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Ohio's 7th congressional district

U.S. House district for Ohio

Ohio's 7th congressional district

U.S. House district for Ohio

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stateOhio
district number7
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image captionInteractive map of district boundaries
representativeMax Miller
partyRepublican
residenceRocky River
population789,433
population year2024
median income$84,749
percent white86.4
percent hispanic3.7
percent black2.9
percent asian3.0
percent more than one race3.5
percent other race0.4
cpviR+5

| |From 2023 to 2027, starting with the 2022 elections | |From 2027, starting with the 2026 elections | percent more than one race = 3.5

Ohio's 7th congressional district is represented by Max Miller. It is currently located in the northeastern section of the state, including southern and western Cuyahoga County, all of Medina and Wayne Counties, and a sliver of northern Holmes County.

Recent election results from statewide races

2023-2027 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 50% - 49%
2012PresidentRomney 52% - 48%
2016PresidentTrump 54% - 42%
SenatePortman 61% - 34%
2018SenateBrown 52% - 48%
GovernorDeWine 52% - 45%
Secretary of StateLaRose 51% - 46%
TreasurerSprague 55% - 45%
AuditorFaber 51% - 45%
Attorney GeneralYost 52% - 48%
2020PresidentTrump 54% - 45%
2022SenateVance 52% - 48%
GovernorDeWine 63% - 37%
Secretary of StateLaRose 59% - 40%
TreasurerSprague 59% - 41%
AuditorFaber 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralYost 60% - 40%
2024PresidentTrump 55% - 44%
SenateMoreno 49% - 48%

2027–2033 boundaries

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 49.6% - 48.9%
2012PresidentRomney 52% - 48%
2016PresidentTrump 54% - 42%
SenatePortman 61% - 34%
2018SenateBrown 52% - 48%
GovernorDeWine 52% - 45%
Attorney GeneralYost 52% - 48%
2020PresidentTrump 54% - 45%
2022SenateVance 52% - 48%
GovernorDeWine 63% - 37%
Secretary of StateLaRose 60% - 39%
TreasurerSprague 59% - 41%
AuditorFaber 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralYost 60% - 40%
2024PresidentTrump 55% - 44%
SenateMoreno 50% - 47%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:

Cuyahoga County (28)

: Bay Village, Bentleyville, Berea, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Brook Park, Chagrin Falls (part; also 11th), Fairview Park, Glenwillow, Independence, Linndale, Middleburg Heights, North Olmsted, North Royalton, Oakwood, Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Township, Parma, Parma Heights, Rocky River, Seven Hills, Solon, Strongsville, Valley View, Walton Hills, Westlake

Holmes County (7)

: Holmesville, Loudonville, Nashville, Prairie Township, Ripley Township, Salt Creek Township (part; also 12th), Washington Township

Medina County (28)

: All 28 township and municipalities

Wayne County (32)

: All 32 township and municipalities

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral history
District established March 4, 1823
[[File:Samuel Finley Vinton 003.jpg100px]]
Samuel Finley Vinton
(Gallipolis)Adams-Clay
Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the .
Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1833
[[File:William Allen governor Brady-Handy-crop.jpg100px]]
William Allen
(Chillicothe)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835Elected in 1832.
Lost re-election.
William K. Bond
(Chillicothe)Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Retired.
WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
[[File:William Russell (Ohio politician).jpg100px]]
William Russell
(Portsmouth)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1840.
Joseph J. McDowell
(Hillsboro)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Jonathan D. Morris
(Batavia)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851Elected in 1846 after Rep-elect Thomas L. Hamer died before start of term.
Re-elected in 1848.
Nelson Barrere
(Hillsboro)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1850.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Aaron Harlan-ppmsca.26738.jpg100px]]
Aaron Harlan
(Yellow Springs)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Lost re-election.
OppositionnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
[[File:Thomas Corwin at statehouse.jpg100px]]
Thomas Corwin
(Lebanon)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 12, 1861Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Mexico.
VacantnowrapMarch 12, 1861 –
July 4, 1861
[[File:Hon. Richard A. Harrison, Ohio - NARA - 525522.tif100px]]
Richard A. Harrison
(London)UnionnowrapJuly 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863Elected to finish Corwin's term.
[[File:Samuel S. Cox 35th Congress 1859.jpg100px]]
Samuel S. Cox
(Columbus)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862.
[[File:Hon. Samuel Shellabarger, Ohio - NARA - 525591.jpg100px]]
Samuel Shellabarger
(Springfield)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1869Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
[[File:Hon. James J. Winans, Ohio - NARA - 527111.jpg100px]]
James J. Winans
(Xenia)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1868.
[[File:Samuel Shellabarger (congressman).png100px]]
Samuel Shellabarger
(Springfield)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
[[File:Lawrence T Neal.png100px]]
Lawrence T. Neal
(Chillicothe)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
[[File:Henry L. Dickey Brady Handy.04641.jpg100px]]
Henry L. Dickey
(Greenfield)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879Elected in 1876.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Frank H. Hurd.jpg100px]]
Frank H. Hurd
(Toledo)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1878.
[[File:John P. Leedom.png100px]]
John P. Leedom
(West Union)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1880.
[[File:Henry Lee Morey.png100px]]
Henry Lee Morey
(Hamilton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
June 20, 1884Lost contested election
[[File:James E Campbell.jpg100px]]
James E. Campbell
(Hamilton)DemocraticnowrapJune 20, 1884 –
March 3, 1885Won contested election.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:George E. Seney (1902).png100px]]
George E. Seney
(Tiffin)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1884.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:James Edwin Campbell at statehouse.jpg100px]]
James E. Campbell
(Hamilton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1886.
[[File:Henry Lee Morey.png100px]]
Henry Lee Morey
(Hamilton)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1888.
[[File:William E. Haynes 1909b.jpg100px]]
William E. Haynes
(Fremont)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1890.
[[File:George W. Wilson.png100px]]
George W. Wilson
(London)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
[[File:Walter L. Weaver 1899.jpg100px]]
Walter L. Weaver
(Springfield)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
[[File:Thomas B. Kyle.png100px]]
Thomas B. Kyle
(Troy)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
[[File:J. Warren Keifer - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
J. Warren Keifer
(Springfield)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
[[File:James D. Post-hec.17006.jpg100px]]
James D. Post
(Washington Courthouse)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
[[File:Simeon D. Fess 1918 crop of head.jpg100px]]
Simeon D. Fess
(Yellow Springs)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1923Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
[[File:Chas. Brand of Ohio.jpg100px]]
Charles Brand
(Urbana)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.
Leroy T. Marshall
(Xenia)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Arthur W. Aleshire (cropped).jpg100px]]
Arthur W. Aleshire
(Springfield)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Clarence J. Brown, 83rd Congress.jpg100px]]
Clarence J. Brown
(Blanchester)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
August 23, 1965Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-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.
Died.
VacantnowrapAugust 23, 1965 –
November 2, 1965
[[File:Bud Brown 97th Congress 1981.jpg100px]]
Bud Brown
(Urbana)RepublicannowrapNovember 2, 1965 –
January 3, 1983Elected to finish his father's term.
Re-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.
Retired to run for governor.
[[File:Mike DeWine 99th Congress 1985.jpg100px]]
Mike DeWine
(Cedarville)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1991Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
[[File:Dave Hobson, official 109th Congress photo.jpg100px]]
Dave Hobson
(Springfield)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2009Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
[[File:Rep. Steve Austria.jpg100px]]
Steve Austria
(Beavercreek)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2009 –
January 3, 2013Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired.
[[File:Bob Gibbs, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg100px]]
Bob Gibbs
(Lakeville)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2023Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020
Retired.
[[File:MaxMiller118thCong.jpeg100px]]
Max Miller
(Rocky River)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
presentElected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

Recent election results

The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.

YearDemocraticRepublicanOther
1920Paul F. Dye: 47,196*Simeon D. Fess*: 73,794
1922Charles B. Zimmerman: 38,522Charles Brand: 53,182
1924C. K. Wolf: 34,709*Charles Brand*: 61,557
1926Harry E. Rice: 22,314*Charles Brand*: 45,699
1928Harry E. Rice: 34,323*Charles Brand*: 75,753
1930John L. Zimmerman Jr.: 35,663*Charles Brand*: 50,595
1932Aaron J. Halloran: 57,715Leroy T. Marshall: 65,064
1934C. W. Rich: 43,226*Leroy T. Marshall*: 46,453
1936Arthur W. Aleshire: 68,456Leroy T. Marshall: 67,454
1938Arthur W. Aleshire: 50,163Clarence J. Brown: 68,185
1940J. Fuller Trump: 59,667*Clarence J. Brown*: 83,415
1942George H. Smith: 23,384*Clarence J. Brown*: 52,270
1944John L. Cashim: 52,403*Clarence J. Brown*: 84,770Carl H. Ehl: 211
1946Carl H. Ehl: 29,824*Clarence J. Brown*: 63,390
1948*Clarence J. Brown*: 71,737
1950Ben J. Goldman: 35,818*Clarence J. Brown*: 77,660
1952*Clarence J. Brown*: 98,354
1954G. Louis Wren: 35,504*Clarence J. Brown*: 62,821
1956Joseph A. Sullivan: 47,220*Clarence J. Brown*: 91,439
1958Joseph A. Sullivan: 48,994*Clarence J. Brown*: 75,085
1960Joseph A. Sullivan: 55,451*Clarence J. Brown*: 105,026
1962Robert A. Riley: 39,908*Clarence J. Brown*: 83,680
1964Jerry R. Graham: 70,857Bud Brown*: 93,022
1966*Bud Brown*: 81,225
1968Robert E. Cecile: 55,386*Bud Brown*: 97,581
1970Joseph D. Lewis: 37,294*Bud Brown*: 84,448
1972*Bud Brown*: 112,350Dorothy Franke: 40,945
1974Patrick L. Nelson: 34,828*Bud Brown*: 73,503Dorothy Franke: 13,088
1976Dorothy Franke: 54,755*Bud Brown*: 101,027
1978*Bud Brown*: 92,507
1980Donald Hollister: 38,952*Bud Brown*: 124,137
1982Roger D. Tackett: 65,543Mike DeWine: 87,842John B. Winer (L): 2,761
1984Donald E. Scott: 40,621*Mike DeWine*: 147,885Others: 4,352
1986*Mike DeWine*: 119,238
1988Jack Schira: 50,423*Mike DeWine*: 142,597
1990Jack Schira: 59,349Dave Hobson: 97,123
1992Clifford S. Heskett: 66,237*Dave Hobson*: 164,195
1994*Dave Hobson*: 140,124
1996Richard K. Blain: 61,419*Dave Hobson*: 158,087Dawn Marie Johnson (N): 13,478
1998Donald E. Minor Jr.: 49,780*Dave Hobson*: 120,765James A. Schrader (L): 9,146
2000Donald E. Minor Jr.: 60,755*Dave Hobson*: 163,646John Mitchel: 13,983
Jack D. Null (L): 3,802
2002Kara Anastasio: 45,568*Dave Hobson*: 113,252Frank Doden (G): 8,812
2004Kara Anastasio: 97,972*Dave Hobson*: 182,621
2006William R. Conner: 85,202*Dave Hobson*: 133,112
2008Sharen Neuhardt: 113,099Steve Austria: 159,265
2010William R. Conner: 70,400*Steve Austria*: 135,721John Anderson (L): 9,381
David Easton (C): 2,811
2012Joyce Healy-Abrams: 137,708*Bob Gibbs*: 178,104
2014*Bob Gibbs*: 143,959
2016Roy Rich: 89,638*Bob Gibbs*: 198,221Dan Phillip: 21,694
2018Ken Harbaugh: 107,536*Bob Gibbs*: 153,117
2020Quentin Potter: 102,271*Bob Gibbs*: 236,607Brandon Lape (L): 11,671
2022Matthew Diemer: 135,485*Max Miller*: 168,002Others: 86
2024Matthew Diemer: 144,607*Max Miller*: 204,459Dennis Kucinich (I): 51,264

Historical district boundaries

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References

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "My Congressional District".
  3. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  4. "DRA 2020".
  5. "OH 2026 Congressional".
  6. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH07.pdf]
  7. "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
  8. "2014 Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State".
  9. "2016 Official Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State".
  10. "2018 Official Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State".
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