Ohio 9th Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 9th Congressional District, Ohio: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Republican peak: R+38 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 739,6842024 5-year
Median household income: $65,4172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.9%2024 5-year
Black: 12.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+38 in 1924MIT Election Lab

KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy)Congress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: WEBER, Edward Ford (1981–1983), ASHLEY, Thomas William Ludlow (1979–1981), ASHLEY, Thomas William Ludlow (1977–1979), ASHLEY, Thomas William Ludlow (1975–1977)

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

2024 results by constituent county

8 counties · 1 D · 7 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	−6.7%	163,658	187,596	357,186
2020	R	−2.9%	174,867	185,356	366,596
2016	R	−0.4%	165,246	166,821	359,121
2012	D	+17.7%	213,743	147,874	371,933
2008	D	+18.9%	225,594	152,646	385,307
2004	D	+7.3%	204,298	176,475	381,975
2000	D	+6.2%	168,750	148,465	327,437
1996	D	+15.8%	164,726	114,531	316,744
1992	D	+9.3%	152,001	119,751	348,056
1988	R	−2.6%	150,744	158,729	312,355
1984	R	−13.2%	141,793	185,492	330,550
1980	R	−8.9%	128,251	156,073	314,098
1976	D	+6.1%	156,661	138,213	301,846
1972	R	−10.0%	130,220	160,112	297,666
1968	D	+2.0%	132,841	127,057	286,418
1964	D	+31.3%	191,627	100,261	291,887
1960	R	−7.4%	142,769	165,536	308,305
1956	R	−18.3%	116,885	169,364	286,249
1952	R	−15.3%	121,989	166,040	288,030
1948	R	−2.5%	108,415	114,136	224,809
1944	R	−12.5%	105,406	135,587	240,993
1940	R	−10.0%	112,326	137,426	249,752
1936	D	+14.0%	116,644	85,485	222,238
1932	D	+14.4%	112,649	83,474	202,009
1928	R	−29.3%	70,960	130,080	201,985
1924	R	−38.1%	29,753	92,167	163,663
1920	R	−26.3%	54,189	95,486	156,811
1916	D	+20.3%	54,881	35,661	94,759
1912	D	+23.9%	32,720	13,951	78,472
1908	R	−1.4%	39,870	41,065	85,840
1904	R	−26.7%	26,206	46,902	77,431
1900	R	−1.3%	38,319	39,310	79,235
1896	R	−0.2%	38,056	38,241	77,037
1892	D	+1.9%	29,340	28,198	60,304
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	R	46.5%	50.1%	5,704,620
2022	R	46.9%	53.0%	4,133,342
2018	D	53.4%	46.6%	4,410,898
2016	R	37.2%	58.0%	5,374,164
2012	D	50.7%	44.7%	5,449,018
2010	R	39.4%	56.8%	3,815,098
2006	D	56.2%	43.8%	4,019,236
2004	R	36.1%	63.8%	5,425,823
2000	R	35.9%	59.9%	4,448,801
1998	R	43.5%	56.5%	3,404,351
1994	R	39.2%	53.4%	3,436,884
1992	D	51.0%	42.3%	4,793,953
1988	D	57.0%	43.0%	4,352,905
1986	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,121,189
1982	D	56.7%	41.1%	3,395,463
1980	D	68.8%	28.2%	4,027,303
1976	D	49.5%	46.5%	3,920,613

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

27.6%

Irish

11.5%

English

9.3%

Polish

5.8%

American

4.8%

Italian

3.8%

French

3.0%

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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.5%

75–84

3.2%

5.5%

65–74

6.1%

6.6%

55–64

6.9%

5.9%

45–54

6.0%

5.9%

35–44

6.0%

6.4%

25–34

6.4%

4.4%

18–24

4.2%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.9%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,417

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$65,417

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.7%

Working age (18–64)13.7%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.7%

speak English only

Spanish2.6%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Other languages0.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.8%

Other Christian

12.6%

Mainline Protestant

7.8%

Methodist

3.1%

Baptist

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio's 9th stretches along the Lake Erie shoreline from Toledo to Cleveland's western suburbs, combining Rust Belt manufacturing communities with smaller lakefront cities in a configuration that has leaned reliably Democratic by double digits in recent presidential cycles.

The Democratic margin in Ohio 9th Congressional District has rarely exceeded thirty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by seven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,417 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 9, Ohio voted Republican by 6.7 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 357,186 votes cast, 163,658 went Democratic and 187,596 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Ohio as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 9, Ohio last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Congressional District 9, Ohio?

Congressional District 9, Ohio has a population of 739,684 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, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 9, Ohio is $65,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 9th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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