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Indiana's 7th congressional district

U.S. House district for Indiana

U.S. House district for Indiana

FieldValue
stateIndiana
district number7
image name{{maplinkframe=yesplain=yesfrom=Indiana's 7th congressional district (2023–).mapzoom=10frame-longitude=-86.15frame-latitude=39.8frame-height=300frame-width=400overlay-vertical-alignment=bottomoverlay-horizontal-alignment=rightoverlay=
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeAndré Carson
partyDemocratic
residenceIndianapolis
english area265
metric area686
percent urban99.7
percent rural0.3
population757,121
population year2024
median income$64,843
percent white45.3
percent hispanic14.8
percent black32.9
percent asian1.9
percent more than one race4.2
percent other race0.8
cpviD+21

| percent more than one race = 4.2

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.

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. As mentioned above, 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

#CountySeatPopulation
97MarionIndianapolis969,466

As of 2023, Indiana's 7th congressional district is located entirely in Marion County, covering the capital Indianapolis, except for the southernmost townships of the county.

Marion County is split between this district and the 6th district. They are partitioned by E Troy Avenue. The 7th district encompasses the cities of Indianapolis and Lawrence, and the surrounding six townships of Pike, Washington, Lawrence, Warren, Center, and Wayne, and part of the city of Beech Grove.

Cities of 10,000 people or more

  • Indianapolis – 887,642
  • Lawrence – 49,370
  • Beech Grove – 14,717
  • Speedway – 13,952

2,500 – 10,000 people

  • Cumberland – 5,954

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 68% - 31%
2012PresidentObama 67% - 33%
2016PresidentClinton 65% - 29%
SenateBayh 64% - 30%
GovernorGregg 68% - 30%
Attorney GeneralArredondo 62% - 38%
2018SenateDonnelly 70% - 26%
2020PresidentBiden 70% - 28%
GovernorMyers 58% - 35%
Attorney GeneralWeinzapfel 70% - 30%
2022SenateMcDermott Jr. 68% - 29%
TreasurerMcClellan 68% - 32%
AuditorBrooks 66% - 31%
Secretary of StateWells 70% - 24%
2024PresidentHarris 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

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District created March 4, 1833
[[File:EdwardHannegan.jpg100px]]
Edward A. Hannegan
(Covington)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.
[[File:Albert Smith White.jpg100px]]
Albert S. White
(Lafayette)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839Elected in 1837.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Tilghman Howard cph.3a03387.jpg100px]]
Tilghman Howard
(Rockville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 3, 1839 –
July 1, 1840Elected in 1839.
Resigned.
VacantnowrapJuly 1, 1840 –
August 3, 1840
[[File:Sen Henry Smith Lane.jpg100px]]
Henry S. Lane
(Crawfordsville)WhignowrapAugust 3, 1840 –
March 3, 1843Elected to finish Howard's term.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
[[File:Joseph A Wright Portrait.jpg100px]]
Joseph A. Wright
(Rockville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Edward W. McGaughey, Indiana Congressman.jpg100px]]
Edward W. McGaughey
(Greencastle)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1845.
Lost renomination.
[[File:RWThompson.jpg100px]]
Richard W. Thompson
(Terre Haute)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1847.
Renominated but declined to run.
[[File:Edward W. McGaughey, Indiana Congressman.jpg100px]]
Edward W. McGaughey
(Rockville)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1849.
Lost re-election.
[[File:JohnGDavis.jpg100px]]
John G. Davis
(Rockville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.
Harvey D. Scott
(Terre Haute)People'snowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857Elected in 1854.
Retired.
[[File:JohnGDavis.jpg100px]]
John G. Davis
(Rockville)Anti-Lecompton
DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.
[[File:Sen Daniel W Voorhees 04790r.jpg100px]]
Daniel W. Voorhees
(Terre Haute)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
February 23, 1866Elected in 1860.
Re-elected in 1862.
Lost contested election.
[[File:HenryDWashburn.JPG100px]]
Henry D. Washburn
(Clinton)RepublicannowrapFebruary 23, 1866 –
March 3, 1869Won contested election.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.
[[File:Godlove Stein Orth - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Godlove S. Orth
(Lafayette)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1868.
Retired.
[[File:MDManson.jpg100px]]
Mahlon D. Manson
(Crawfordsville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.
[[File:TJCason.jpg100px]]
Thomas J. Cason
(Lebanon)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Franklin Landers.jpg100px]]
Franklin Landers
(Indianapolis)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
Lost re-election.
[[File:John Hanna (Indiana).jpg100px]]
John Hanna
(Indianapolis)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Gilbert De La Matyr (Indiana Congressman).jpg100px]]
Gilbert De La Matyr
(Indianapolis)GreenbacknowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1878.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Stanton J Peelle.jpg100px]]
Stanton J. Peelle
(Indianapolis)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1881 –
May 22, 1884Elected in 1880.
Lost contested election.
[[File:William Eastin English (Indiana Congressman).jpg100px]]
William E. English
(Indianapolis)DemocraticnowrapMay 22, 1884 –
March 3, 1885Won contested election.
Retired.
[[File:William D. Bynum.jpg100px]]
William D. Bynum
(Indianapolis)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
[[File:CharlesLHenry.jpg100px]]
Charles L. Henry
(Anderson)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1894.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:JesseOverstreet.jpg100px]]
Jesse Overstreet
(Indianapolis)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1909Redistricted 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.
[[File:Charles A. Korbly (Indiana Congressman).jpg100px]]
Charles A. Korbly
(Indianapolis)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
[[File:MerrillMoores.jpg100px]]
Merrill Moores
(Indianapolis)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1925Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.
[[File:RalphEUpdike.jpg100px]]
Ralph E. Updike
(Indianapolis)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1929Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
[[File:LouisLudlow.jpg100px]]
Louis Ludlow
(Indianapolis)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Arthur H. Greenwood, 1935.jpg100px]]
Arthur H. Greenwood
(Washington)DemocraticnowrapMarch 3, 1933 –
January 3, 1939Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Republican of Indiana. Washington, D.C., March 6. A new informal picture of Rep. Gerald W. Landis, Republican of Indiana, 3-6-40 LCCN2016877227 (crop 2).jpg100px]]
Gerald W. Landis
(Linton)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1949Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
[[File:James Ellsworth Noland.jpeg100px]]
James E. Noland
(Bloomington)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951Elected in 1948.
Lost re-election.
[[File:William G. Bray.jpg100px]]
William G. Bray
(Martinsville)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1967Elected 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 .
[[File:JTMyers.jpg100px]]
John T. Myers
(Covington)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1997Elected 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 1992
Re-elected in 1994.
Retired.
[[File:EAPease.jpg100px]]
Edward A. Pease
(Terre Haute)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2001Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired.
[[File:BrianKerns.jpg100px]]
Brian D. Kerns
(Prairieton)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2003Elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the and lost renomination.
[[File:Carson julia.jpg100px]]
Julia Carson
(Indianapolis)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2003 –
December 15, 2007Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Died.
VacantnowrapDecember 15, 2007 –
March 11, 2008
[[File:Andre Carson 2009.jpg100px]]
André Carson
(Indianapolis)DemocraticnowrapMarch 11, 2008 –
presentElected 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.

Recent election results

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2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Historical district boundaries

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Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=18&cd=07 My Congressional District]
  2. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. [https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2019/01/03/how-many-members-new-congress-are-catholic How many members of the new Congress are Catholic?], Michael J. O'Loughlin, January 3, 2019
  4. "Dra 2020".
  5. "Secretary of State : Election Division: Election Results".
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