Illinois's 7th congressional district
The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2011 redistricting that followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Oak Park, Maywood, and Westchester are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997. By Cook PVI, it is the most Democratic district in the Midwest and the fifth-most Democratic nationwide.
Illinois's 7th congressional district | |||
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![]() Illinois's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Area | 63 sq mi (160 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 727,761 | ||
Median household income | $64,312[1] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+38[2][3] |
Due to reapportionment every ten years, the 7th district like other districts has moved places 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 18th district.
Elections
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||||
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Recent results in statewide elections
The district currently has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +38. It previously had a CPVI of D +36.[3]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Gore 81 - 16% |
2004 | President | Kerry 83 - 17% |
2008 | President | Obama 89 - 9%[3] |
2012 | President | Obama 87 - 11%[3] |
2016 | President | Clinton 78% - 19% |
2020 | President | Biden 86% - 12% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created March 4, 1843 | ||||
![]() John J. Hardin |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Edward D. Baker |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – January 15, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1844. Retired. Resigned early to join the Illinois Volunteer Infantry. |
Vacant | January 15, 1847 – February 5, 1847 |
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John Henry | Whig | February 5, 1847 – March 3, 1847 |
Elected to finish Baker's term. Was not a candidate for the next term. | |
![]() Abraham Lincoln |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846. Retired, having pledged to serve only one term. |
![]() Thomas L. Harris |
Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Richard Yates |
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Redistricted to the 6th district. |
![]() James C. Allen |
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 |
Democratic | November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 |
Re-elected to finish his own term. [data unknown/missing] | |
![]() Aaron Shaw |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() James C. Robinson |
Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
Redistricted to the 11th district. |
![]() John R. Eden |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Henry P. H. Bromwell |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 |
39th 40th |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() Jesse H. Moore |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
[data unknown/missing] |
Franklin Corwin | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Alexander Campbell |
Independent | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | [data unknown/missing] |
Philip C. Hayes | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() William Cullen |
Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Redistricted to the 8th district. |
![]() Thomas J. Henderson |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895 |
48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd |
Redistricted from the 6th district. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() George E. Foss |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
54th 55th 56th 57th |
Redistricted to the 10th district. |
![]() Philip Knopf |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 |
58th 59th 60th |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() Frederick Lundin |
Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
61st | [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Frank Buchanan |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 |
62nd 63rd 64th |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() Niels Juul |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 |
65th 66th |
[data unknown/missing] |
![]() M. Alfred Michaelson |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
[data unknown/missing] |
Leonard W. Schuetz | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – February 13, 1944 |
72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th |
[data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | February 13, 1944 – January 3, 1945 |
78th | ||
![]() William W. Link |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
79th | [data unknown/missing] |
Thomas L. Owens | Republican | January 3, 1947 – June 7, 1948 |
80th | [data unknown/missing] Died. |
Vacant | June 7, 1948 – January 3, 1949 |
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![]() Adolph J. Sabath |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – November 6, 1952 |
81st 82nd |
Redistricted from the 5th district. Died. |
Vacant | November 6, 1952 – July 7, 1953 |
82nd 83rd |
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![]() James Bowler |
Democratic | July 7, 1953 – July 18, 1957 |
83rd 84th 85th |
Elected to finish Sabath's term. Died. |
Vacant | July 18, 1957 – December 31, 1957 |
85th | ||
![]() Roland V. Libonati |
Democratic | December 31, 1957 – January 3, 1965 |
85th 86th 87th 88th |
Elected to finish Bowler's term. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Frank Annunzio |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Vacant | January 3, 1973 – June 5, 1973 |
93rd | ||
![]() Cardiss Collins |
Democratic | June 5, 1973 – January 3, 1997 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th |
Elected to finish Collins's term. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Danny K. Davis |
Democratic | January 3, 1997 – present |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Elected in 1996. |
References
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 569–570. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
- "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.
- "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
- "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- 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