House districts / Alabama
Alabama's 7th congressional district
AL-7. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Terri A. Sewell Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.3mSpent $2.4m · Cash $3.4m
- Ammie Akin Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $270kSpent $236k · Cash $34k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate).
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 57.8% | Trump 41.0% | 1.2% | D+16.9 | D+23.1 |
| 2020 | Biden 61.0% | Trump 38.0% | 1.1% | D+23.0 | D+29.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 59.1% | Trump 38.4% | 2.6% | D+20.7 | D+25.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 717,754 | |
| Adults (18+) | 568,258 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 97.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 24.8% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 23.6% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 29.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 40.2% | 57.8% |
| Black | 51.1% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.2% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 25.4% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $51,801 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2024: redrawn for 2026 Allen v. Milligan: court-ordered map (2023) | |||||
| 2024 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 63.7% | Robin Litaker Republican others 0.1% | 36.3% | D+27.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2022 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 63.5% | Beatrice Nichols Republican others 1.7% | 34.8% | D+28.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 97.2% | others 2.8% | D+94.3 | |
| 2018 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 97.8% | others 2.2% | D+95.6 | |
| 2016 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 98.4% | others 1.6% | D+96.8 | |
| 2014 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 98.4% | others 1.6% | D+96.7 | |
| 2012 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 75.8% | Don Chamberlain Republican others 0.1% | 24.1% | D+51.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Terri A. Sewell Democrat | 72.4% | Don Chamberlain Republican others 0.1% | 27.5% | D+44.9 |
| 2008 | Artur Davis Democrat | 98.6% | others 1.4% | D+97.3 | |
| 2006 | Artur Davis Democrat | 99.0% | others 1.0% | D+98.1 | |
| 2004 | Artur Davis Democrat | 75.0% | Steve F. Cameron Republican others 0.1% | 24.9% | D+50.0 |
| 2002 | Artur Davis Democrat | 92.4% | Lauren Orth McCay Libertarian others 0.3% | 7.3% | D+85.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Earl F. Hilliard Democrat | 74.6% | Ed Martin Republican others 2.1% | 23.2% | D+51.4 |
| 1998 | Earl F. Hilliard Democrat | 98.0% | others 2.0% | D+96.0 | |
| 1996 | Earl F. Hilliard Democrat | 71.1% | Joe Powell Republican others 1.7% | 27.1% | D+44.0 |
| 1994 | Earl F. Hilliard Democrat | 76.9% | Alfred J. Middleton, Sr. Republican others 0.1% | 23.0% | D+53.8 |
| 1992 | Earl F. Hilliard Democrat | 69.5% | Kervin Jones Republican others 13.2% | 17.4% | D+52.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Claude Harris Democrat | 70.5% | Michael D. Barker Republican | 29.5% | D+41.1 |
| 1988 | Claude Harris Democrat | 67.7% | James E. "Jim" Bacon Republican others 0.8% | 31.5% | D+36.2 |
| 1986 | Claude Harris Democrat | 59.8% | Bill McFarland Republican | 40.2% | D+19.5 |
| 1984 | Richard Shelby Democrat | 96.8% | Charles "Chuck" Ewing Libertarian | 3.2% | D+93.6 |
| 1982 | Richard C. Shelby Democrat | 96.8% | James Jones Libertarian | 3.2% | D+93.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Richard C. Shelby Democrat | 72.6% | James E. "Jim" Bacon Republican others 1.8% | 25.7% | D+46.9 |
| 1978 | Richard C. Shelby Democrat | 93.8% | Fulton Gray Conservative others 2.2% | 4.0% | D+89.8 |
| 1976 | Walter Flowers Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in AL-7 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits