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Illinois's 7th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Danny K. Davis

Danny K. Davis

IL · District 7
DemocratRanking Member, Work and Welfare
Raised $91,781 · 20K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.9% of votes
29.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Ways and Means · Health +1 more
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Cook PVI: D+34

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population760,384
Median household income$90,223
Median age34.5
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%
White alone28.5%
Black alone35.9%
Hispanic or Latino20.5%
Asian alone10.5%
Unemployment rate7.1%
Population density (per sq mi)11,112

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.