Illinois's 7th congressional district

Illinois's 7th congressional district
	Illinois's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Danny K. Davis; D–Chicago
Area	63 sq mi (160 km2)
Distribution	100.0% urban; 0.0% rural;
Population (2019)	727,761
Median household; income	$64,312[1]
Ethnicity	45.7% Black[1]; 37.4% White; 17.6% Hispanic; 7.4% Asian; 6.8% other; 2.5% Two or more races; 0.2% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+38[2][3]

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.

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

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

2018

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2018[5]
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

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2020[6]
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

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
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
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
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	34th	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	80th
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
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

External links

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[auto-1] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[Barone2014-3] 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.

[genelex-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.

[Generalresults-5] "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".

[STGeneral-6] "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.