Ohio's 9th Congressional District
Ohio · OH-09
Ohio's 9th Congressional District is one of 15 U.S. House districts in Ohio, represented in Congress by Marcy Kaptur (Democrat). It is home to roughly 782,730 people, with a median age of 40.4. The population is about 76% White. The median household income is $66,764, and 27% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Republican (R+7).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 3,462 square miles, OH-09 is the 187th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 226 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.18 ranks 339th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 46% of OH-09 voters backed Kamala Harris and 53% Donald Trump — a R+7 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+3. Marcy Kaptur is one of only 13 House Democrats representing a district Donald Trump carried.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.4 years old; 22.5% of residents are under 18 and 18.7% are 65 or older. About 2.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 5.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $66,764, the district's median household income ranks 332nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $167,563, and the median rent is $898 a month. 14% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 22.5-minute commute (6.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).