House districts / Illinois
Illinois's 7th congressional district
IL-7. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- La Shawn K Ford Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $819kSpent $726k · Cash $93k
- Chad Koppie Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $60kSpent $60k · Cash $42
15 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 8 other candidates have not filed.
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 | Harris 81.4% | Trump 16.6% | 2.0% | D+64.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 85.6% | Trump 12.8% | 1.6% | D+72.8 |
| 2016 | Clinton 85.8% | Trump 9.8% | 4.4% | D+76.0 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 744,315 | |
| Adults (18+) | 604,953 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 89.6% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 25.4% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 31.5% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 26.8% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 16.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 29.6% | 57.4% |
| Black | 40.2% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 17.4% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 8.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 3.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 48.0% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $83,208 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 18 to 17 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 83.2% | Chad Koppie Republican others 0.1% | 16.7% | D+66.6 |
| 2022 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 99.9% | Chad Koppie Write-in | 0.1% | D+99.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 80.4% | Craig Cameron Republican others 6.2% | 13.3% | D+67.1 |
| 2018 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 87.6% | Craig Cameron Republican | 12.4% | D+75.2 |
| 2016 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 84.2% | Jeffrey A. Leef Republican | 15.8% | D+68.5 |
| 2014 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 85.1% | Robert L. Bumpers Republican | 14.9% | D+70.2 |
| 2012 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 84.6% | Rita Zak Republican others 4.4% | 11.0% | D+73.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 20 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 81.5% | Mark M. Weiman Republican others 2.4% | 16.1% | D+65.4 |
| 2008 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 85.0% | Steve Miller Republican | 15.0% | D+70.0 |
| 2006 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 86.7% | Charles Hutchinson Republican | 13.3% | D+73.4 |
| 2004 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 86.1% | Antonio Davis-Fairman Republican | 13.9% | D+72.3 |
| 2002 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 83.2% | Mark Tunney Republican others 1.5% | 15.2% | D+68.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 22 to 20 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 85.9% | Robert Dallas Republican | 14.1% | D+71.9 |
| 1998 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 92.9% | Dorn E. Van Cleave III Libertarian | 7.1% | D+85.8 |
| 1996 | Danny K. Davis Democrat | 82.6% | Randy Borow Republican others 2.4% | 15.0% | D+67.5 |
| 1994 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 79.6% | Charles "Chuck" Mobley Republican | 20.4% | D+59.1 |
| 1992 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 81.2% | Norman G. Boccio Republican others 3.2% | 15.7% | D+65.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 24 to 22 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 79.9% | Michael Dooley Republican | 20.1% | D+59.9 |
| 1988 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 80.2% | Caroline K. Kallas Republican others 1.2% | 18.6% | D+61.6 |
| 1984 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 78.4% | James L. Bevel Republican | 21.6% | D+56.7 |
| 1982 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 86.5% | Dansby "Dan" Cheeks Republican | 13.6% | D+72.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 85.1% | Ruth R. Hooper Republican | 14.9% | D+70.2 |
| 1978 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 86.3% | James C. Holt Republican | 13.7% | D+72.6 |
| 1976 | Cardiss Collins Democrat | 84.8% | Newell Ward Republican | 15.2% | D+69.5 |
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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 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
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.
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 (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