From 2003 to 2013, the district consisted of the suburban area between Orlando and Daytona Beach and included St. Augustine.

Following court-ordered redistricting in 2015, the district included all of Seminole County and northern Orange County, including much of downtown and northern Orlando and the cities of Maitland and Winter Park.

[5] Following further redistricting in 2022 based on the 2020 United States census, the 7th district still includes all of Seminole County.

It now includes the southern half of Volusia County, while the portion of the district that extended into Orange County, including UCF, is now part of the 10th congressional district.

The district is currently represented in the U.S. Congress by Rep. Cory Mills.