Indiana 9th Congressional District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 9th Congressional District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+29 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 774,8982024 5-year
Median household income: $71,7262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.8%2024 5-year
Black: 2.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+29 in 2024MIT Election Lab

HOUCHIN, ErinCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HOLLINGSWORTH, Joseph Albert III (2021–2023), HOLLINGSWORTH, Joseph Albert III (2019–2021), HOLLINGSWORTH, Joseph Albert III (2017–2019), YOUNG, Todd (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

18 counties · 1 D · 17 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−29.4%	123,472	229,415	359,758
2020	R	−27.0%	128,770	226,535	362,190
2016	R	−28.2%	109,947	203,473	331,887
2012	R	−14.9%	128,718	175,053	311,086
2008	R	−6.0%	150,841	170,450	325,489
2004	R	−21.5%	114,920	178,410	295,721
2000	R	−17.2%	102,950	147,176	257,651
1996	R	−1.2%	108,050	111,139	249,171
1992	R	−1.0%	105,084	107,750	262,567
1988	R	−18.0%	94,523	136,204	231,963
1984	R	−24.2%	90,528	149,035	241,448
1980	R	−13.1%	95,830	126,842	237,411
1976	D	+1.5%	114,033	110,661	226,745
1972	R	−24.1%	80,278	131,897	213,827
1968	R	−9.1%	81,168	100,105	208,766
1964	D	+18.9%	120,731	82,239	204,043
1960	R	−10.5%	93,409	115,354	209,571
1956	R	−16.2%	81,229	112,847	194,786
1952	R	−14.1%	82,940	110,531	195,099
1948	D	+1.0%	85,764	83,963	171,907
1944	R	−5.7%	77,625	87,167	166,210
1940	R	−2.3%	87,756	91,956	180,419
1936	D	+9.4%	95,304	78,707	176,190
1932	D	+14.7%	96,197	71,219	169,788
1928	R	−16.0%	63,867	88,259	152,856
1924	R	−4.1%	65,621	71,516	142,364
1920	R	−5.3%	68,122	75,924	146,261
1916	D	+4.7%	41,110	37,288	80,949
1912	D	+26.7%	37,619	16,873	77,776
1908	D	+4.6%	44,484	40,480	87,517
1904	R	−2.5%	40,326	42,481	85,689
1900	D	+3.5%	44,217	41,222	86,750
1896	D	+2.1%	43,015	41,230	84,929
1892	D	+7.9%	40,921	34,700	78,846
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	38.8%	58.6%	2,829,897
2022	R	37.9%	58.6%	1,859,851
2018	R	44.8%	50.7%	2,282,565
2016	R	42.4%	52.1%	2,732,546
2012	D	50.0%	44.3%	2,560,102
2010	R	40.0%	54.6%	1,744,481
2006	R	0.0%	87.4%	1,341,111
2004	D	61.6%	37.2%	2,428,233
2000	R	31.9%	66.6%	2,145,209
1998	D	63.7%	34.8%	1,588,617
1994	R	30.5%	67.4%	1,543,568
1992	R	40.7%	57.3%	2,211,426
1990	R	46.4%	53.6%	1,502,687
1988	R	31.9%	68.1%	2,099,303
1986	R	38.5%	60.6%	1,545,563
1982	R	45.6%	53.8%	1,817,287
1980	R	46.2%	53.8%	2,198,376
1976	R	40.2%	59.0%	2,161,187

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

21.3%

English

13.8%

Irish

11.5%

American

8.8%

Italian

2.4%

Scottish

2.2%

Polish

0.9%

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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

5.1%

65–74

5.6%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

6.2%

35–44

6.1%

6.4%

25–34

6.2%

5.6%

18–24

5.3%

8.2%

5–17

7.6%

2.8%

2.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,726

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$71,726

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.0%

Working age (18–64)12.1%

Seniors (65+)9.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.2%

speak English only

Spanish2.8%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.8%

Baptist

6.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.6%

Methodist

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana's 9th stretches from the Louisville suburbs south along the Ohio River through rural hill country, a geography that has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 25 points in recent cycles.

The Republican margin in Indiana 9th Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,726, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 774,898 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, Indiana voted Republican by 29.4 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 359,758 votes cast, 123,472 went Democratic and 229,415 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 9, Indiana's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 9, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Indiana voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Congressional District 9, Indiana?

Congressional District 9, Indiana has a population of 774,898 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, Indiana?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, Indiana is $71,726 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Indiana?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 9th Congressional District has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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