Illinois' 7th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Illinois
district number = 7

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image width = 300px
image caption = The 7th congressional district of Illinois since 2003
representative = Danny K. Davis
party = Democratic
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population = 653,647
population year = 2000
median income = 40,361
percent white = 29.8
percent black = 62.0
percent asian = 3.9
percent native american = 0.2
percent hispanic = 5.8
percent other race = 2.6
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cpvi = D + 35

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.

George W. Bush received 17% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +35.

External links

* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/il/district-7/ "Washington Post" page on the 7th District of Illinois]
* [http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1707&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1705&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1707&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= U.S. Census Bureau - 7th District Fact Sheet]