Illinois's 7th congressional district

Illinois's 7th congressional district
Illinois's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Danny K. Davis
D–Chicago
Area63 sq mi (160 km2)
Distribution
  • 100.0% urban
  • 0.0% rural
Population (2019)727,761
Median household
income		$64,312[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+38[2][3]

Illinois 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Illinois. The district covers the towns and cities of Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Oak Park, Maywood, and Westchester. The district elects a representative to represent the district is the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis who has represented the district since January 1997. The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln used to represent this district from 1847 to 1849.

Election history

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Year Office Results
2000 President Gore 81 - 16%
2004 President Kerry 83 - 17%
2008 President Obama 89 - 9%[2]
2012 President Obama 87 - 11%[3]
2016 President Clinton 78% - 19%
2020 President Biden 86% - 12%
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
Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 155,110 85.1
Republican Robert Bumpers 27,168 14.9
Total votes 182,278 100.0
Democratic hold
Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis (incumbent) 250,584 84.2
Republican Jeffrey Leef 46,882 15.8
Total votes 297,466 100.0
Democratic hold
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
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

References

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  1. ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
  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.
  5. ↑ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
  6. ↑ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.