [[Near South, Chicago|Near South]] and [[Austin, Chicago|Austin]]; half of [[Humboldt Park, Chicago|Humboldt Park]] and [[Englewood, Chicago|Englewood]]; the coastal portion of [[Near North, Chicago|Near North]]; part of [[West Town, Chicago|West Town]], [[Douglas, Chicago|Douglas]], [[Grand Boulevard, Chicago|Grand Boulevard]], and [[Chicago Lawn, Chicago|Chicago Lawn]].


Outside the Chicago city limits, the 7th district takes in the [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] County communities of [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]], [[Westchester, Illinois|Westchester]], [[Broadview, Illinois|Broadview]], [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]], [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], and [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]]; most of [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]]; and part of [[La Grange Park, Illinois|La Grange Park]].
Outside the Chicago city limits, the 7th district takes in the [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] County communities of [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]], [[Westchester, Illinois|Westchester]], [[Broadview, Illinois|Broadview]], [[Bellwood, Illinois|Bellwood]], [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], [[Forest Park, Illinois|Forest Park]], [[River Forest, Illinois|River Forest]], [[Broadview, Illinois|Broadview]], and [[Hillside, Illinois|Hillside]]; and part of [[La Grange Park, Illinois|La Grange Park]], [[Elmwood Park, Illinois|Elmwood Park]], [[Maywood, Illinois|Maywood]], [[North Riverside, Illinois|North Riverside]], [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], and [[Berkeley, Illinois|Berkeley]].


==Election results==
==Election results==
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=== 2018 ===
=== 2018 ===
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| votes = 167746
| votes = 167746
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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=== 2024 ===

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Danny K. Davis]] (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 222,408
| percentage = 83.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Chad Koppie
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 44,598
| percentage = 16.69
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 146
| percentage = 0.06
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 267,152
| percentage = 100.0
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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! Cong<br/>ress
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral history
! Electoral history
! District location


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=5 | District created March 4, 1843
| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1843


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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:JamesBowler.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Bowler]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]])}}
| align=left | [[File:JamesBowler.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Bowler (politician)|James Bowler]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | July 7, 1953 –<br/>July 18, 1957
| nowrap | July 7, 1953 –<br/>July 18, 1957
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Danny K. Davis, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Danny K. Davis]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Chicago]])}}
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Danny K. Davis, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Danny K. Davis]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Chicago]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1997 –<br/>present
| rowspan=4 nowrap | January 3, 1997 –<br/>present
| {{USCongressOrdinal|105|present}}
| rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|105|present}}
| [[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Elected in 1996]].<br/>[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 1998]].<br/>[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2000]].<br/>[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2002]].<br/>[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/>[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/>[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2020]].<br/>[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2022]].
| rowspan=4 | [[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Elected in 1996]].<br/>[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 1998]].<br/>[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2000]].<br/>[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2002]].<br/>[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/>[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2006]].<br/>[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2008]].<br/>[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2020]].<br/>[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2022]].<br/>[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7|Re-elected in 2024]].
|}
|


|- style="height:3em"
==Historical district boundaries==
| '''2003–2013'''<br />[[File:IL07_109.gif|300px]]
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File:IL07 109.gif|2003–2013
|- style="height:3em"
File:Illinois US Congressional District 7 (since 2013).tif|2013–2023
| '''2013–2023'''<br />[[File:Illinois US Congressional District 7 (since 2013).tif|300px]]
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|- style="height:3em"
| '''2023–present'''<br />[[File:Illinois's 7th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg|300px]]
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==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/il/district-7/ ''Washington Post'' page on the 7th District of Illinois]
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/il/district-7/ ''Washington Post'' page on the 7th District of Illinois]
*[http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1707&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1705&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1707&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= U.S. Census Bureau - 7th District Fact Sheet]
*[http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1707&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1705&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1707&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= U.S. Census Bureau - 7th District Fact Sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717180625/http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1707&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1705&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1707&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= |date=July 17, 2011 }}
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Latest revision as of 19:03, 31 December 2024

Illinois's 7th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area69.3 sq mi (179 km2)
Distribution
  • 100.0% urban
  • 0.0% rural
Population (2023)732,352
Median household
income		$81,352[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+36[2]

The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the 2020 census. All or parts of Broadview, Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Hillside, Oak Park, La Grange Park, Maywood, and Westchester are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+36, it is the most Democratic district in Illinois.[2]

Due to reapportionment every ten years, the 7th district like other districts has relocated in Illinois throughout its history. In the mid-1800s, Abraham Lincoln represented the 7th district before being elected president, although his home now lies within Illinois's 13th congressional district and most of his district's former territory is now located in the 15th district.[citation needed]

In 1846, the 7th district was the only one in Illinois (among seven at the time) with a comfortably safe majority for the Whig Party.[3]

Presidential election results

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This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
Year Office Results
2000 President Al Gore 81% - George W. Bush 16%
2004 President John Kerry 83% - George W. Bush 17%
2008 President Barack Obama 89% - John McCain 9%
2012 President Barack Obama 87% - Mitt Romney 11%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 87% - Donald Trump 9%
2020 President Joe Biden 86% - Donald Trump 12%
2024 President Kamala Harris 82% - Donald Trump 17%

Recent election results from statewide races

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This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
Year Office Results
2016 President Hillary Clinton 85.8% – Donald Trump 9.8%
Senate Tammy Duckworth 81.4% – Mark Kirk 14.7%
2018 Governor J. B. Pritzker 82.7% – Bruce Rauner 14.2%
Attorney General Kwame Raoul 82.8% – Erika Harold 15.3%
Secretary of State Jesse White 89.1% – Jason Helland 8.6%
2020 President Joe Biden 85.6% – Donald Trump 12.8%
Senate Dick Durbin 74.7% – Mark Curran 12.2%
2022 Senate Tammy Duckworth 86.0% – Kathy Salvi 12.6%
Governor J. B. Pritzker 85.2% – Darren Bailey 12.7%
Attorney General Kwame Raoul 84.4% – Tom DeVore 13.7%
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias 84.5% – Dan Brady 13.5%
2024 President Kamala Harris 82.2% – Donald Trump 16.7%

Composition

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# County Seat Population
31 Cook Chicago 5,087,072

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

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2,500 – 10,000 people

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As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be primarily based in Chicago's Central-South-West Side, as well as central Cook County.

The 7th district takes in the Chicago neighborhoods of the Loop, Armour Square, Fuller Park, Near West Side, East Garfield Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale, and West Englewood; most of Near South and Austin; half of Humboldt Park and Englewood; the coastal portion of Near North; part of West Town, Douglas, Grand Boulevard, and Chicago Lawn.

Outside the Chicago city limits, the 7th district takes in the Cook County communities of Oak Park, Westchester, Broadview, Bellwood, Maywood, Forest Park, River Forest, Broadview, and Hillside; and part of La Grange Park, Elmwood Park, Maywood, North Riverside, Elmhurst, and Berkeley.

Election results

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2012

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Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 7
Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2012[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 242,439 84.6
Republican Rita Zak 31,466 11.0
Independent John Monaghan 12,523 4.4
Independent Phil Collins (write-in) 5 0.0
Independent Dennis Richter (write-in) 2 0.0
Total votes 286,435 100.0
Democratic hold

2014

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Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 155,110 85.1
Republican Robert Bumpers 27,168 14.9
Total votes 182,278 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

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Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 250,584 84.2
Republican Jeffrey Leef 46,882 15.8
Total votes 297,466 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

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Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 215,746 87.6
Republican Craig Cameron 30,497 12.4
Total votes 246,243 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 249,383 80.41 −7.21%
Republican Craig Cameron 41,390 13.35 +0.97%
Independent Tracy Jennings 19,355 6.24 N/A
Total votes 310,128 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 167,650 99.94
Write-in 96 0.06
Total votes 167,746 100.0
Democratic hold

2024

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Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 222,408 83.25
Republican Chad Koppie 44,598 16.69
Write-in 146 0.06
Total votes 267,152 100.0
Democratic hold

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1843

John J. Hardin
(Jacksonville) 		Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845 		28th Elected in 1842.
[data missing]

Edward D. Baker
(Springfield) 		Whig March 4, 1845 –
January 15, 1847 		29th Elected in 1844.
Resigned early to join the Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
Vacant January 15, 1847 –
February 5, 1847
John Henry
(Springfield) 		Whig February 5, 1847 –
March 3, 1847 		Elected to finish Baker's term.
Was not a candidate for the next term.

Abraham Lincoln
(Springfield) 		Whig March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849 		30th Elected in 1846.
Retired, having pledged to serve only one term.

Thomas L. Harris
(Petersburg) 		Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851 		31st Elected in 1848.
[data missing]

Richard Yates
(Jacksonville) 		Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 		32nd Elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

James C. Allen
(Palestine) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
July 18, 1856 		33rd
34th 		Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Disqualified.
Vacant July 18, 1856 –
November 4, 1856 		34th

James C. Allen
(Palestine) 		Democratic November 4, 1856 –
March 3, 1857 		Re-elected to finish his own term.
[data missing]

Aaron Shaw
(Lawrenceville) 		Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859 		35th Elected in 1856.
[data missing]

James C. Robinson
(Marshall) 		Democratic March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863 		36th
37th 		Elected in 1858
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

John R. Eden
(Sullivan) 		Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865 		38th Elected in 1862.
[data missing]

Henry P. H. Bromwell
(Charleston) 		Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869 		39th
40th 		Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
[data missing]

Jesse H. Moore
(Decatur) 		Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873 		41st
42nd 		Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
[data missing]
Franklin Corwin
(Peru) 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Elected in 1872.
[data missing]

Alexander Campbell
(La Salle) 		Independent March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877 		44th Elected in 1874.
[data missing]

Philip C. Hayes
(Morris) 		Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881 		45th
46th 		Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
[data missing]

William Cullen
(Ottawa) 		Republican March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883 		47th Elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 8th district.

Thomas J. Henderson
(Princeton) 		Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1895 		48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd 		Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
[data missing]

George E. Foss
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1903 		54th
55th
56th
57th 		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Philip Knopf
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909 		58th
59th
60th 		Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
[data missing]

Frederick Lundin
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1911 		61st Elected in 1908.
[data missing]

Frank Buchanan
(Chicago) 		Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1917 		62nd
63rd
64th 		Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.

Niels Juul
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1921 		65th
66th 		Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.

M. Alfred Michaelson
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1931 		67th
68th
69th
70th
71st 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost renomination.

Leonard W. Schuetz
(Chicago) 		Democratic March 4, 1931 –
February 13, 1944 		72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th 		Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Died.
Vacant February 13, 1944 –
January 3, 1945 		78th

William W. Link
(Chicago) 		Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947 		79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.

Thomas L. Owens
(Chicago) 		Republican January 3, 1947 –
June 7, 1948 		80th Elected in 1946.
Died.
Vacant June 7, 1948 –
January 3, 1949

Adolph J. Sabath
(Chicago) 		Democratic January 3, 1949 –
November 6, 1952 		81st
82nd 		Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Died.
Vacant November 6, 1952 –
July 7, 1953 		82nd
83rd

James Bowler
(Chicago) 		Democratic July 7, 1953 –
July 18, 1957 		83rd
84th
85th 		Elected to finish Sabath's term.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Died.
Vacant July 18, 1957 –
December 31, 1957 		85th

Roland V. Libonati
(Chicago) 		Democratic December 31, 1957 –
January 3, 1965 		85th
86th
87th
88th 		Elected to finish Bowler's term.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
[data missing]

Frank Annunzio
(Chicago) 		Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1973 		89th
90th
91st
92nd 		Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
Vacant January 3, 1973 –
June 5, 1973 		93rd George W. Collins redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1972, but died on December 8, 1972.

Cardiss Collins
(Chicago) 		Democratic June 5, 1973 –
January 3, 1997 		93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th 		Elected to finish her husband's term.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.

Danny K. Davis
(Chicago) 		Democratic January 3, 1997 –
present 		105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th 		Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2003–2013
2013–2023
2023–present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ White, Jesse, 24. Seventh Congressional District Election Returns (1846), Office of Illinois Secretary of State, retrieved January 16, 2023
  4. ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
  7. ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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