Illinois's 7th congressional district

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
Area	63 sq mi (160 km2)
Distribution	100.0% urban; 0.0% rural;
Population (2011 est.)	703,012
Median household; income	44,535
Ethnicity	54.6% Black; 32.0% White; 13.2% Hispanic; 6.3% other; 5.2% Asian; 1.6% Two or more races; 0.2% Native American; 0.0% Pacific Islander Americans;
Cook PVI	D+38

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.

Abraham Lincoln represented the 7th district before being elected president, although the area he represented now lies within Illinois's 18th congressional district.

Elections

2012 election

Voting

The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +36.^[2]

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Clinton 87.4 - 9.2%^[2]
2012	President	Obama 87.2 - 11.8%^[2]
2008	President	Obama 89.4 - 9.9%^[2]
2004	President	Kerry 83 - 17%
2000	President	Gore 81 - 16%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Notes
District created		March 4, 1843
John J. Hardin	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845
Edward D. Baker	Whig	March 4, 1845 - January 15, 1847	Resigned after being commissioned colonel of the 4th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Vacant		January 15, 1847 - February 5, 1847
John Henry	Whig	February 5, 1847 - March 3, 1847
Abraham Lincoln	Whig	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
Thomas L. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Richard Yates	Whig	March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853	Redistricted to the 6th district
James C. Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - July 18, 1856	House declared not entitled to seat
Vacant		July 18, 1856 - November 4, 1856
James C. Allen	Democratic	November 4, 1856 - March 3, 1857	Re-elected to fill own vacancy
Aaron Shaw	Democratic	March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859
James C. Robinson	Democratic	March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1863	Redistricted to the 11th district
John R. Eden	Democratic	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865
Henry P. H. Bromwell	Republican	March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1869
Jesse H. Moore	Republican	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873
Franklin Corwin	Republican	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875
Alexander Campbell	Independent	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877
Philip C. Hayes	Republican	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1881
William Cullen	Republican	March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883	Redistricted to the 8th district
Thomas J. Henderson	Republican	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1895	Redistricted from the 6th district
George E. Foss	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903	Redistricted to the 10th district
Philip Knopf	Republican	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1909
Frederick Lundin	Republican	March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1911
Frank Buchanan	Democratic	March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1917
Niels Juul	Republican	March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1921
M. Alfred Michaelson	Republican	March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1931
Leonard W. Schuetz	Democratic	March 4, 1931 - February 13, 1944	Died
Vacant		February 13, 1944 - January 3, 1945
William W. Link	Democratic	January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947
Thomas L. Owens	Republican	January 3, 1947 - June 7, 1948	Died
Vacant		June 7, 1948 - January 3, 1949
Adolph J. Sabath	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - November 6, 1952	Redistricted from the 5th district, Died
Vacant		November 6, 1952 - July 7, 1953
James Bowler	Democratic	July 7, 1953 - July 18, 1957	Died
Vacant		July 18, 1957 - December 31, 1957
Roland V. Libonati	Democratic	December 31, 1957 - January 3, 1965
Frank Annunzio	Democratic	January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1973	Redistricted to the 11th district
Vacant		January 3, 1973 - June 5, 1973
Cardiss Collins	Democratic	June 5, 1973 - January 3, 1997	elected to fill seat after being Redistricted from the 6th district
Danny K. Davis	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – Present	Incumbent

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

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[Cook-1] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[Barone2014-2] 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.

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