Indiana's 7th Congressional District
Indiana · IN-07
Indiana's 7th Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Indiana, represented in Congress by Andre Carson (Democrat). It is home to roughly 748,294 people, with a median age of 34.2. The population is about 46% White. The median household income is $61,511, and 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+41).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 283 square miles, IN-07 is the 347th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 2,644 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is very compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.72 ranks 2nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 70% of IN-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 28% Donald Trump — a D+41 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+42.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 34.2 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 24.6% of residents are under 18 and 12.9% are 65 or older. About 11.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 16.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $61,511, the district's median household income ranks 379th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $202,456, and the median rent is $1,109 a month. 16.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 25.5-minute commute (13% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).