Wisconsin's 7th congressional district

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi. The district contains the following counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, St. Croix, Chippewa (partial), Clark, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Jackson (partial), Juneau (partial), Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe (partial) Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn, and Wood (partial).

Wisconsin's 7th congressional district
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Tom Tiffany R–Hazelhurst
Area	18,786.53 sq mi (48,656.9 km^2)
Distribution	57.96% rural 42.04% urban
Population (2018 est.)	710,420
Median income	$57,200[1]
Ethnicity	91% white[2] 2% Hispanic 2% Native American 2% Asian 2% other 1% black
Cook PVI	R+8[3]

The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Tiffany.

While in 2008, the district gave 56% of the vote to Barack Obama, it has swung to the Republicans in recent presidential elections with Mitt Romney winning with 51% of the vote in 2012 and Donald Trump winning with 58% of the vote in 2016.

Agriculture is a major industry and employer in the rural 7th district.[4] This district has been a major producer of milk from cows, grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas.[5] 60% of the farmland in this district is used for crop production, another major economic stimulant.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1873
Jeremiah Rusk	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
Herman L. Humphrey	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing]
Gilbert M. Woodward	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing]
Ormsby B. Thomas	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	49th 50th 51st	[data unknown/missing]
Frank P. Coburn	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	[data unknown/missing]
George B. Shaw	Republican	March 4, 1893 – August 27, 1894	53rd	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		August 27, 1894 – November 5, 1894
Michael Griffin	Republican	November 5, 1894 – March 3, 1899	53rd 54th 55th	[data unknown/missing]
John J. Esch	Republican	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1921	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th	[data unknown/missing]
Joseph D. Beck	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929	67th 68th 69th 70th	[data unknown/missing]
Merlin Hull	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931	71st	[data unknown/missing]
Gardner R. Withrow	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	72nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 3rd district.
Gerald J. Boileau	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd 74th 75th	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1932. [data unknown/missing]
	Progressive	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939
Reid F. Murray	Republican	January 3, 1939 – April 29, 1952	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		April 29, 1952 – January 3, 1953
Melvin Laird	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 21, 1969	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed US Secretary of Defense
Vacant		January 21, 1969 – April 1, 1969
Dave Obey	Democratic	April 1, 1969 – January, 3, 2011	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Sean Duffy	Republican	January 3, 2011 – September 23, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2010. Resigned due to family health issues.
Vacant		September 23, 2019 – May 12, 2020	116th
Tom Tiffany	Republican	May 12, 2020[6] – present		Elected to finish Duffy's term.

Election results from recent presidential races

Year	Results
2000	Gore 48 - 47%
2004	Kerry 50 - 49%
2008	Obama 56 - 43%
2012	Romney 51 - 48%
2016	Trump 58 - 37%

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Wisconsin's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

General

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Specific

1. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=55&cd=07
2. https://censusreporter.org/profiles/50000US5507-congressional-district-7-wi/
3. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
4. "The Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin: Findings, Recommendations, Steps to a Healthy Future" (PDF).
5. "2012 Congressional District Profiles" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture - National Agricultural Statistics Service.
6. https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=T000165

External links

• Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District