# Illinois's 7th congressional district

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.
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.
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.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 89% - 10% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 88% - 12% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 86% - 10% |
| 2016 | Senate | Duckworth 81% - 15% |
| 2016 | Comptroller (Spec.) | Mendoza 76% - 18% |
| 2018 | Governor | Pritzker 83% - 14% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Raoul 83% - 15% |
| 2018 | Secretary of State | White 89% - 9% |
| 2018 | Comptroller | Mendoza 85% - 12% |
| 2018 | Treasurer | Frerichs 84% - 13% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 86% - 13% |
| 2020 | Senate | Durbin 75% - 12% |
| 2022 | Senate | Duckworth 86% - 13% |
| 2022 | Governor | Pritzker 85% - 13% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Raoul 84% - 14% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Giannoulias 84% - 13% |
| 2022 | Comptroller | Mendoza 85% - 13% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Frerichs 84% - 14% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 82% - 17% |

## Composition

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

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

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

### 2,500 – 10,000 people

* Hillside – 8,320
* Broadview – 7,998
* North Riverside – 7,426
* Berkeley – 5,338
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
### 2012

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 286,435 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

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

### 2016

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

### 2018

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

### 2020

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 310,128 | 100.0 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

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

### 2024

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

## List of members representing the district

| 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 | Vacant | January 15, 1847 – February 5, 1847 | 29th | |
| John Henry (Springfield) | Whig | February 5, 1847 – March 3, 1847 | 29th | 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 | Vacant | July 18, 1856 – November 4, 1856 | 34th | |
| James C. Allen (Palestine) | Democratic | November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | 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 | 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 | Vacant | June 7, 1948 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | |
| 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 |
| 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. | 2013–2023 |
| 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. | 2023–present |