congressional districtOhio 9th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+2.9
2008D+14.6
2012D+12.7
2016R+4.8
2020R+6.7
2024R+10.6
net swing · 2004→2024R+13.5D+2.9 → R+10.6
vs. U.S. · 2024R+9.1R+10.6 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 63.7% of 597,819 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
168,516
208,688
3,569
380,773
597,819
63.7%
2020
179,891
206,342
6,561
392,794
596,197†
65.9%
2016
168,650
186,792
20,364
375,806
600,624†
62.6%
2012
217,482
167,516
8,085
393,083
602,657†
65.2%
2008
230,209
170,437
7,609
408,255
617,024†
66.2%
2004
208,668
196,837
1,511
407,016
631,391†
64.5%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupOH-9OhioUnited States
German29.9%22.3%12.5%
Irish11.6%12.3%9.4%
English9.3%11.0%9.5%
Polish5.7%3.2%2.2%
American5.0%5.6%5.3%
Italian3.7%5.8%4.8%
French3.0%1.2%1.6%
Hungarian1.2%——
African American†10.7%10.5%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Mexican5.1%2.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%1.2%1.8%
Asian Indian0.3%0.8%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
OH-9
Ohio
United States
Median age
40.5
39.8
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.3%
18.3%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
OH-9
Ohio
United States
Median household income
$67,184
$71,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
13.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.8%
31.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
OH-9
Ohio
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
8.0%
22.3%
Spanish
2.4%
2.7%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
OH-9
Ohio
United States
Catholic
—
15.4%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
19.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
52.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Ohio 9th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+2.9%
2008
+14.6%
2012
+12.7%
2016
−4.8%
2020
−6.7%
2024
−10.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
9
D
48.3%181,098
47.6%178,716
375,195
2022
9
D
56.6%150,655
43.4%115,362
266,017
2020
9
D
63.1%190,328
36.9%111,385
301,752
2018
9
D
67.8%157,219
32.2%74,670
231,937
2016
9
D
68.7%193,966
31.3%88,427
282,398
2014
9
D
67.7%108,870
32.2%51,704
160,715
2012
9
D
73.0%217,771
23.0%68,668
298,164
2010
9
D
59.4%121,819
40.6%83,423
205,242
2008
9
D
74.4%222,054
25.6%76,512
298,566
2006
9
D
73.6%153,880
26.4%55,119
208,999
2004
9
D
68.1%205,149
31.9%95,983
301,132
2002
9
D
74.0%132,236
26.0%46,481
178,717
2000
9
D
74.8%168,547
21.9%49,446
225,328
1998
9
D
81.2%130,793
18.8%30,312
161,105
1996
9
D
77.1%170,617
20.8%46,040
221,334
1994
9
D
75.3%118,120
24.7%38,665
156,785
1992
9
D
73.6%178,879
21.8%53,011
243,102
1990
9
D
77.7%117,681
22.3%33,791
151,472
1988
9
D
81.3%157,557
18.7%36,183
193,812
1986
9
D
77.5%105,646
22.5%30,643
136,289
1984
9
D
54.9%117,985
43.4%93,210
214,909
1982
9
D
57.9%95,162
39.3%64,459
164,217
1980
9
R
39.9%68,728
56.2%96,927
172,423
1978
9
D
63.4%71,709
30.3%34,326
113,128
1976
9
D
54.2%91,040
44.0%73,919
167,969
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
46.2%174,145
49.5%186,550
376,897
2022
R
46.9%1,939,489
53.0%2,192,114
4,133,342
2018
D
53.4%2,355,923
46.6%2,053,963
4,409,886
2016
R
37.2%1,996,908
58.0%3,118,567
5,374,053
2012
D
50.7%2,762,690
44.7%2,435,712
5,449,018
2010
R
39.4%1,503,297
56.9%2,168,742
3,814,450
2006
D
56.2%2,257,369
43.8%1,761,037
4,018,406
2004
R
36.1%1,961,171
63.9%3,464,356
5,425,527
2000
R
35.9%1,595,066
59.9%2,665,512
4,448,015
1998
R
43.5%1,482,054
56.5%1,922,087
3,404,141
1994
R
39.2%1,348,213
53.4%1,836,556
3,436,800
1992
D
51.0%2,444,419
42.3%2,028,300
4,793,953
1988
D
57.0%2,480,038
43.0%1,872,716
4,352,754
1986
D
62.5%1,949,208
37.5%1,171,893
3,121,101
1982
D
56.7%1,923,767
41.1%1,396,790
3,395,463
1980
D
69.5%2,770,786
28.6%1,137,695
3,984,893
1976
D
49.5%1,941,113
46.5%1,823,774
3,920,613
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Bernie Moreno · Republican49.5%186,550
Sherrod Brown · Democrat46.2%174,145
Don Kissick · Nonpartisan4.3%16,202
Ohio's 9th stretches along the Lake Erie shoreline from Toledo to Cleveland's western suburbs, combining Rust Belt manufacturing communities with smaller lakefront cities in a configuration that has leaned reliably Democratic by double digits in recent presidential cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.6 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 10.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.6 points.
A population of 786,515, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,184 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 3 and Congressional District 8.
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How did Ohio 9th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ohio 9th Congressional District voted Republican by 10.6 points (R+10.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 380,773 votes cast, 168,516 went Democratic and 208,688 went Republican.
When did Ohio 9th Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ohio 9th Congressional District voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Ohio 9th Congressional District?
Ohio 9th Congressional District has a population of 786,515 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ohio 9th Congressional District?
Median household income in Ohio 9th Congressional District is $67,184 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Ohio 9th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ohio 9th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
