New York 9th Congressional District (NY) — Elections 1876–2024

New York 9th Congressional District, New York: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+43%. Democratic peak: D+65 in 2012.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+43MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 502,7312024 5-year
Median household income: $80,2632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 37.9%2024 5-year
Black: 27.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 19.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+65 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+37 in 1920MIT Election Lab

CLARKE, Yvette DianeCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: TURNER, Robert L. (2011–2013), WEINER, Anthony D. (2011–2013), WEINER, Anthony D. (2009–2011), WEINER, Anthony D. (2007–2009)

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

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 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	D	+43.0%	114,864	44,696	163,097
2020	D	+54.8%	134,359	38,737	174,549
2016	D	+62.0%	122,370	26,945	153,901
2012	D	+65.1%	115,471	23,794	140,791
2008	D	+59.4%	115,296	29,013	145,160
2004	D	+50.6%	98,379	31,932	131,412
2000	D	+65.0%	95,044	18,456	117,916
1996	D	+65.0%	82,573	15,552	103,128
1992	D	+47.8%	78,551	25,474	111,106
1988	D	+33.7%	69,522	34,188	104,883
1984	D	+23.0%	70,401	43,951	114,770
1980	D	+17.0%	55,189	38,266	99,548
1976	D	+37.3%	80,118	36,436	117,229
1972	D	+1.8%	74,078	71,430	145,880
1968	D	+31.1%	93,451	47,365	148,048
1964	D	+49.8%	130,830	43,803	174,896
1960	D	+32.6%	123,522	62,564	186,702
1956	D	+9.5%	106,533	87,964	194,498
1952	D	+18.7%	125,364	85,338	214,583
1948	D	+23.0%	110,787	63,137	207,050
1944	D	+31.5%	144,858	75,255	221,291
1940	D	+30.4%	141,878	75,371	218,847
1936	D	+53.9%	141,044	40,663	186,128
1932	D	+41.8%	98,226	36,782	146,910
1928	D	+23.4%	77,254	46,923	129,875
1924	R	−15.6%	30,357	45,252	95,268
1920	R	−37.4%	22,850	55,915	88,307
1916	D	+1.9%	23,999	23,068	49,184
1912	D	+23.9%	20,966	9,789	46,740
1908	R	−9.7%	18,484	22,884	45,194
1904	R	−0.6%	21,369	21,634	44,954
1900	R	−1.3%	20,294	20,819	41,999
1896	R	−16.7%	14,687	20,849	36,999
1892	D	+16.8%	19,134	13,469	33,696
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	56.2%	38.7%	8,381,397
2022	D	51.7%	37.7%	5,848,556
2018	D	62.0%	28.6%	6,055,151
2016	D	61.3%	22.1%	7,800,725
2012	D	62.1%	21.3%	7,116,628
2010	D	64.0%	26.0%	4,763,899
2006	D	57.4%	25.8%	4,700,632
2004	D	58.9%	21.8%	7,447,818
2000	D	51.2%	39.1%	6,959,662
1998	D	47.8%	33.7%	4,989,877
1994	D	47.5%	32.1%	5,328,486
1992	D	41.6%	37.5%	7,078,805
1988	D	64.7%	27.9%	6,040,980
1986	R	38.4%	45.3%	4,484,859
1982	D	62.2%	28.5%	4,967,729
1980	D	43.5%	37.8%	6,014,914
1976	D	48.6%	37.9%	6,666,875

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

Italian

4.5%

American

4.1%

Irish

4.0%

German

2.8%

English

2.4%

Polish

2.1%

French

0.8%

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: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.8%

75–84

2.8%

4.0%

65–74

5.0%

5.2%

55–64

6.0%

5.5%

45–54

6.1%

7.0%

35–44

7.4%

8.4%

25–34

9.1%

3.7%

18–24

3.9%

8.1%

5–17

7.7%

3.3%

3.2%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,263

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$80,263

New York$85,974

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

19.1%

Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.

Children under 1826.1%

Working age (18–64)16.5%

Seniors (65+)24.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

55.4%

speak English only

Other Indo-European18.2%

Spanish14.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander8.3%

Other languages3.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

21.1%

Non-Christian

16.5%

Other Christian

3.9%

Baptist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.4%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Methodist

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in central Brooklyn, NY-9 recorded a 54-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate that has consistently ranked it among the least competitive House seats in the country.

The Democratic margin in New York 9th Congressional District reached its widest at sixty-five points in 2012. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,263, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 502,731 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, New York vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, New York voted Democratic by 43.0 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 163,097 votes cast, 114,864 went Democratic and 44,696 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 9, New York's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, New York as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 9, New York last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, New York voted Republican was 1924.

How many people live in Congressional District 9, New York?

Congressional District 9, New York has a population of 502,731 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, New York?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, New York is $80,263 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.

What is the political history of Congressional District 9, New York?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

New York 9th Congressional District has voted Democratic in twenty-five straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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