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. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+37, it is the most Democratic district in Illinois.[2]

Illinois's 7th congressional district
From 2013 to 2023 From 2023 to 2033 District boundaries
Representative	Danny K. Davis D–Chicago
Area	63 sq mi (160 km2)
Distribution	100.0% urban 0.0% rural
Population (2021)	747,262
Median household income	$68,009[1]
Ethnicity	49.5% Black 27.4% White 14.1% Hispanic 7.1% Asian 1.6% Two or more races 0.3% other
Cook PVI	D+37[2][3]

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 18th district.^{[citation needed]}

Recent statewide election results

Composition from 2023

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.

Elections

2012

2018

2020

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	Elected in 1842. [data unknown/missing]
Edward D. Baker	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	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	Elected in 1848. [data unknown/missing]
Richard Yates	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. 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	Elected in 1856. [data unknown/missing]
James C. Robinson	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	Elected in 1858 Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 11th district.
John R. Eden	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing]
Henry P. H. Bromwell	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data unknown/missing]
Jesse H. Moore	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing]
Franklin Corwin	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
Alexander Campbell	Independent	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing]
Philip C. Hayes	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45th 46th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing]
William Cullen	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. 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 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 unknown/missing]
George E. Foss	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	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909	58th 59th 60th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [data unknown/missing]
Frederick Lundin	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911	61st	Elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing]
Frank Buchanan	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	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	65th 66th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination.
M. Alfred Michaelson	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	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	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
Thomas L. Owens	Republican	January 3, 1947 – June 7, 1948	80th	Elected in 1946. Died.
Vacant		June 7, 1948 – January 3, 1949
Adolph J. Sabath	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	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	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 unknown/missing]
Frank Annunzio	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	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	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – present	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	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.

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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

• Washington Post page on the 7th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 7th District Fact Sheet