Georgia 7th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Democratic peak: D+26 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 715,8042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $88,6232024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 29.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+4 in 2008MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
MCCORMICK, Rich
MCCORMICK scores 0.89 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Predecessors: McBATH, Lucy (2023–2025), BOURDEAUX, Carolyn (2021–2023), WOODALL, Rob (2019–2021), WOODALL, Rob (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 7
HarrisD+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 61.0% | 199,461 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.7% | 123,465 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 4,273 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −3.9% |
| 2012 | −2.9% |
| 2016 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | +25.8% |
| 2024 | +23.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 199,461 | 123,465 | 327,199 | ||
| D | 203,102 | 118,901 | 326,120 | ||
| D | 142,876 | 106,574 | 259,056 | ||
| R | 113,846 | 120,612 | 234,458 | ||
| R | 112,840 | 122,123 | 237,003 |
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 49.4% | 48.5% | 3,935,924 |
| 2020 | R | 47.9% | 49.7% | 4,952,175 |
| 2016 | R | 41.0% | 54.8% | 3,898,605 |
| 2014 | R | 45.2% | 52.9% | 2,567,805 |
| 2010 | R | 39.0% | 58.3% | 2,555,258 |
| 2008 | R | 42.6% | 57.4% | 2,137,956 |
| 2004 | R | 40.0% | 57.9% | 3,220,981 |
| 2002 | R | 45.9% | 52.7% | 2,031,604 |
| 2000 | D | 58.5% | 0.0% | 2,415,743 |
| 1998 | R | 45.1% | 52.4% | 1,753,953 |
| 1996 | D | 48.9% | 47.5% | 2,259,224 |
| 1992 | R | 49.4% | 50.6% | 1,253,991 |
| 1990 | D | 100.0% | 0.0% | 1,033,439 |
| 1986 | D | 50.9% | 49.1% | 1,225,008 |
| 1984 | D | 79.9% | 20.1% | 1,681,344 |
| 1980 | R | 49.1% | 50.9% | 1,579,829 |
| 1978 | D | 83.1% | 16.9% | 645,128 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.9%
German
5.0%
Irish
4.7%
American
4.0%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.3%
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: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$88,623
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$88,623
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)9.6%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
63.9%
speak English only
Spanish18.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander8.1%
Other Indo-European6.0%
Other languages3.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Georgia's 7th district, anchored in Gwinnett County, has seen rapid demographic change driven by Asian American and Latino population growth, turning what was once reliably Republican territory into a single-digit battleground by the mid-2020s.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-six points in 2020 and a Republican high of four points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 715,804, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,623 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 7, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, Georgia voted Democratic by 23.2 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 327,199 votes cast, 199,461 went Democratic and 123,465 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 7, Georgia in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 7, Georgia last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Georgia voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in Congressional District 7, Georgia?
Congressional District 7, Georgia has a population of 715,804 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, Georgia?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, Georgia is $88,623 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Georgia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.