Illinois's 7th Congressional District
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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,
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, 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,
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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


Composition


By county


Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

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– 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
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's Central-South-West Side, as well as central Cook County. The 7th district takes in the
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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


2014


2016


2018


2020


2022


2024


List of members representing the district


See also

* Illinois's congressional districts *
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References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present


External links


''Washington Post'' page on the 7th District of IllinoisU.S. Census Bureau - 7th District Fact Sheet
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