Illinois' 7th Congressional District
Illinois · IL-07
Illinois' 7th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Illinois, represented in Congress by Danny Davis (Democrat). It is home to roughly 738,571 people, with a median age of 35.3. The population is about 41% Black. The median household income is $79,818, and 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+65).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 69 square miles, IL-07 is the 417th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 10,704 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.17 ranks 356th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 82% of IL-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 17% Donald Trump — a D+65 margin. That is a 8.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+73.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 35.3 years old; 19% of residents are under 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older. About 14.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 23.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $79,818, the district's median household income ranks 191st of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $336,995, and the median rent is $1,540 a month. 18.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.3-minute commute (20.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).