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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022

Maryland's 7th District

A district of about 744,000 people, 54% Black, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+61.7 relative to the nation for president.

Kweisi Mfume (D) · since May 5, 2020Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
MD-7

Source: 2026 results: civicAPI; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+61.715th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line4MD-7853261

Labels below the bar mark 7 other seats in Maryland.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

202220242026
U.S. SenateNo raceD+12.3No race
U.S. HouseD+64.3D+63.1D+68.2

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Maryland. The black marker is MD-7.

Adults with a bachelor's degree32% 44th pct · 8th of 8 in MD

Lower than 56% of seats.

White adults without a degree17% 16th pct · 6th of 8 in MD

Lower than 84% of seats.

Hispanic residents9% 35th pct · 5th of 8 in MD

Lower than 65% of seats.

Black residents54% 100th pct · 1st of 8 in MD

Higher than 100% of seats.

Asian residents3% 47th pct · 6th of 8 in MD

Lower than 53% of seats.

People per square mile4,103 90th pct · 1st of 8 in MD

Denser than 90% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

MO-1
46% Black · 38% college gradsD+58.5Held DNJ-10
23% Hispanic · 47% BlackD+54.4Held DLA-2
56% Black · 27% college gradsD+49.8Held DOH-11
43% Black · 34% college gradsD+56.1Held D

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

  1. Kweisi Mfume (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 64.3, 2024 by 63.1, 2026 by 68.2

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)