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Congressional District 7·Alabama

Alabama 7th Congressional District moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Alabama's lone majority-Black district anchors the western Black Belt

2008 — 2024·5 elections
AL
LatestD+26in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population632,8042024 ACS

Alabama 7th Congressional District: Black Belt district. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+35 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+26MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
632,8042024 5-year
Median household income
$58,9632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
46.9%2024 5-year
Black
45.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+35 in 2012MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
SEWELL, TerriCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.40 sits at approximately the 30th percentile.0-0.40−1 liberal+1 conservative
SEWELL scores -0.40 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: DAVIS, Artur (2009–2011), DAVIS, Artur (2007–2009), DAVIS, Artur (2005–2007), DAVIS, Artur (2003–2005)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 7
HarrisD+26
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 7, ALA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 7, AL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Hale County, AL · D+7Wilcox County, AL · D+31Sumter County, AL · D+41Clarke County, AL · R+17Lowndes County, AL · D+37Greene County, AL · D+56Choctaw County, AL · R+24Dallas County, AL · D+32Perry County, AL · D+43Marengo County, AL · R+4Pickens County, AL · R+23Montgomery County, AL · D+31Jefferson County, AL · D+10Tuscaloosa County, AL · R+20
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.2%178,714
Donald TrumpRepublican36.6%104,997
OtherAll other candidates1.2%3,380
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +25.7% in 2024.+25.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+33.3%
2012+34.7%
2016+30.6%
2020+32.1%
2024+25.7%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+25.7%
178,714104,997287,091
D
+32.1%
214,203109,343327,060
D
+30.6%
205,007107,168319,942
D
+34.7%
224,638108,930333,568
D
+33.3%
230,708114,694348,823
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022R30.9%66.6%1,414,238
2020R39.7%60.1%2,316,445
2016R35.9%64.0%2,087,444
2014R0.0%97.3%818,090
2010R34.7%65.2%1,485,499
2008R36.5%63.4%2,060,191
2004R32.4%67.5%1,839,066
2002R39.8%58.6%1,353,023
1998R36.7%63.2%1,293,405
1996R45.5%52.5%1,499,393
1992D64.8%33.1%1,577,799
1990D60.6%39.4%1,185,154
1986D50.3%49.7%1,211,897
1984D62.8%36.4%1,371,234
1980R47.1%50.2%1,296,757
1978D94.0%0.0%582,005

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.3%
English
9.3%
Irish
5.3%
German
4.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.4%
French
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
2.9%
4.8%
65–74
5.7%
5.8%
55–64
6.6%
5.3%
45–54
6.1%
5.9%
35–44
6.4%
6.4%
25–34
6.8%
5.5%
18–24
5.9%
8.3%
5–17
8.0%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,963
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$58,963
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.3%
Working age (18–64)17.0%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.4%
Other Christian
15.4%
Methodist
9.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.1%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

AL-07 stretches from Birmingham's southern neighborhoods through the historic Black Belt to Tuscaloosa and Mobile, producing some of the state's most consistent Democratic margins—D+36.2 in 2024—driven by a majority-Black electorate concentrated in legacy civil-rights geography.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-five points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.

A population of 632,804, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,963 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, Alabama voted Democratic by 25.7 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 287,091 votes cast, 178,714 went Democratic and 104,997 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, Alabama's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 7, Alabama in the "Black Belt" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 7, Alabama?
Congressional District 7, Alabama has a population of 632,804 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, Alabama?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, Alabama is $58,963 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Alabama from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.