congressional districtAlabama 7th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+12.7
2008D+22.7
2012D+24.7
2016D+20.7
2020D+23.0
2024D+17.8
net swing · 2004→2024D+5.2D+12.7 → D+17.8
vs. U.S. · 2024D+19.3D+17.8 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 54.5% of 551,255 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
175,155
121,550
3,606
300,311
551,255
54.5%
2020
204,936
127,620
3,666
336,222
549,625†
61.2%
2016
192,653
125,136
8,404
326,193
552,474†
59.0%
2012
209,681
126,134
2,677
338,492
549,903†
61.6%
2008
213,667
133,984
3,728
351,379
544,575†
64.5%
2004
173,077
133,940
1,692
308,709
539,247†
57.2%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAL-7AlabamaUnited States
African American†49.3%24.6%9.9%
African1.2%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
American8.7%12.8%5.3%
English8.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish4.6%8.0%9.4%
German3.5%6.4%12.5%
Scottish1.5%2.0%1.3%
Italian1.3%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.9%1.2%—
French0.8%1.1%1.6%
Mexican2.4%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.5%0.5%
Asian Indian0.4%0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
AL-7
Alabama
United States
Median age
36.6
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
10.6%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.8%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
AL-7
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$52,380
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.3%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.5%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
AL-7
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.7%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
AL-7
Alabama
United States
Catholic
—
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alabama 7th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+12.7%
2008
+22.7%
2012
+24.7%
2016
+20.7%
2020
+23.0%
2024
+17.8%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
7
D
63.7%186,723
36.3%106,312
293,220
2022
7
D
63.5%123,233
34.8%67,416
193,940
2020
7
D
97.2%225,742
0.0%0
232,331
2018
7
D
97.8%185,010
0.0%0
189,163
2016
7
D
98.4%229,330
0.0%0
233,028
2014
7
D
98.4%133,687
0.0%0
135,899
2012
7
D
75.8%232,520
24.1%73,835
306,558
2010
7
D
72.4%136,696
27.5%51,890
188,724
2008
7
D
98.6%228,518
0.0%0
231,701
2006
7
D
99.0%133,870
0.0%0
135,164
2004
7
D
75.0%183,408
24.9%61,019
244,638
2002
7
D
92.4%153,735
0.0%0
166,309
2000
7
D
74.6%148,243
23.2%46,134
198,633
1998
7
D
98.0%136,431
0.0%0
139,181
1996
7
D
71.1%136,651
27.1%52,142
192,113
1994
7
D
76.9%116,150
23.0%34,814
151,117
1992
7
D
69.5%144,320
17.4%36,086
207,773
1990
7
D
70.5%127,490
29.5%53,258
180,794
1988
7
D
67.7%136,074
31.5%63,372
200,966
1986
7
D
59.8%108,126
40.2%72,777
180,903
1984
7
D
96.8%135,834
0.0%0
140,332
1982
7
D
96.8%124,070
0.0%0
128,139
1980
7
D
72.6%122,505
25.7%43,320
168,804
1978
7
D
93.8%77,742
2.2%1,841
82,868
1976
7
D
100.0%110,496
0.0%0
110,501
Alabama's 7th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Dallas, Clarke, and Monroe counties and parts of Jefferson and Tuscaloosa. About 717,800 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 36.6.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was D+24.9 in 2012, D+20.7 in 2016, D+23.0 in 2020, and D+17.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.7 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.8 points.
A population of 717,783, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,380 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 2.
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How did Alabama 7th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 7th Congressional District voted Democratic by 17.8 points (D+17.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 300,311 votes cast, 175,155 went Democratic and 121,550 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 7th Congressional District?
Alabama 7th Congressional District has a population of 717,783 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 7th Congressional District?
Median household income in Alabama 7th Congressional District is $52,380 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 7th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alabama 7th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
