Indiana's 7th congressional district

Indiana's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district is in Marion County and includes most of Indianapolis. The district used to have more Republicans in the district but now is mostly Democratic Party. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Democrat André Carson, who won a special election in 2008 to replace his grandmother Julia Carson after she died in 2007.

Indiana's 7th congressional district
Indiana's 7th congressional district – since January 3, 2013
Representative	André Carson D–Indianapolis
Area	265 sq mi (690 km2)
Distribution	99.7% urban 0.3% rural
Population (2019)	777,205
Median household income	$46,118[1]
Ethnicity	51% White[2] 31% Black 12% Hispanic 3% Asian 3% other 0% Native American
Cook PVI	D+11[3]

Election history

Year	Office	Result
2000	President	Al Gore 56 - George W. Bush 43%
2004	President	John Kerry 58 - George W. Bush 42%
2008	President	Barack Obama 71 - John McCain 28%
2012	President	Barack Obama 62.9 - Mitt Romney 35.3%
2016	President	Hillary Clinton 59.0 - Donald Trump 36.2%
2020	President	Joe Biden 62.9 - Donald Trump 35.3%

2002

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Carson	77,478	53.13%
	Republican	Ambrose McVey	64,379	44.14%
	Libertarian	Andrew Horning	3,919	2.69%
	No party	Others	64	0.04%
Total votes			145,840	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

2004

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Carson (Incumbent)	121,303	54.35%
	Republican	Andrew Horning	97,491	43.68%
	Libertarian	Barry Campbell	4,381	1.96%
Total votes			223,175	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2006

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julia Carson (Incumbent)	74,750	53.76%
	Republican	Eric Dickerson	64,304	46.24%
Total votes			139,054	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2008

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Special Election (March 11, 2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson	45,668	54.04%
	Republican	Jonathan Elrod	36,415	43.09%
	Libertarian	Sean Sheppard	2,430	2.88%
Total votes			84,513	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Indiana's 7th Congressional District General Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (Incumbent)	172,650	65.08%
	Republican	Gabrielle Campo	92,645	34.92%
Total votes			265,295	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2010

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (Incumbent)	86,011	58.90%
	Republican	Marvin B. Scott	55,213	37.81%
	Libertarian	Dav Wilson	4,815	3.30%
Total votes			146,039	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2012

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2012)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (Incumbent)	162,122	62.85%
	Republican	Carlos May	95,828	37.15%
Total votes			257,950	100.00%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2014

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election, (2014)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andre Carson (Incumbent)	61,443	54.73%
	Republican	Catherine Ping	46,887	41.77%
	Libertarian	Chris Mayo	3,931	3.50%
Total votes			112,261	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2016

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2016)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (Incumbent)	158,739	59.98%
	Republican	Catherine Ping	94,456	35.69%
	Libertarian	Drew Thompson	11,475	4.34%
Total votes			264,670	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2018

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2018)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (Incumbent)	141,139	64.9%
	Republican	Wayne Harmon	76,457	35.1%
Total votes			217,596	100.0%
	Democratic hold

2020

Indiana's 7th Congressional District Election (2020)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	André Carson (Incumbent)	176,422	62.4%
	Republican	Susan Marie Smith	106,146	37.6%
Total votes			282,568	100.0%
	Democratic hold