Illinois 9th Congressional District, Illinois: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+36%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 534,1802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $87,6402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 47.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 19.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab
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SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D.
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: YATES, Sidney Richard (1997–1999), YATES, Sidney Richard (1995–1997), YATES, Sidney Richard (1993–1995), YATES, Sidney Richard (1991–1993)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 9, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 146,994 | 67,525 | 219,370 | ||
| D | 172,901 | 65,468 | 242,953 | ||
| D | 158,810 | 54,363 | 225,995 | ||
| D | 146,566 | 59,762 | 209,552 | ||
| D | 161,726 | 57,572 | 221,543 | ||
| D | 139,908 | 69,743 | 210,970 | ||
| D | 123,730 | 61,608 | 190,522 | ||
| D | 110,102 | 51,219 | 173,426 | ||
| D | 116,872 | 64,145 | 211,727 | ||
| D | 104,576 | 89,413 | 195,645 | ||
| R | 101,815 | 105,141 | 208,141 | ||
| D | 102,357 | 85,476 | 205,854 | ||
| D | 108,214 | 96,173 | 208,302 | ||
| R | 96,801 | 117,361 | 215,361 | ||
| D | 106,534 | 91,027 | 215,426 | ||
| D | 139,482 | 84,176 | 223,662 | ||
| D | 123,973 | 99,354 | 223,976 | ||
| R | 87,689 | 119,340 | 207,545 | ||
| R | 104,509 | 108,999 | 214,088 | ||
| D | 107,288 | 92,268 | 200,788 | ||
| D | 112,647 | 84,099 | 197,299 | ||
| D | 103,406 | 85,578 | 189,726 | ||
| D | 110,756 | 63,831 | 179,551 | ||
| D | 81,771 | 62,396 | 149,107 | ||
| R | 63,281 | 73,218 | 137,569 | ||
| R | 19,784 | 61,699 | 99,174 | ||
| R | 17,355 | 56,930 | 79,606 | ||
| R | 33,455 | 39,413 | 75,964 | ||
| O | 11,635 | 6,833 | 38,493 | ||
| R | 13,539 | 20,848 | 37,207 | ||
| R | 9,190 | 20,828 | 35,190 | ||
| R | 16,415 | 18,433 | 35,843 | ||
| R | 13,426 | 19,966 | 33,902 | ||
| D | 12,823 | 10,103 | 23,442 | ||
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | O | 0.0% | 41.5% | 4,098,896 |
| 2020 | D | 54.9% | 38.9% | 5,968,901 |
| 2016 | D | 54.9% | 39.8% | 5,491,878 |
| 2014 | D | 53.5% | 42.7% | 3,603,519 |
| 2010 | R | 46.4% | 48.0% | 3,704,473 |
| 2008 | D | 67.8% | 28.5% | 5,329,884 |
| 2004 | D | 70.0% | 27.0% | 5,141,520 |
| 2002 | D | 60.3% | 38.0% | 3,486,851 |
| 1998 | R | 47.4% | 50.3% | 3,394,521 |
| 1996 | D | 56.1% | 40.7% | 4,250,722 |
| 1992 | D | 53.3% | 43.1% | 4,939,558 |
| 1990 | D | 65.1% | 34.9% | 3,251,005 |
| 1986 | D | 65.1% | 33.7% | 3,122,883 |
| 1984 | D | 50.1% | 48.2% | 4,787,335 |
| 1980 | D | 56.0% | 42.5% | 4,580,029 |
| 1978 | R | 45.5% | 53.3% | 3,184,764 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.6%
Irish
8.9%
Polish
7.2%
Italian
5.2%
English
4.1%
American
2.4%
French
1.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$87,640
Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 9$87,640
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
65.6%
speak English only
Spanish20.4%
Other Indo-European7.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.2%
Other languages1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Illinois's 9th stretches along Lake Michigan from Chicago's Far North Side through Evanston and into the northern suburbs, combining dense urban precincts with high-education lakefront communities to produce presidential margins exceeding 35 points in recent cycles.
The Democratic margin in Illinois 9th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-seven points in 2008; the 2024 margin was thirty-six points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,640, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 9, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 9, Illinois voted Democratic by 36.2 points (D+36), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 219,370 votes cast, 146,994 went Democratic and 67,525 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 9, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Illinois as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 9, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Illinois voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Congressional District 9, Illinois?
Congressional District 9, Illinois has a population of 534,180 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 9, Illinois?
Median household income in Congressional District 9, Illinois is $87,640 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.