The 7th District

Congressman Davis is honored to represent one of the most historically rich and economically diverse districts in Congress. The 7th District includes 12 of Alabama's 67 counties. Beginning in Birmingham, the district includes much of central and west Alabama including the cities of Tuscaloosa, Selma and the Black Belt region.

Basic Stats
Population: 635,500
Largest City: Birmingham
Climate: Moderate winters accompanied by very warm summers
Major Industry: healthcare, education, paper products

A rich history
The soul of America's Civil Rights Movement rests in the 7th District. The footprint of the Movement is seen at nearly every turn, from The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham where four little girls were killed, to Tuscaloosa, where Governor George Wallace stood in the school house door, to the Edmond Pettus Bridge in Selma where the Selma to Montgomery march had its climactic stand, the 7th District played a major role in assuring that the nation's promise be afforded to all of its citizens.

An exercise in contrast
Congressman Davis's district represents an economic dichotomy boasting some of the largest pockets of prosperity in the state of Alabama along with some of the largest pockets of poverty in the world. Birmingham is home to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, the region's largest employer. Mercedes Benz located its first North American plant in Tuscaloosa County and manufactures its SUV here. The task now is to expand this prosperity into other communities in the district.

Nine of the 12 counties in the 7th District are in The Black Belt, a rural expanse in Alabama and former home to the state's once flourishing cotton industry. Passed over by the Industrial Revolution and long neglected, this region has recently been re-discovered due to its rich resources and is ripe for an infusion of economic development and growth.