| State: | California |
| District Number: | 7 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since 2023 (Used in the 2022 elections) |
| Representative: | Doris Matsui |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Sacramento |
| Population: | 762,568 |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $91,918[1] |
| Percent White: | 31.4 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 26.7 |
| Percent Black: | 10.1 |
| Percent Asian: | 23.1 |
| Percent Native Hawaiian: | 1.6 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 6.1 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1.1 |
| Cpvi: | D+17[2] |
California's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in California. Doris Matsui, a Democrat, has represented the district since January 2023.
Currently, it encompasses southern Sacramento County, part of Yolo County, and a tiny portion of Solano County. It includes all of Sacramento south of the American River, including Downtown Sacramento, and its suburbs of West Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Galt. It is a heavily Democratic district.[3] Prior to redistricting in 2021, it was entirely in Sacramento County and included the eastern and southern suburbs of Sacramento.
Containing most of the state capital of Sacramento, the 7th is currently a solidly Democratic district with a D+17 rating from the Cook Partisan Voting Index.
Registered voter statistics comes from the California Secretary of State:
| Political Party | Registered Voter Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| American Independent | 3.20 | |
| Democratic | 38.99 | |
| Green | 0.43 | |
| Libertarian | 0.95 | |
| No Party Preference | 22.33 | |
| Other | 0.18 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 0.47 | |
| Republican | 33.45 |
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | President | align=right | Clinton 60.8 - 22.3% |
| Senator | align=right | Boxer 63.2 - 27.4% | |
| Senator | align=right | Feinstein 70.0 - 23.7% | |
| 1994 | Governor | align=right | |
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| 1996 | President | align=right | |
| 1998 | Governor | align=right | |
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| 2000 | President[4] | align=right | Gore 68.7 - 26.8% |
| Senator[5] | align=right | Feinstein 69.0 - 24.4% | |
| 2002 | Governor[6] | align=right | Davis 59.7 - 29.1% |
| 2003 | Recall[7] [8] | align=right | No 60.8 - 39.2% |
| align=right | Bustamante 44.3 - 34.5% | ||
| 2004 | President[9] | align=right | Kerry 67.1 - 31.8% |
| Senator[10] | align=right | Boxer 69.3 - 26.9% | |
| 2006 | Governor[11] | align=right | Angelides 50.4 - 44.0% |
| Senator[12] | align=right | Feinstein 71.0 - 23.6% | |
| 2008 | President[13] | align=right | Obama 71.4 - 26.4% |
| 2010 | Governor | align=right | Brown 67.1 - 28.3% |
| Senator | align=right | Boxer 65.4 - 29.4% | |
| 2012 | President[14] | align=right | Obama 50.8 - 46.8% |
| Senator | align=right | Feinstein 53.5 - 46.5% | |
| 2014 | Governor | align=right | Brown 56.2 - 43.8% |
| 2016 | President | align=right | Clinton 52.3 - 40.9% |
| Senator | align=right | Harris 65.3 - 34.7% | |
| 2018 | Governor | align=right | Newsom 52.0 - 48.0% |
| Senator | align=right | Feinstein 50.7 - 49.3% | |
| 2020 | President | align=right | Biden 55.6 - 41.9% |
| 2021 | Recall[15] | No 54% - 46% | |
| 2022 | Governor[16] | align=right | Newsom 63.8 - 36.2% |
| Senator | align=right | Padilla 66.1 - 33.9% |
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Sacramento | Sacramento | 1,588,921 | |
| 113 | Yolo | Woodland | 220,544 |
Sacramento County is split between this district and both the 3rd district and 6th district. The 7th and 3rd districts are partitioned by Latrobe Rd. The 7th and 6th districts are partitioned by the Sacramento River, American River, Fair Oaks Blvd, Watt Ave, Kiefer Blvd, Highway 16, Bradshaw Rd, Highway E2, and Stonehouse Dr. The 7th district takes in the south side of the city of Sacramento, the cities of Galt and Elk Grove, and the census-designated places Florin, Parkway, Arden-Arcade, Vineyard, Lemon Hill, Wilton, Rancho Murieta, Fruitridge Pocket, Freeport, Franklin, Clay, Herald, Hood, Courtland, Walnut Grove, and Isleton.
Yolo County is split between this district and the 4th district. They are partitioned by Highway 84 and Elkhorn Slough on the southern border, and by County Rd 126, Tule Canal, Toe Drain Canal, Highway 84, Babel Slough Rd, and Pumphouse Rd. The 7th district takes in the city of West Sacramento. In Solano County, the district includes Ryer Island.
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