Congressional District 9 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: 739,7092024 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

2024 results by constituent county

18 counties · 1 D · 17 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%	163,661	187,605	357,198
2020	R	−2.9%	174,871	185,364	366,608
2016	R	−0.4%	165,249	166,828	359,133
2012	D	+17.7%	213,748	147,880	371,945
2008	D	+18.9%	225,599	152,652	385,319
2004	D	+7.3%	204,302	176,482	381,987
2000	D	+6.2%	168,754	148,471	327,448
1996	D	+15.8%	164,730	114,535	316,754
1992	D	+9.3%	152,004	119,755	348,067
1988	R	−2.6%	150,748	158,735	312,365
1984	R	−13.2%	141,796	185,499	330,561
1980	R	−8.9%	128,254	156,079	314,108
1976	D	+6.1%	156,665	138,219	301,856
1972	R	−10.0%	130,223	160,118	297,676
1968	D	+2.0%	132,845	127,062	286,427
1964	D	+31.3%	191,632	100,265	291,897
1960	R	−7.4%	142,773	165,542	308,315
1956	R	−18.3%	116,887	169,371	286,258
1952	R	−15.3%	121,992	166,047	288,039
1948	R	−2.5%	108,418	114,141	224,817
1944	R	−12.5%	105,408	135,593	241,001
1940	R	−10.1%	112,329	137,433	249,762
1936	D	+14.0%	116,648	85,489	222,247
1932	D	+14.4%	112,654	83,477	202,017
1928	R	−29.3%	70,963	130,085	201,993
1924	R	−38.1%	29,755	92,170	163,670
1920	R	−26.3%	54,192	95,490	156,818
1916	D	+20.3%	54,884	35,663	94,763
1912	D	+23.9%	32,722	13,952	78,476
1908	R	−1.4%	39,873	41,067	85,844
1904	R	−26.7%	26,208	46,904	77,435
1900	R	−1.3%	38,321	39,312	79,240
1896	R	−0.2%	38,059	38,243	77,041
1892	D	+1.9%	29,342	28,200	60,308
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

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$71,957

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 9th Congressional District in the Industrial Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Ohio 9th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

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 357,198 votes cast, 163,661 went Democratic and 187,605 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 739,709 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 $71,957.

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

Demographics

Frequently asked questions