Massachusetts's 7th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Population (2022) | 754,113 |
Median household income | $81,795 [1] |
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Cook PVI | D+35 [2] |
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in eastern Massachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of the city of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The seat is currently held by Democrat Ayanna Pressley.
Due to redistricting after the 2010 census, the borders of the district were changed, with most of the old 7th district redistricted to the new 5th district, [3] and most of the old 8th district comprising the new 7th district. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+35, it is the most Democratic district in Massachusetts, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation. [2]
According to The Boston Globe and the latest census data, approximately 33 percent of the population of the district were born outside of the United States, with approximately 34 percent of the population white, 26 percent African American, and 21 percent Latino. [4]
In 2019, Ayanna Presley became the first female and person of color to represent the district as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Congress. [5]
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 64 - 29% |
2004 | President | Kerry 66 - 33% |
2008 | President | Obama 65 - 33% |
2012 | President | Obama 82.5 - 15.6% |
2016 | President | Clinton 84.1 - 11.9% |
2020 | President | Biden 85 - 13% |
(the remainder of Boston is in the 8th district)
(the remainder of Cambridge is in the 5th district)
(the remainder of Milton is in the 8th district)
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1849: "The whole of Berkshire County; Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Coleraine, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Rowe, and Shelburne, in Franklin County; Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Middlefield, Norwich, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington, in Hampshire County; and Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, and Tolland, in the County of Hampden." [6]
An act of the legislature passed April 22, 1852, divided the 7th district of Massachusetts as such: "The towns of Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lynnfield, Methuen, Middleton, Saugus, and Topsfield in the county of Essex; and the city of Charlestown, and the towns of Burlington, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Reading, Somerville, South Reading, Stoneham, Waltham, and Woburn, in the county of Middlesex." [7]
1893: "Essex County: Towns of Lynn, Nahant, and Saugus. Middlesex County: Towns of Everett, Malden, Melrose, Stoneham, and Wakefield. Suffolk County: 4th and 5th wards of the city of Boston, and the towns of Chelsea and Revere." [8]
1916: In Essex County: Boxford, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Middleton, Nahant, North Andover, Peabody, Saugus. In Middlesex County: North Reading. [9] [10]
1941: In Essex County: Lawrence, Lynn (part), Middleton, Nahant, North Andover, Peabody. In Suffolk County: Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop. [11]
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In Middlesex County:
In Suffolk County:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 210,794 | 83.4 | |
Independent | Karla Romero | 41,199 | 16.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 843 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 252,836 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 142,133 | 98.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 2,413 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 144,546 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 253,354 | 98.6 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 3,557 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 256,911 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ayanna Pressley | 216,557 | 98.2 | |
Write-in | 3,852 | 1.8 | ||
Total votes | 220,409 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) | 267,362 | 86.6 | |
Independent | Roy A. Owens, Sr. | 38,675 | 12.5 | |
Write-in | 2,613 | 0.9 | ||
Total votes | 308,650 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) | 151,825 | 84.6 | |
Republican | Donnie Palmer | 27,129 | 15.1 | |
Write-in | 557 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 179,511 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Massachusetts's 7th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
Representative | |
Population (2022) | 754,113 |
Median household income | $81,795 [1] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+35 [2] |
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in eastern Massachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of the city of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The seat is currently held by Democrat Ayanna Pressley.
Due to redistricting after the 2010 census, the borders of the district were changed, with most of the old 7th district redistricted to the new 5th district, [3] and most of the old 8th district comprising the new 7th district. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+35, it is the most Democratic district in Massachusetts, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation. [2]
According to The Boston Globe and the latest census data, approximately 33 percent of the population of the district were born outside of the United States, with approximately 34 percent of the population white, 26 percent African American, and 21 percent Latino. [4]
In 2019, Ayanna Presley became the first female and person of color to represent the district as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Congress. [5]
Year | Office | Result |
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2000 | President | Gore 64 - 29% |
2004 | President | Kerry 66 - 33% |
2008 | President | Obama 65 - 33% |
2012 | President | Obama 82.5 - 15.6% |
2016 | President | Clinton 84.1 - 11.9% |
2020 | President | Biden 85 - 13% |
(the remainder of Boston is in the 8th district)
(the remainder of Cambridge is in the 5th district)
(the remainder of Milton is in the 8th district)
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1849: "The whole of Berkshire County; Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Coleraine, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Leyden, Monroe, Rowe, and Shelburne, in Franklin County; Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Middlefield, Norwich, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington, in Hampshire County; and Blandford, Chester, Granville, Montgomery, Russell, and Tolland, in the County of Hampden." [6]
An act of the legislature passed April 22, 1852, divided the 7th district of Massachusetts as such: "The towns of Andover, Boxford, Bradford, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lynnfield, Methuen, Middleton, Saugus, and Topsfield in the county of Essex; and the city of Charlestown, and the towns of Burlington, Lexington, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Reading, Somerville, South Reading, Stoneham, Waltham, and Woburn, in the county of Middlesex." [7]
1893: "Essex County: Towns of Lynn, Nahant, and Saugus. Middlesex County: Towns of Everett, Malden, Melrose, Stoneham, and Wakefield. Suffolk County: 4th and 5th wards of the city of Boston, and the towns of Chelsea and Revere." [8]
1916: In Essex County: Boxford, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Middleton, Nahant, North Andover, Peabody, Saugus. In Middlesex County: North Reading. [9] [10]
1941: In Essex County: Lawrence, Lynn (part), Middleton, Nahant, North Andover, Peabody. In Suffolk County: Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop. [11]
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In Middlesex County:
In Suffolk County:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 210,794 | 83.4 | |
Independent | Karla Romero | 41,199 | 16.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 843 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 252,836 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 142,133 | 98.3 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 2,413 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | 144,546 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 253,354 | 98.6 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 3,557 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 256,911 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ayanna Pressley | 216,557 | 98.2 | |
Write-in | 3,852 | 1.8 | ||
Total votes | 220,409 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) | 267,362 | 86.6 | |
Independent | Roy A. Owens, Sr. | 38,675 | 12.5 | |
Write-in | 2,613 | 0.9 | ||
Total votes | 308,650 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) | 151,825 | 84.6 | |
Republican | Donnie Palmer | 27,129 | 15.1 | |
Write-in | 557 | 0.3 | ||
Total votes | 179,511 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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