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7 is the second largest Congressional district
in Arizona. Out of the 435 Congressional districts,
it is the 26th largest in land area, covering
22,872 square miles. This is a land area larger
than seven individual states, and larger than
Rhode Island, Delaware, Hawai’i, Connecticut
and New Jersey combined. The southern boundary of District 7 coincides
with 300 miles of the US/Mexico border. Only Texas’
23rd district has a longer stretch of the southern
border.
The urban center of District 7 contains the central, south and west sides of the city of Tucson. The population within the district is predominantly working-class families, from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds. The majority of Tucson’s Hispanic, urban Native American and African-American residents live in the 7th congressional district.
The district extends south to the Mexican border encompassing Nogales, AZ, then west to the Arizona/California border to include all of Yuma County. The district line then follows the Colorado River north to the communities of Parker and Parker Strip within La Paz County, and finally stretches east to Maricopa County’s West Valley.
District 7 is also home to 7 sovereign nations: the Ak-Chin, Cocopah, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Gila River, Pascua Yaqui, Quechan, and Tohono O'odham. District 7 has both the oldest reservation in Arizona as well as the newest.
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