Indiana's 7th congressional district

Indiana's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is entirely located within Marion County and includes most of Indianapolis, except for the southern side, which is located within the 6th district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat André Carson, who won a special election in 2008 to succeed his grandmother Julia Carson following her death in 2007. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+21, it, by far, is the most Democratic district in Indiana.

The district is one of three to be represented by a Muslim in the United States, the others being Michigan's 12th, represented by Rashida Tlaib; and Minnesota's 5th, represented by Ilhan Omar.How many members of the new Congress are Catholic?, Michael J. O'Loughlin, January 3, 2019

From 1967 to 2003, the district served a completely different area of Indiana, covering Fountain, Parke, Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Clinton, Boone, Hendricks, Vigo, Clay, Putnam, and Owen counties and parts of Morgan and Hamilton counties. It had a dramatically different political history from the current 7th; it was a mostly rural area anchored by Terre Haute and Lafayette, and was heavily Republican.

After the loss of a congressional seat in 2000 by virtue of that year's census, an ambitious redistricting plan was implemented in 2002. Most of the old 10th became the new 7th, while the territory of the old 7th was split into the 4th and 8th districts.

This district and its predecessors have not elected a Republican since 1972, and it is considered a safe Democratic seat.

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and townships:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST18/CD119_IN09.pdf

Marion County (7)

Center, Lawrence, Perry (part, also 7th; includes part of Beech Grove), Pike, Warren, Washington, Wayne

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 68% - 31%2012 PresidentObama 67% - 33%2016 PresidentClinton 65% - 29% SenateBayh 64% - 30% GovernorGregg 68% - 30% Attorney GeneralArredondo 62% - 38%2018 SenateDonnelly 70% - 26%2020 PresidentBiden 70% - 28% GovernorMyers 58% - 35% Attorney GeneralWeinzapfel 70% - 30%2022 SenateMcDermott Jr. 68% - 29% TreasurerMcClellan 68% - 32% AuditorBrooks 66% - 31% Secretary of StateWells 70% - 24%2024 PresidentHarris 70% - 28% SenateMcCray 69% - 29% GovernorMcCormick 70% - 27% Attorney GeneralWells 71% - 29%

History

The current area of the 7th District is largely the same as what had been the 10th District from 1983 to 2003. It includes all of Center Township, now widely regarded as a Democratic stronghold due to its large African American population and gentrified middle class.

Traditionally, the city and the district have been more competitive and much more Republican. For years Indianapolis was one of the most Republican metropolitan areas in the country, particularly during the years when Richard Lugar and William H. Hudnut III served as Mayor of Indianapolis. However, in recent decades, much of the affluence of the city has begun to migrate to the edges of the city and outer Marion County, which has resulted in the Democratic lean. The southern portion of Marion County, which tilts more Republican, is not included in the district.

The southern and eastern parts of the district include the more modest neighborhoods of the city, which is home to Amtrak's largest repair yard. Since the late 1990s, there has been an influx of Mexican and Hispanic workers to the district, which has further increased its Democratic leanings. Also, as the industrial and financial center of Indiana, the district has been strongly influenced by the politics of the unions in the past; however, their influence over the district has become increasingly marginal in recent years.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District created March 4, 1833 Edward A. Hannegan Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1833.Re-elected in 1835.Retired. Albert S. White Whig March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1837.Retired to run for U.S. senator. Tilghman Howard Democratic March 3, 1839 –July 1, 1840 Elected in 1839.Resigned. Vacant July 1, 1840 –August 3, 1840 Henry S. Lane Whig August 3, 1840 –March 3, 1843 Elected to finish Howard's term.Re-elected in 1841.Retired. Joseph A. Wright Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1845 Elected in 1843.Lost re-election. Edward W. McGaughey Whig March 4, 1845 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1845.Lost renomination. Richard W. Thompson Whig March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1847.Renominated but declined to run. Edward W. McGaughey Whig March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1849.Lost re-election. John G. Davis Democratic March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1851.Re-elected in 1852.Lost re-election. Harvey D. Scott People's March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1857 Elected in 1854.Retired. John G. Davis Anti-LecomptonDemocratic March 4, 1857 –March 3, 1861 Elected in 1856.Re-elected in 1858.Retired. Daniel W. Voorhees Democratic March 4, 1861 –February 23, 1866 Elected in 1860.Re-elected in 1862.Lost contested election. Henry D. Washburn Republican February 23, 1866 –March 3, 1869 Won contested election.Re-elected in 1866.Retired. Godlove S. Orth Republican March 4, 1869 –March 3, 1871 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1868.Retired. Mahlon D. Manson Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1870.Lost re-election. Thomas J. Cason Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1872.Redistricted to the . Franklin Landers Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874.Lost re-election. John Hanna Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1876.Lost re-election. Gilbert De La Matyr Greenback March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1878.Lost re-election. Stanton J. Peelle Republican March 4, 1881 –May 22, 1884 Elected in 1880.Lost contested election. William E. English Democratic May 22, 1884 –March 3, 1885 Won contested election.Retired. William D. Bynum Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Lost re-election. Charles L. Henry Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1897 Elected in 1894.Redistricted to the . Jesse Overstreet Republican March 4, 1897 –March 3, 1909 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Lost re-election. Charles A. Korbly Democratic March 4, 1909 –March 3, 1915 Elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Re-elected in 1912.Lost re-election. Merrill Moores Republican March 4, 1915 –March 3, 1925 Elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Lost renomination. Ralph E. Updike Republican March 4, 1925 –March 3, 1929 Elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Lost re-election. Louis Ludlow Democratic March 4, 1929 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Redistricted to the . Arthur H. Greenwood Democratic March 3, 1933 –January 3, 1939 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Lost re-election. Gerald W. Landis Republican January 3, 1939 –January 3, 1949 Elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Lost re-election. James E. Noland Democratic January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1951 Elected in 1948.Lost re-election. William G. Bray Republican January 3, 1951 –January 3, 1967 Elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Redistricted to the . John T. Myers Republican January 3, 1967 –January 3, 1997 Elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992Re-elected in 1994.Retired. Edward A. Pease Republican January 3, 1997 –January 3, 2001 Elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Retired. Brian D. Kerns Republican January 3, 2001 –January 3, 2003 Elected in 2000.Redistricted to the and lost renomination. Julia Carson Democratic January 3, 2003 –December 15, 2007 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Died. Vacant December 15, 2007 –March 11, 2008 André Carson Democratic March 11, 2008 –present Elected to finish his grandmother's term.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.

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Historical district boundaries

Indiana's 7th congressional district

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