Maryland's 7th Congressional District
Maryland · MD-07
Maryland's 7th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Maryland, represented in Congress by Kweisi Mfume (Democrat). It is home to roughly 753,820 people, with a median age of 36.3. The population is about 55% Black. The median household income is $61,802, and 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+59).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 140 square miles, MD-07 is the 397th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 5,384 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.25 ranks 253rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 78% of MD-07 voters backed Kamala Harris and 19% Donald Trump — a D+59 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+63.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.3 years old; 21.4% of residents are under 18 and 15.1% are 65 or older. About 9.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 12.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $61,802, the district's median household income ranks 374th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $226,567, and the median rent is $1,319 a month. 18.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30.8-minute commute (13.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).