Illinois' 9th Congressional District
Illinois · IL-09
Illinois' 9th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Illinois, represented in Congress by Janice Schakowsky (Democrat). It is home to roughly 740,454 people, with a median age of 40.5. The population is about 59% White. The median household income is $91,972, and 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+37).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 172 square miles, IL-09 is the 388th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 4,305 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.12 ranks 392nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 68% of IL-09 voters backed Kamala Harris and 31% Donald Trump — a D+37 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+42.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.5 years old; 20.2% of residents are under 18 and 17.8% are 65 or older. About 25.7% of residents were born outside the United States, and 34.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $91,972, the district's median household income ranks 113th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $379,181, and the median rent is $1,434 a month. 10.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 34-minute commute (20.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).