Illinois's 7th congressional district

Illinois's 7th congressional district
The 7th congressional district of Illinois since 2003
Current Representative		Danny K. Davis (D)
Population (2000)	653,647
Median income	$40,361
Ethnicity	29.8% White, 62.0% Black, 3.9% Asian, 5.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 2.6% other
Cook PVI	D + 35

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The 7th Congressional District of Illinois includes part of Cook County. It covers downtown Chicago as well as some of the west and south sides of city and some west suburban areas in Cook County. It has been represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis since 1997. Abraham Lincoln represented the 7th district before being elected President.

John McCain received 12% of the vote in this district in 2008. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +35.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 88 - 12%
2004	President	Kerry 83 - 17%
2000	President	Gore 81 - 16%

Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
All districts: Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
The 20th – 26th and At-large districts are obsolete.
See also: Illinois's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2008 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps

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