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

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

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 1,474,3842024 5-year
Median household income: $83,4082024 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

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 2 D · 9 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%	384,016	476,694	877,690
2020	R	−6.0%	396,629	448,068	856,396
2016	R	−9.7%	313,535	384,536	735,278
2012	D	+2.0%	358,960	344,836	713,143
2008	D	+8.6%	394,068	330,747	737,841
2004	R	−3.6%	343,035	368,957	719,174
2000	R	−0.8%	303,073	308,294	627,570
1996	D	+6.6%	266,524	229,698	557,629
1992	R	−4.2%	230,924	256,915	620,205
1988	R	−22.4%	197,758	313,350	515,642
1984	R	−35.4%	165,054	347,250	514,909
1980	R	−18.2%	192,915	288,794	526,217
1976	R	−13.1%	198,160	259,369	465,655
1972	R	−30.3%	142,246	269,901	421,404
1968	D	+1.3%	170,931	166,001	382,261
1964	D	+27.9%	216,919	122,143	339,734
1960	R	−5.0%	162,812	179,911	343,648
1956	R	−23.6%	109,078	176,611	286,209
1952	R	−29.6%	78,851	145,460	225,231
1948	R	−19.5%	60,904	91,171	155,301
1944	R	−21.8%	60,883	95,116	156,966
1940	R	−22.0%	57,278	89,851	147,753
1936	D	+0.7%	56,070	55,243	120,976
1932	R	−1.2%	56,705	58,070	117,552
1928	R	−51.1%	24,344	75,694	100,449
1924	R	−63.7%	10,364	56,414	72,253
1920	R	−56.9%	12,690	48,836	63,542
1916	R	−25.8%	17,378	29,853	48,444
1912	O	−7.3%	11,183	14,520	46,015
1908	R	−33.3%	13,544	28,306	44,317
1904	R	−41.9%	12,532	32,022	46,569
1900	R	−23.1%	17,725	28,908	48,380
1896	R	−10.2%	22,071	27,323	51,359
1892	R	−3.3%	18,292	19,642	41,308
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

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

$83,408

Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 9$83,408

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 9th Congressional District sits in the Great Lakes. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Michigan 9th Congressional District reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was eleven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,408, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,474,384 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Congressional District 9, Michigan — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cd/2609/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.

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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 877,690 votes cast, 384,016 went Democratic and 476,694 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 9, Michigan as a "Republican loyalist" 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 1,474,384 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 $83,408 — 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 — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Michigan 9th Congressional District delivered R+11 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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