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
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 9, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 114,864 | 44,696 | 163,097 | ||
| D | 134,359 | 38,737 | 174,549 | ||
| D | 122,370 | 26,945 | 153,901 | ||
| D | 115,471 | 23,794 | 140,791 | ||
| D | 115,296 | 29,013 | 145,160 | ||
| D | 98,379 | 31,932 | 131,412 | ||
| D | 95,044 | 18,456 | 117,916 | ||
| D | 82,573 | 15,552 | 103,128 | ||
| D | 78,551 | 25,474 | 111,106 | ||
| D | 69,522 | 34,188 | 104,883 | ||
| D | 70,401 | 43,951 | 114,770 | ||
| D | 55,189 | 38,266 | 99,548 | ||
| D | 80,118 | 36,436 | 117,229 | ||
| D | 74,078 | 71,430 | 145,880 | ||
| D | 93,451 | 47,365 | 148,048 | ||
| D | 130,830 | 43,803 | 174,896 | ||
| D | 123,522 | 62,564 | 186,702 | ||
| D | 106,533 | 87,964 | 194,498 | ||
| D | 125,364 | 85,338 | 214,583 | ||
| D | 110,787 | 63,137 | 207,050 | ||
| D | 144,858 | 75,255 | 221,291 | ||
| D | 141,878 | 75,371 | 218,847 | ||
| D | 141,044 | 40,663 | 186,128 | ||
| D | 98,226 | 36,782 | 146,910 | ||
| D | 77,254 | 46,923 | 129,875 | ||
| R | 30,357 | 45,252 | 95,268 | ||
| R | 22,850 | 55,915 | 88,307 | ||
| D | 23,999 | 23,068 | 49,184 | ||
| D | 20,966 | 9,789 | 46,740 | ||
| R | 18,484 | 22,884 | 45,194 | ||
| R | 21,369 | 21,634 | 44,954 | ||
| R | 20,294 | 20,819 | 41,999 | ||
| R | 14,687 | 20,849 | 36,999 | ||
| D | 19,134 | 13,469 | 33,696 | ||
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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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
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
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
New York 9th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
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.