Illinois's 7th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Area | 63 sq mi (160 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 758,917 | ||
Median household income | $76,365 [1] | ||
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Cook PVI | D+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]
Year | Office | Results |
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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% |
Year | Office | Results |
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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% |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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31 | Cook | Chicago | 5,173,146 |
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, and Forest Park; most of Hillside; and part of La Grange Park.
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 155,110 | 85.1 | |
Republican | Robert Bumpers | 27,168 | 14.9 | |
Total votes | 182,278 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 250,584 | 84.2 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Leef | 46,882 | 15.8 | |
Total votes | 297,466 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 167,650 | 99.94 | |
Write-in | 96 | 0.06 | ||
Total votes | 167,746 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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