Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District
Massachusetts · MA-07
Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Massachusetts, represented in Congress by Ayanna Pressley (Democrat). It is home to roughly 778,232 people, with a median age of 33. The population is about 39% White. The median household income is $90,480, and 50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+63).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 64 square miles, MA-07 is the 419th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 12,160 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.12 ranks 394th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 80% of MA-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 17% Donald Trump — a D+63 margin. That is a 9.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+72.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 33 years old, making this one of the youngest districts in the nation by median age; 16.4% of residents are under 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older. About 31.8% of residents were born outside the United States, and 40.9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $90,480, the district's median household income ranks 122nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $678,981, and the median rent is $2,083 a month. 16.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 34.1-minute commute (18.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).