| Ohio's 7th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries
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| Representative |
Max Miller
R–Rocky River |
| Population (2024) | 789,433[1] |
| Median household income |
$84,749[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+5[3] |
Ohio's 7th congressional district is represented by Max Miller. It is currently located in the northeastern section of the state, including southern and western Cuyahoga County, all of Medina and Wayne Counties, and a sliver of northern Holmes County.
Recent election results from statewide races
2023-2027 boundaries
| Year | Office | Results[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 50% - 49% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52% - 48% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 54% - 42% |
| Senate | Portman 61% - 34% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Brown 52% - 48% |
| Governor | DeWine 52% - 45% | |
| Secretary of State | LaRose 51% - 46% | |
| Treasurer | Sprague 55% - 45% | |
| Auditor | Faber 51% - 45% | |
| Attorney General | Yost 52% - 48% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 54% - 45% |
| 2022 | Senate | Vance 52% - 48% |
| Governor | DeWine 63% - 37% | |
| Secretary of State | LaRose 59% - 40% | |
| Treasurer | Sprague 59% - 41% | |
| Auditor | Faber 59% - 41% | |
| Attorney General | Yost 60% - 40% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 55% - 44% |
| Senate | Moreno 49% - 48% |
2027–2033 boundaries
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 49.6% - 48.9% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 52% - 48% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 54% - 42% |
| Senate | Portman 61% - 34% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Brown 52% - 48% |
| Governor | DeWine 52% - 45% | |
| Attorney General | Yost 52% - 48% | |
| 2020 | President | Trump 54% - 45% |
| 2022 | Senate | Vance 52% - 48% |
| Governor | DeWine 63% - 37% | |
| Secretary of State | LaRose 60% - 39% | |
| Treasurer | Sprague 59% - 41% | |
| Auditor | Faber 59% - 41% | |
| Attorney General | Yost 60% - 40% | |
| 2024 | President | Trump 55% - 44% |
| Senate | Moreno 50% - 47% |
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[6]
Cuyahoga County (28)
- Bay Village, Bentleyville, Berea, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Brook Park, Chagrin Falls (part; also 11th), Fairview Park, Glenwillow, Independence, Linndale, Middleburg Heights, North Olmsted, North Royalton, Oakwood, Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Township, Parma, Parma Heights, Rocky River, Seven Hills, Solon, Strongsville, Valley View, Walton Hills, Westlake
Holmes County (7)
- Holmesville, Loudonville, Nashville, Prairie Township, Ripley Township, Salt Creek Township (part; also 12th), Washington Township
Medina County (28)
- All 28 township and municipalities
Wayne County (32)
- All 32 township and municipalities
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1823 | ||||
Samuel Finley Vinton (Gallipolis) |
Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 |
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William Allen (Chillicothe) |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
23rd | Elected in 1832. Lost re-election. |
| William K. Bond (Chillicothe) |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th 26th |
Elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Retired. |
| Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
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William Russell (Portsmouth) |
Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. [data missing] |
| Joseph J. McDowell (Hillsboro) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. [data missing] |
| Jonathan D. Morris (Batavia) |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
Elected in 1846 after Rep-elect Thomas L. Hamer died before start of term. Re-elected in 1848. [data missing] |
| Nelson Barrere (Hillsboro) |
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. Lost re-election. |
Aaron Harlan (Yellow Springs) |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th 35th |
Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Lost re-election. |
| Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
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| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
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Thomas Corwin (Lebanon) |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 12, 1861 |
36th 37th |
Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Mexico. |
| Vacant | March 12, 1861 – July 4, 1861 |
37th | ||
Richard A. Harrison (London) |
Union | July 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Corwin's term. [data missing] |
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Samuel S. Cox (Columbus) |
Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1862. [data missing] |
Samuel Shellabarger (Springfield) |
Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 |
39th 40th |
Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing] |
James J. Winans (Xenia) |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1868. [data missing] |
Samuel Shellabarger (Springfield) |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. [data missing] |
Lawrence T. Neal (Chillicothe) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. [data missing] |
Henry L. Dickey (Greenfield) |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | Elected in 1876. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Frank H. Hurd (Toledo) |
Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | Elected in 1878. [data missing] |
John P. Leedom (West Union) |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
47th | Elected in 1880. [data missing] |
Henry Lee Morey (Hamilton) |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – June 20, 1884 |
48th | Lost contested election |
James E. Campbell (Hamilton) |
Democratic | June 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885 |
48th | Won contested election. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
George E. Seney (Tiffin) |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
49th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1884. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
James E. Campbell (Hamilton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1886. [data missing] |
Henry Lee Morey (Hamilton) |
Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
51st | Elected in 1888. [data missing] |
William E. Haynes (Fremont) |
Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1890. [data missing] |
George W. Wilson (London) |
Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. [data missing] |
Walter L. Weaver (Springfield) |
Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. [data missing] |
Thomas B. Kyle (Troy) |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 |
57th 58th |
Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. [data missing] |
J. Warren Keifer (Springfield) |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 |
59th 60th 61st |
Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] |
James D. Post (Washington Courthouse) |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 |
62nd 63rd |
Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. [data missing] |
Simeon D. Fess (Yellow Springs) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 |
64th 65th 66th 67th |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
Charles Brand (Urbana) |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired. |
| Leroy T. Marshall (Xenia) |
Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 |
73rd 74th |
Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost re-election. |
Arthur W. Aleshire (Springfield) |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
75th | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
Clarence J. Brown (Blanchester) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – August 23, 1965 |
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th |
Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Died. |
| Vacant | August 23, 1965 – November 2, 1965 |
89th | ||
Bud Brown (Urbana) |
Republican | November 2, 1965 – January 3, 1983 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th |
Elected to finish his father's term. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for governor. |
Mike DeWine (Cedarville) |
Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
98th 99th 100th 101st |
Elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. |
Dave Hobson (Springfield) |
Republican | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 |
102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
Elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. |
Steve Austria (Beavercreek) |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2013 |
111th 112th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. |
Bob Gibbs (Lakeville) |
Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020 Retired. |
Max Miller (Rocky River) |
Republican | January 3, 2023 – present |
118th 119th |
Elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. |
Recent election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Paul F. Dye: 47,196 | Simeon D. Fess: 73,794 | |
| 1922 | Charles B. Zimmerman: 38,522 | Charles Brand: 53,182 | |
| 1924 | C. K. Wolf: 34,709 | Charles Brand: 61,557 | |
| 1926 | Harry E. Rice: 22,314 | Charles Brand: 45,699 | |
| 1928 | Harry E. Rice: 34,323 | Charles Brand: 75,753 | |
| 1930 | John L. Zimmerman Jr.: 35,663 | Charles Brand: 50,595 | |
| 1932 | Aaron J. Halloran: 57,715 | Leroy T. Marshall: 65,064 | |
| 1934 | C. W. Rich: 43,226 | Leroy T. Marshall: 46,453 | |
| 1936 | Arthur W. Aleshire: 68,456 | Leroy T. Marshall: 67,454 | |
| 1938 | Arthur W. Aleshire: 50,163 | Clarence J. Brown: 68,185 | |
| 1940 | J. Fuller Trump: 59,667 | Clarence J. Brown: 83,415 | |
| 1942 | George H. Smith: 23,384 | Clarence J. Brown: 52,270 | |
| 1944 | John L. Cashim: 52,403 | Clarence J. Brown: 84,770 | Carl H. Ehl: 211 |
| 1946 | Carl H. Ehl: 29,824 | Clarence J. Brown: 63,390 | |
| 1948 | Clarence J. Brown: 71,737 | ||
| 1950 | Ben J. Goldman: 35,818 | Clarence J. Brown: 77,660 | |
| 1952 | Clarence J. Brown: 98,354 | ||
| 1954 | G. Louis Wren: 35,504 | Clarence J. Brown: 62,821 | |
| 1956 | Joseph A. Sullivan: 47,220 | Clarence J. Brown: 91,439 | |
| 1958 | Joseph A. Sullivan: 48,994 | Clarence J. Brown: 75,085 | |
| 1960 | Joseph A. Sullivan: 55,451 | Clarence J. Brown: 105,026 | |
| 1962 | Robert A. Riley: 39,908 | Clarence J. Brown: 83,680 | |
| 1964 | Jerry R. Graham: 70,857 | Bud Brown*: 93,022 | |
| 1966 | Bud Brown: 81,225 | ||
| 1968 | Robert E. Cecile: 55,386 | Bud Brown: 97,581 | |
| 1970 | Joseph D. Lewis: 37,294 | Bud Brown: 84,448 | |
| 1972 | Bud Brown: 112,350 | Dorothy Franke: 40,945 | |
| 1974 | Patrick L. Nelson: 34,828 | Bud Brown: 73,503 | Dorothy Franke: 13,088 |
| 1976 | Dorothy Franke: 54,755 | Bud Brown: 101,027 | |
| 1978 | Bud Brown: 92,507 | ||
| 1980 | Donald Hollister: 38,952 | Bud Brown: 124,137 | |
| 1982 | Roger D. Tackett: 65,543 | Mike DeWine: 87,842 | John B. Winer (L): 2,761 |
| 1984 | Donald E. Scott: 40,621 | Mike DeWine: 147,885 | Others: 4,352 |
| 1986 | Mike DeWine: 119,238 | ||
| 1988 | Jack Schira: 50,423 | Mike DeWine: 142,597 | |
| 1990 | Jack Schira: 59,349 | Dave Hobson: 97,123 | |
| 1992 | Clifford S. Heskett: 66,237 | Dave Hobson: 164,195 | |
| 1994 | Dave Hobson: 140,124 | ||
| 1996 | Richard K. Blain: 61,419 | Dave Hobson: 158,087 | Dawn Marie Johnson (N): 13,478 |
| 1998 | Donald E. Minor Jr.: 49,780 | Dave Hobson: 120,765 | James A. Schrader (L): 9,146 |
| 2000 | Donald E. Minor Jr.: 60,755 | Dave Hobson: 163,646 | John Mitchel: 13,983 Jack D. Null (L): 3,802 |
| 2002 | Kara Anastasio: 45,568 | Dave Hobson: 113,252 | Frank Doden (G): 8,812 |
| 2004 | Kara Anastasio: 97,972 | Dave Hobson: 182,621 | |
| 2006 | William R. Conner: 85,202 | Dave Hobson: 133,112 | |
| 2008 | Sharen Neuhardt: 113,099 | Steve Austria: 159,265 | |
| 2010 | William R. Conner: 70,400 | Steve Austria: 135,721 | John Anderson (L): 9,381 David Easton (C): 2,811 |
| 2012[7] | Joyce Healy-Abrams: 137,708 | Bob Gibbs: 178,104 | |
| 2014[8] | Bob Gibbs: 143,959 | ||
| 2016[9] | Roy Rich: 89,638 | Bob Gibbs: 198,221 | Dan Phillip: 21,694 |
| 2018[10] | Ken Harbaugh: 107,536 | Bob Gibbs: 153,117 | |
| 2020 | Quentin Potter: 102,271 | Bob Gibbs: 236,607 | Brandon Lape (L): 11,671 |
| 2022 | Matthew Diemer: 135,485 | Max Miller: 168,002 | Others: 86 |
| 2024 | Matthew Diemer: 144,607 | Max Miller: 204,459 | Dennis Kucinich (I): 51,264 |
Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2023
See also
- Ohio's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
References
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "DRA 2020". davesredistricting.org. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "OH 2026 Congressional". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST39/CD118_OH07.pdf
- ^ "2012 Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State.
- ^ "2014 Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "2016 Official Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Official Elections Results - Ohio Secretary of State". www.sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- 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

