House districts / Massachusetts
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district
MA-7. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Ayanna Pressley Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.3mSpent $1.4m · Cash $86k
1 other candidate has 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 79.4% | Trump 16.8% | 3.8% | D+62.7 |
| 2020 | Biden 85.2% | Trump 13.0% | 1.8% | D+72.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 83.2% | Trump 11.6% | 5.2% | D+71.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 773,502 | |
| Adults (18+) | 649,512 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 81.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 32.9% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 28.7% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 23.9% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 14.5% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 38.2% | 57.4% |
| Black | 20.1% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 22.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 11.1% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 7.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 49.6% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $91,370 | $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) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Ayanna Pressley Democrat | 97.1% | others 2.9% | D+94.2 | |
| 2022 | Ayanna Pressley Democrat | 84.6% | Donnie Dionicio Palmer, Jr. Republican others 0.3% | 15.1% | D+69.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 10 to 9 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Ayanna Pressley Democrat | 86.6% | Roy A. Owens, Sr. Unenrolled others 0.8% | 12.5% | D+74.1 |
| 2018 | Ayanna S. Pressley Democrat | 98.2% | others 1.8% | D+96.5 | |
| 2016 | Michael E. Capuano Democrat | 98.6% | others 1.4% | D+97.2 | |
| 2014 | Michael E. Capuano Democrat | 98.3% | others 1.7% | D+96.7 | |
| 2012 | Michael E. Capuano Democrat | 73.9% | Karla Romero Independent others 11.6% | 14.4% | D+59.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 66.4% | Gerry Dembrowski Republican others 0.1% | 33.5% | D+32.9 |
| 2008 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 70.5% | John Cunningham Republican others 7.0% | 22.6% | D+47.9 |
| 2006 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 76.0% | others 24.0% | D+52.0 | |
| 2004 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 69.3% | Kenneth G. Chase Republican others 10.1% | 20.6% | D+48.6 |
| 2002 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 72.4% | others 27.6% | D+44.9 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 11 to 10 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 75.6% | others 24.4% | D+51.1 | |
| 1998 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 70.6% | Patricia H. Long Republican others 0.1% | 29.3% | D+41.3 |
| 1996 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 69.8% | Patricia H. Long Republican | 30.1% | D+39.7 |
| 1994 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 64.4% | Brad Bailey Republican | 35.5% | D+28.9 |
| 1992 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 62.1% | Stephen A. Sohn Republican others 10.1% | 27.8% | D+34.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 12 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 65.7% | others 34.3% | D+31.4 | |
| 1988 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 100.0% | D+99.9 | ||
| 1986 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 71.7% | others 28.3% | D+43.4 | |
| 1984 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 71.4% | S. Lester Ralph Republican | 28.6% | D+42.8 |
| 1982 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 77.8% | David M. Basile Republican | 22.2% | D+55.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1978 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 84.8% | James J. Murphy Independent | 15.2% | D+69.7 |
| 1976 | Edward J. Markey Democrat | 76.9% | Richard W. Daly Republican others 5.5% | 17.6% | D+59.3 |
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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