Alabama's 7th Congressional District
Alabama · AL-07
Alabama's 7th Congressional District is one of 7 U.S. House districts in Alabama, represented in Congress by Terri Sewell (Democrat). It is home to roughly 720,363 people, with a median age of 36.9. The population is about 53% Black. The median household income is $50,717, and 26% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+23).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
AL-07 is shown in red. Click a neighboring district to open it, or zoom out to explore the country.
Covering 13,047 square miles, AL-07 is the 58th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 55 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.26 ranks 237th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 61% of AL-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 38% Donald Trump — a D+23 margin. That is a 6.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+29.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.9 years old; 21.4% of residents are under 18 and 16.7% are 65 or older. About 3.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 5.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $50,717, the district's median household income ranks 429th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $162,429, and the median rent is $973 a month. 21.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.6-minute commute (7.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).