Tennessee's 9th Congressional District
Tennessee · TN-09
Tennessee's 9th Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Tennessee, represented in Congress by Steve Cohen (Democrat). It is home to roughly 776,228 people, with a median age of 38.2. The population is about 56% White. The median household income is $65,286, and 28% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+43).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 6,357 square miles, TN-09 is the 115th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 122 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.15 ranks 364th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 71% of TN-09 voters backed Kamala Harris and 27% Donald Trump — a D+43 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+48.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 38.2 years old; 24.8% of residents are under 18 and 15.3% are 65 or older. About 6.3% of residents were born outside the United States, and 9% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $65,286, the district's median household income ranks 348th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $241,220, and the median rent is $1,081 a month. 15.2% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 28-minute commute (11.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).