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Congressional District 7·Indiana

Indiana 7th Congressional District delivered D+41 in 2024.

Indianapolis's urban core delivers one of Indiana's widest Democratic margins

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
LatestD+41in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population684,8052024 ACS

Indiana 7th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+41%. Democratic peak: D+42 in 2020.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+41MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
684,8052024 5-year
Median household income
$66,3462024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
51.9%2024 5-year
Black
27.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+42 in 2020MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
CARSON, AndréCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.43 sits at approximately the 28th percentile.0-0.43−1 liberal+1 conservative
CARSON scores -0.43 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: CARSON, Julia May (2007–2009), CARSON, Julia May (2005–2007), CARSON, Julia May (2003–2005), KERNS, Brian D. (2001–2003)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 7
HarrisD+41
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic69.8%189,583
Donald TrumpRepublican28.4%77,129
OtherAll other candidates1.9%5,079
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: +41.4% in 2024.+41.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+37.6%
2012+34.0%
2016+35.6%
2020+42.4%
2024+41.4%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+41.4%
189,58377,129271,791
D
+42.4%
213,49484,807303,725
D
+35.6%
187,17784,030289,335
D
+34.0%
189,53593,327282,862
D
+37.6%
207,83093,387304,064
Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R38.8%58.6%2,829,897
2022R37.9%58.6%1,859,851
2018R44.8%50.7%2,282,565
2016R42.4%52.1%2,732,546
2012D50.0%44.3%2,560,102
2010R40.0%54.6%1,744,481
2006R0.0%87.4%1,341,111
2004D61.6%37.2%2,428,233
2000R31.9%66.6%2,145,209
1998D63.7%34.8%1,588,617
1994R30.5%67.4%1,543,568
1992R40.7%57.3%2,211,426
1990R46.4%53.6%1,502,687
1988R31.9%68.1%2,099,303
1986R38.5%60.6%1,545,563
1982R45.6%53.8%1,817,287
1980R46.2%53.8%2,198,376
1976R40.2%59.0%2,161,187

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.3%
English
8.5%
Irish
8.0%
American
4.3%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.6%
Polish
1.3%
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: 34.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
1.4%
75–84
2.0%
3.8%
65–74
4.5%
5.4%
55–64
5.9%
5.4%
45–54
5.7%
6.6%
35–44
6.9%
8.1%
25–34
8.5%
4.6%
18–24
4.9%
9.2%
5–17
8.8%
3.6%
<5
3.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,346
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$66,346
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.5%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.8%
Other Indo-European2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.3%
Other Christian
12.2%
Baptist
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
Methodist
3.4%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored by downtown Indianapolis, this district is among the most reliably Democratic in the state, returning D+25 margins in 2024 on the strength of a dense, majority-minority urban electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-two points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.

A population of 684,805, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,346 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, Indiana voted Democratic by 41.4 points (D+41), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 271,791 votes cast, 189,583 went Democratic and 77,129 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 7, Indiana 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 7, Indiana?
Congressional District 7, Indiana has a population of 684,805 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, Indiana?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, Indiana is $66,346 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.