| Massachusetts's 7th congressional district | |
|---|---|
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| Representative | |
| Population (2024) | 789,900 |
| Median household income | $98,603[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+34[2] |
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in easternMassachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of the city ofBoston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The seat is currently held byDemocratAyanna Pressley.
Due toredistricting after the2010 census, the borders of the district were changed, with most of the old 7th district redistricted to the new5th district,[3] and most of the old 8th district comprising the new 7th district. With aCook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+34, it is the most Democratic district in Massachusetts, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.[2]
According toThe 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 percentAfrican American, and 21 percentLatino.[4]
In 2019, Ayanna Pressley became the first female and person of color to represent the district as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Congress.[5]
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 82% - 16% |
| Senate | Kerry 86% - 14% | |
| 2010 | Senate (Spec.) | Coakley 74% - 26% |
| Governor | Patrick 74% - 20% | |
| 2012 | President | Obama 84% - 16% |
| Senate | Warren 79% - 21% | |
| 2014 | Senate | Markey 85% - 15% |
| Governor | Coakley 72% - 25% | |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 83% - 12% |
| 2018 | Senate | Warren 85% - 13% |
| Governor | Gonzalez 57% - 43% | |
| Attorney General | Healey 89% - 11% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 85% - 13% |
| Senate | Markey 86% - 13% | |
| 2022 | Governor | Healey 84% - 14% |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth | Galvin 83% - 12% | |
| Attorney General | Campbell 85% - 15% | |
| Auditor | DiZoglio 74% - 17% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 79% - 17% |
| Senate | Warren 82% - 18% |
For the118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the2020 census), the district contains all or portions of three counties and 7 municipalities:[7]
Middlesex County (3)
Norfolk County (2)
Suffolk County (2)
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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."[8]
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."[9]
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."[10]
1916: In Essex County: Boxford, Lawrence, Lynn, Lynnfield, Middleton, Nahant, North Andover, Peabody, Saugus. In Middlesex County: North Reading.[11][12]
1941: In Essex County: Lawrence, Lynn (part), Middleton, Nahant, North Andover, Peabody. In Suffolk County: Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop.[13]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 142,133 | 98.3 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 2,413 | 1.7 | |
| Total votes | 144,546 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Capuano (incumbent) | 253,354 | 98.6 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 3,557 | 1.4 | |
| Total votes | 256,911 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ayanna Pressley | 216,557 | 98.2 | |
| Write-in | 3,852 | 1.8 | ||
| Total votes | 220,409 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ayanna Pressley (incumbent) | 232,094 | 97.1 | |
| Write-in | 6,907 | 2.9 | ||
| Total votes | 239,001 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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