state senate districtPennsylvania 9th State Senate District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+7.4
2008D+15.9
2012D+13.1
2016D+13.8
2020D+18.8
2024D+16.3
net swing · 2004→2024D+8.8D+7.4 → D+16.3
vs. U.S. · 2024D+17.7D+16.3 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 77.9% of 190,344 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
85,339
61,250
1,611
148,200
190,344
77.9%
2020
86,041
58,554
1,380
145,975
183,553†
79.5%
2016
72,074
54,022
4,485
130,581
180,852†
72.2%
2012
62,324
47,757
1,268
111,349
177,234†
62.8%
2008
73,588
53,218
1,290
128,096
175,292†
73.1%
2004
64,592
55,632
337
120,561
173,350†
69.5%
† 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
Boundary 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
GroupPA SD 9PennsylvaniaUnited States
Irish23.1%14.8%9.4%
Italian15.2%10.6%4.8%
German14.2%21.6%12.5%
English9.4%8.3%9.5%
Polish3.9%5.4%2.2%
American3.0%4.4%5.3%
Scottish1.6%1.1%1.3%
French1.2%—1.6%
African American†12.6%8.7%9.9%
African0.8%0.4%0.5%
Liberian0.6%——
Jamaican0.5%0.3%0.4%
Haitian0.4%0.2%0.3%
Nigerian0.2%—0.2%
Sierra Leonean0.2%——
Ghanaian0.2%——
Puerto Rican2.5%3.7%1.8%
Mexican2.3%1.4%11.3%
Ecuadorian0.6%——
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Dominican0.3%1.4%0.7%
Colombian0.3%0.2%0.4%
Honduran0.3%—0.3%
Asian Indian1.7%1.2%1.4%
Chinese1.1%0.9%1.3%
Vietnamese0.5%0.3%0.6%
Korean0.4%0.2%0.4%
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
PA SD 9
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
41.5
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
9.7%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.4%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
PA SD 9
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$105,887
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.4%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
45.5%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
PA SD 9
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.6%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
5.6%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.8%
1.7%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.4%
0.8%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.3%
0.7%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
PA SD 9
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
—
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
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.
Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.4%
2008
+15.9%
2012
+13.1%
2016
+13.8%
2020
+18.8%
2024
+16.3%
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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
57.6%Harris85,339
41.3%Trump61,250
1.1%
D+16.3
R+2.6
D+17.7
148,200
D
58.9%Biden86,041
40.1%Trump58,554
0.9%
D+18.8
D+5.0
D+14.4
145,975
D
55.2%Clinton72,074
41.4%Trump54,022
3.4%
D+13.8
D+0.7
D+11.7
130,581
D
56.0%Obama62,324
42.9%Romney47,757
1.1%
D+13.1
R+2.8
D+9.2
111,349
D
57.4%Obama73,588
41.5%McCain53,218
1.0%
D+15.9
D+8.5
D+8.6
128,096
D
53.6%Kerry64,592
46.1%Bush55,632
0.3%
D+7.4
—
D+9.9
120,561
current representation
Current officeholders
DJohn KaneState Senate · 9
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+68.6, this rural district ranks among the most heavily one-sided in the state senate, reflecting the heavily Republican voting patterns common to Pennsylvania's agricultural interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.3 points.
A population of 252,308, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $105,887 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 26 and Norfolk and Suffolk District.
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How did Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District voted Democratic by 16.3 points (D+16.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 148,200 votes cast, 85,339 went Democratic and 61,250 went Republican.
How many people live in Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District?
Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District has a population of 252,308 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District?
Median household income in Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District is $105,887 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pennsylvania 9th State Senate District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
