District of Columbia Ward 7

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
dc-sd-007
State
District of Columbia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
007
Land Area
8.86 sq mi
Water Area
0.37 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of District of Columbia Ward 7

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
District of Columbia8.86 sq mi100.0%14.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Washington city8.86 sq mi100.0%14.5%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
DC At-Large85,685100.0%12.4%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
60,755
Active Voters
60,755 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic47,98279.0%
Republican2,0613.4%
Unaffiliated9,64815.9%
Other parties1,0471.7%
No party recorded170.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202436,660 (60.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202220,243 (33.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202036,187 (59.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201821,951 (36.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201626,773 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,320 (21.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201221,933 (36.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
90,540 (± 3,009)
Median Age
35.4
Median Household Income
$71,088 (± $2,837)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
35.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,04425.5%
18 to 6455,23861.0%
65 and over12,25813.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,0867.8%
White, not Hispanic7,0327.8%
Black, not Hispanic71,35778.8%
Asian, not Hispanic6810.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1620.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3480.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,8744.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
87,728
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
65,023

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic82,23693.7%
Hispanic5,4916.3%
White7,0878.1%
Black71,15681.1%
Asian5490.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1630.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races8220.9%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic62,36695.9%
Hispanic2,6604.1%
White5,6688.7%
Black53,82882.8%
Asian5290.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native910.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4860.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).