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
surface form: Hale County, Alabama

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 of America
surface form: 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, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama

Black Belt (Alabama)
majorityDemographic African American
mapColorConvention blue for Democratic representation
notableCity Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama

Selma, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
surface form: Tuscaloosa, Alabama (parts)
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 Alabama's 7th congressional district
this entity surface form: United States congressional district (7th, Alabama)
Dallas County partOf Alabama's 7th congressional district
subject surface form: Dallas County, Alabama
Wilcox County inCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 7th congressional district
subject surface form: Wilcox County, Alabama
Perry County, Alabama isInCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 7th congressional district
Alabama's 2nd congressional district borderedBy Alabama's 7th congressional district