Illinois's 7th congressional district

Illinois's 7th congressional district
Illinois's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Danny K. Davis (D–Chicago)
Area	63 sq mi (160 km²)
Distribution	100.0% urban 0.0% rural
Population (2011 est.)	703,012
Median income	44,535
Ethnicity	32.0% White 54.6% Black 5.2% Asian 13.2% Hispanic 0.2% Native American 6.3% other
Cook PVI	D+36

The 7th Congressional District of Illinois covers parts of Cook county, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Oak Park, and Maywood are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997.

Abraham Lincoln represented the 7th district before being elected President, although the area he represented now lies within Illinois's 18th congressional district.

The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +36.