Indiana's 7th congressional district

U.S. House district in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district is in Marion County and includes most of Indianapolis. The district used to have more Republicans in the district but now is mostly Democratic Party. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Democrat André Carson, who won a special election in 2008 to replace his grandmother Julia Carson after she died in 2007.

Indiana's 7th congressional district
Indiana's 7th congressional district – since January 3, 2013
Representative
  André Carson
DIndianapolis
Area265 sq mi (690 km2)
Distribution
  • 99.7% urban
  • 0.3% rural
Population (2019)777,205
Median household
income
$46,118[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+11[3]

Election history change

Year Office Result
2000 President Al Gore 56 - George W. Bush 43%
2004 President John Kerry 58 - George W. Bush 42%
2008 President Barack Obama 71 - John McCain 28%
2012 President Barack Obama 62.9 - Mitt Romney 35.3%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 59.0 - Donald Trump 36.2%
2020 President Joe Biden 62.9 - Donald Trump 35.3%

2002 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Carson 77,478 53.13%
Republican Ambrose McVey 64,379 44.14%
Libertarian Andrew Horning 3,919 2.69%
No party Others 64 0.04%
Total votes 145,840 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

2004 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Carson (Incumbent) 121,303 54.35%
Republican Andrew Horning 97,491 43.68%
Libertarian Barry Campbell 4,381 1.96%
Total votes 223,175 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julia Carson (Incumbent) 74,750 53.76%
Republican Eric Dickerson 64,304 46.24%
Total votes 139,054 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Special Election (March 11, 2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson 45,668 54.04%
Republican Jonathan Elrod 36,415 43.09%
Libertarian Sean Sheppard 2,430 2.88%
Total votes 84,513 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold
Indiana's 7th Congressional District General Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (Incumbent) 172,650 65.08%
Republican Gabrielle Campo 92,645 34.92%
Total votes 265,295 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (Incumbent) 86,011 58.90%
Republican Marvin B. Scott 55,213 37.81%
Libertarian Dav Wilson 4,815 3.30%
Total votes 146,039 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (Incumbent) 162,122 62.85%
Republican Carlos May 95,828 37.15%
Total votes 257,950 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2014 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election, (2014)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andre Carson (Incumbent) 61,443 54.73%
Republican Catherine Ping 46,887 41.77%
Libertarian Chris Mayo 3,931 3.50%
Total votes 112,261 100.00%
Democratic hold

2016 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (Incumbent) 158,739 59.98%
Republican Catherine Ping 94,456 35.69%
Libertarian Drew Thompson 11,475 4.34%
Total votes 264,670 100.00%
Democratic hold

2018 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (Incumbent) 141,139 64.9%
Republican Wayne Harmon 76,457 35.1%
Total votes 217,596 100.0%
Democratic hold

2020 change

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2020)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic André Carson (Incumbent) 176,422 62.4%
Republican Susan Marie Smith 106,146 37.6%
Total votes 282,568 100.0%
Democratic hold

References change

  1. My Congressional District
  2. "Census profile: Congressional District 7, IN".
  3. "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.
  4. "Secretary of State : Election Division: Election Results". Retrieved December 18, 2014.