Michigan 9th Congressional District (MI) — Elections 1876–2024

Michigan 9th Congressional District, Michigan: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 1,474,3692024 5-year
Median household income: $83,4092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.9%2024 5-year
Black: 9.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+64 in 1924MIT Election Lab

MCCLAIN, Lisa C.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: LEVIN, Andy (2021–2023), LEVIN, Andy (2019–2021), LEVIN, Sander Martin (2017–2019), LEVIN, Sander Martin (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 1 D · 6 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	−10.6%	384,012	476,690	877,682
2020	R	−6.0%	396,625	448,064	856,388
2016	R	−9.7%	313,532	384,532	735,270
2012	D	+2.0%	358,955	344,833	713,136
2008	D	+8.6%	394,063	330,744	737,833
2004	R	−3.6%	343,031	368,954	719,166
2000	R	−0.8%	303,070	308,292	627,564
1996	D	+6.6%	266,520	229,696	557,623
1992	R	−4.2%	230,921	256,913	620,198
1988	R	−22.4%	197,754	313,347	515,636
1984	R	−35.4%	165,051	347,247	514,903
1980	R	−18.2%	192,912	288,791	526,211
1976	R	−13.1%	198,157	259,366	465,649
1972	R	−30.3%	142,244	269,898	421,399
1968	D	+1.3%	170,929	165,999	382,255
1964	D	+27.9%	216,916	122,141	339,730
1960	R	−5.0%	162,810	179,909	343,643
1956	R	−23.6%	109,077	176,608	286,205
1952	R	−29.6%	78,849	145,458	225,227
1948	R	−19.5%	60,903	91,170	155,298
1944	R	−21.8%	60,881	95,115	156,963
1940	R	−22.0%	57,276	89,849	147,750
1936	D	+0.7%	56,069	55,242	120,973
1932	R	−1.2%	56,704	58,069	117,549
1928	R	−51.1%	24,343	75,693	100,447
1924	R	−63.7%	10,364	56,412	72,252
1920	R	−56.9%	12,690	48,835	63,541
1916	R	−25.8%	17,378	29,853	48,443
1912	O	−7.2%	11,183	14,519	46,015
1908	R	−33.3%	13,544	28,306	44,316
1904	R	−41.9%	12,532	32,022	46,569
1900	R	−23.1%	17,724	28,907	48,379
1896	R	−10.2%	22,071	27,323	51,358
1892	R	−3.3%	18,292	19,642	41,307
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	48.6%	48.3%	5,577,187
2020	D	49.9%	48.2%	5,479,720
2018	D	52.3%	45.8%	4,237,271
2014	D	54.6%	41.3%	3,121,771
2012	D	58.8%	38.0%	4,652,918
2008	D	62.7%	33.8%	4,848,620
2006	D	56.9%	41.3%	3,780,142
2002	D	60.6%	37.9%	3,129,287
2000	D	49.5%	47.9%	4,167,685
1996	D	58.4%	39.9%	3,762,575
1994	R	42.7%	51.9%	3,043,385
1990	D	57.5%	41.2%	2,560,494
1988	D	60.4%	38.5%	3,505,985
1984	D	51.8%	47.2%	3,700,938
1982	D	57.7%	40.9%	2,994,334
1978	D	52.1%	47.9%	2,846,630
1976	D	52.5%	46.8%	3,490,412

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

19.1%

Irish

10.6%

Polish

10.5%

English

9.8%

Italian

7.0%

American

3.7%

French

3.2%

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: 42.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.4%

2.4%

75–84

3.0%

5.5%

65–74

6.0%

7.2%

55–64

7.4%

6.5%

45–54

6.5%

6.2%

35–44

6.1%

6.7%

25–34

6.4%

4.0%

18–24

3.7%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.6%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$83,409

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$83,409

Michigan$72,875

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.7%

Working age (18–64)8.8%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

87.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European5.1%

Other languages2.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Spanish2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.5%

Other Christian

5.5%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Non-Christian

3.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.2%

Methodist

1.9%

Baptist

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Michigan's 9th spans affluent Oakland County communities where college-educated suburbanites have shifted the presidential margin to D+8.5, making it a reliable but not uncontested anchor of the Detroit metro's northern fringe.

The Democratic margin in Michigan 9th Congressional District has rarely exceeded twenty-eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $83,409 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Michigan vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, Michigan voted Republican by 10.6 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 877,682 votes cast, 384,012 went Democratic and 476,690 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Michigan as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 9, Michigan last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Michigan voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 9, Michigan?

Congressional District 9, Michigan has a population of 1,474,369 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, Michigan?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, Michigan is $83,409 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Michigan from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 9th Congressional District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

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