Alabama's 7th congressional district

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Alabama's 7th congressional district is a U.S. House district centered on Birmingham and much of the state's Black Belt, known today as a safely Democratic, majority-Black district.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district ⓘ
congressional district ⓘ
abbreviation AL-07 ⓘ
chamber House of Representatives ⓘ
contains Dallas County, Alabama ⓘ
Greene County, Alabama ⓘ
Hale County, Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Hale County

Lowndes County, Alabama ⓘ
Marengo County, Alabama ⓘ
Perry County, Alabama ⓘ
Sumter County, Alabama ⓘ
Wilcox County, Alabama ⓘ
parts of Jefferson County, Alabama ⓘ
parts of Montgomery County, Alabama ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created after 1870 census ⓘ
currentRepresentative Terri Sewell ⓘ
currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party ⓘ
demographicType majority-Black district ⓘ
electoralType single-member district ⓘ
elects one representative ⓘ
federalDistrictNumber 7 ⓘ
governingLaw Title 2 of the United States Code ⓘ
hasCharacteristic heavily urban and rural mix ⓘ
high African American population percentage ⓘ
strong Democratic voting history ⓘ
hasHeldContinuouslyByPartySince Democratic Party, 1993 ⓘ
hasHistoricalAssociation Voting Rights Act-era redistricting ⓘ
civil rights movement in Alabama ⓘ
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
locatedIn Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ
Black Belt (Alabama) ⓘ
majorityDemographic African American ⓘ
mapColorConvention blue for Democratic representation ⓘ
notableCity Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ
Selma, Alabama ⓘ
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (parts) ⓘ
linked to: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
partOf United States Congress ⓘ
politicalLeaning safely Democratic ⓘ
redistrictingAuthority Alabama Legislature ⓘ
reestablished after 1960s redistricting ⓘ
represents much of Alabama's Black Belt region ⓘ
parts of Birmingham metropolitan area ⓘ
state Alabama ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
usedFor elections to the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ

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William B. Bankhead → represented → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
Dallas County, Alabama → partOf → United States congressional district (7th, Alabama) ⓘ
linked to: Alabama's 7th congressional district
Dallas County, Alabama → partOf → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
subject linked to: Dallas County
Wilcox County, Alabama → inCongressionalDistrict → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
subject linked to: Wilcox County
Perry County, Alabama → isInCongressionalDistrict → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
Alabama's 2nd congressional district → borderedBy → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
Terri Sewell → represents → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
AL-07 → alsoKnownAs → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
Greene County, Alabama → inCongressionalDistrict → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
Pickens County, Alabama → isPartOfCongressionalDistrict → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
AL-06 → borderingDistrict → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
Alabama congressional delegation → hasElectoralDistricts → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ
William Brockman Bankhead → represented → Alabama's 7th congressional district ⓘ