Alabama's 7th congressional district
Alabama's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. The district includes the counties of Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Pickens, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox. Parts of Clarke, Jefferson, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa counties are in the district. The district also has parts of the cities of Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa/Northport city areas.
| Alabama's 7th congressional district | |||
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 Alabama's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
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| Area | 8,780 sq mi (22,700 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 670,015[2] | ||
| Median household income | $38,023[3] | ||
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| Cook PVI | D+20[4] | ||
The 7th congressional district is the only congressional district in Alabama to be represented by a Democrat. The representative is Terri Sewell. The district was created in 1843 and has only been represented by a Republican for 6 years. When the districts were being drawn again in 2010 the Republicans in Alabama drew the district to have many of the Democratic Party counties in Alabama so there would only be one Democratic congressional district in Alabama. This is called gerrymandering.[5]
Election history
change| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 66–33% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 64–35% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 72–27% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 72–27% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 70–29% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Artur Davis | 153,735 | 92.30% | |
| Libertarian | Lauren Orth McCay | 12,100 | 7.31% | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 474 | 0.29% | |
| Majority | 141,635 | 84.9% | ||
| Total votes | 166,309 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Artur Davis (Incumbent) | 183,408 | 75% | |
| Republican | Steve Cameron | 61,019 | 25% | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 211 | 0.09% | |
| Majority | 122,389 | 50% | ||
| Total votes | 244,638 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Artur Davis (Incumbent) | 133,870 | 99% | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 1,297 | 1% | |
| Majority | 132,573 | 98% | ||
| Total votes | 135,167 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Artur Davis (Incumbent) | 228,518 | 99% | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 3,183 | 1% | |
| Majority | 225,335 | 98% | ||
| Total votes | 231,701 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terri Sewell | 136,223 | 72% | |
| Republican | Don Chamberlain | 51,882 | 28% | |
| Majority | 84,341 | 44% | ||
| Total votes | 188,105 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terri Sewell (Incumbent) | 232,520 | 76% | |
| Republican | Don Chamberlain | 73,835 | 24% | |
| Majority | 158,685 | 52% | ||
| Total votes | 299,057 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terri Sewell (Incumbent) | 133,687 | 98% | |
| Write-in | Write-ins | 2,212 | 2% | |
| Majority | 131,475 | 96% | ||
| Total votes | 135,899 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terri Sewell (Incumbent) | 229,330 | 98% | |
| No party | Write-ins | 3,698 | 2 | |
| Total votes | 233,028 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terri Sewell (Incumbent) | 185,010 | 97% | |
| No party | Write-ins | 4,153 | 2% | |
| Total votes | 189,163 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Terri Sewell (incumbent) | 225,742 | 97.2 | |
| Write-in | 6,589 | 2.8 | ||
| Total votes | 232,331 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
change- ↑ "Congressional Districts | 113th 114th Congress Demographics | Urban Rural Patterns".
- ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ Anderton, Kevin. "Middle School Students Solve The Issue Of Gerrymandering And Win $10,000 Prize [Infographic]". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ↑ "2018 Official General Elections Results" (PDF). Alabama Secretary of State. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.