Alabama 7th Congressional District, Alabama: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 632,8042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,9632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 46.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 45.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1964MIT Election Lab
D
SEWELL, Terri
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: DAVIS, Artur (2009–2011), DAVIS, Artur (2007–2009), DAVIS, Artur (2005–2007), DAVIS, Artur (2003–2005)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 7, ALOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 145,631 | 127,808 | 277,214 | ||
| D | 167,453 | 133,262 | 304,474 | ||
| D | 153,561 | 129,164 | 287,505 | ||
| D | 163,762 | 132,461 | 298,077 | ||
| D | 164,055 | 138,139 | 304,121 | ||
| R | 132,547 | 140,096 | 274,179 | ||
| D | 129,763 | 122,037 | 255,903 | ||
| D | 122,705 | 108,877 | 241,248 | ||
| D | 126,195 | 120,599 | 268,916 | ||
| R | 107,663 | 122,704 | 231,673 | ||
| R | 109,350 | 134,450 | 245,375 | ||
| D | 117,527 | 108,924 | 236,335 | ||
| D | 106,149 | 94,897 | 204,369 | ||
| R | 61,798 | 116,821 | 183,086 | ||
| O | 55,872 | 24,660 | 186,500 | ||
| R | 0 | 84,840 | 112,066 | ||
| R | 39,224 | 42,483 | 83,080 | ||
| D | 36,662 | 32,006 | 74,086 | ||
| D | 38,374 | 28,193 | 66,914 | ||
| O | 0 | 4,173 | 36,443 | ||
| D | 33,413 | 4,486 | 38,052 | ||
| D | 42,532 | 3,886 | 46,534 | ||
| D | 40,276 | 2,299 | 42,803 | ||
| D | 35,628 | 2,768 | 38,987 | ||
| D | 23,191 | 13,992 | 37,236 | ||
| D | 19,501 | 3,013 | 24,181 | ||
| D | 27,206 | 3,993 | 31,633 | ||
| D | 17,196 | 1,393 | 18,877 | ||
| D | 14,518 | 453 | 16,689 | ||
| D | 14,411 | 1,398 | 16,372 | ||
| D | 13,658 | 1,015 | 15,212 | ||
| D | 22,831 | 5,359 | 28,859 | ||
| D | 33,912 | 8,575 | 43,803 | ||
| D | 40,790 | 4,330 | 58,085 | ||
| D | 33,293 | 14,246 | 47,627 | ||
| D | 23,942 | 15,581 | 39,614 | ||
| D | 20,221 | 16,236 | 37,241 | ||
| R | 21,421 | 27,429 | 48,851 |
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 30.9% | 66.6% | 1,414,238 |
| 2020 | R | 39.7% | 60.1% | 2,316,445 |
| 2016 | R | 35.9% | 64.0% | 2,087,444 |
| 2014 | R | 0.0% | 97.3% | 818,090 |
| 2010 | R | 34.7% | 65.2% | 1,485,499 |
| 2008 | R | 36.5% | 63.4% | 2,060,191 |
| 2004 | R | 32.4% | 67.5% | 1,839,066 |
| 2002 | R | 39.8% | 58.6% | 1,353,023 |
| 1998 | R | 36.7% | 63.2% | 1,293,405 |
| 1996 | R | 45.5% | 52.5% | 1,499,393 |
| 1992 | D | 64.8% | 33.1% | 1,577,799 |
| 1990 | D | 60.6% | 39.4% | 1,185,154 |
| 1986 | D | 50.3% | 49.7% | 1,211,897 |
| 1984 | D | 62.8% | 36.4% | 1,371,234 |
| 1980 | R | 47.1% | 50.2% | 1,296,757 |
| 1978 | D | 94.0% | 0.0% | 582,005 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.3%
English
9.3%
Irish
5.3%
German
4.2%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.4%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.7 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.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$58,963
Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 7$58,963
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.3%
Working age (18–64)17.0%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish3.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
AL-07 stretches from Birmingham's southern neighborhoods through the historic Black Belt to Tuscaloosa and Mobile, producing some of the state's most consistent Democratic margins—D+36.2 in 2024—driven by a majority-Black electorate concentrated in legacy civil-rights geography.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty-nine points in 1936; the Republican margin reached seventy-six points in 1964. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 632,804, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $58,963 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 7, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 7, Alabama voted Democratic by 6.4 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 277,214 votes cast, 145,631 went Democratic and 127,808 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 7, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, Alabama as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 29 times, Republican 7 times, and other 2 times.
When did Congressional District 7, Alabama last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, Alabama voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Congressional District 7, Alabama?
Congressional District 7, Alabama has a population of 632,804 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, Alabama?
Median household income in Congressional District 7, Alabama is $58,963 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Congressional District 7, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 29 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.