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Congressional District 9·Florida

Florida 9th Congressional District moved 14 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

A once-purple Orlando-area seat that has shifted steadily rightward since 2016

2008 — 2024·5 elections
FL
LatestD+4in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population858,1522024 ACS

Florida 9th Congressional District: New American district. In 2024, voted D+4%. Democratic peak: D+26 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+4MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
858,1522024 5-year
Median household income
$75,7922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
40.4%2024 5-year
Black
15.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
44.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+26 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
SOTO, Darren MichaelCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.34 sits at approximately the 33rd percentile.0-0.34−1 liberal+1 conservative
SOTO scores -0.34 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: GRAYSON, Alan (2015–2017), GRAYSON, Alan (2013–2015), BILIRAKIS, Gus (2011–2013), BILIRAKIS, Gus (2009–2011)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 9
HarrisD+4
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 9, FLA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 9, FL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Orange County, FL · D+14Polk County, FL · R+21Osceola County, FL · R+1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.0%169,655
Donald TrumpRepublican47.5%157,951
OtherAll other candidates1.5%4,947
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +3.5% in 2024.+3.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.4%
2012+24.6%
2016+26.3%
2020+17.4%
2024+3.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+3.5%
169,655157,951332,553
D
+17.4%
198,337138,972341,398
D
+26.3%
170,98397,206280,053
D
+24.6%
132,50980,131212,640
D
+19.4%
122,51382,472206,753
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R42.8%55.6%10,757,428
2022R41.3%57.7%7,758,014
2018R49.9%50.1%8,190,005
2016R44.3%52.0%9,301,820
2012D55.2%42.2%8,189,946
2010R20.2%48.9%5,411,106
2006D60.3%38.1%4,793,534
2004R48.3%49.4%7,429,894
2000D51.0%46.2%5,856,731
1998D62.5%37.5%3,900,162
1994R29.5%70.5%4,106,816
1992D65.4%34.6%4,962,290
1988R49.6%50.4%4,068,209
1986D54.7%45.3%3,429,996
1982D61.7%38.3%2,653,419
1980R48.3%51.7%3,528,028
1976D63.0%37.0%2,857,534

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
6.3%
German
6.0%
English
5.4%
Irish
5.3%
Italian
4.2%
Polish
1.4%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.9%
1.7%
75–84
2.2%
3.7%
65–74
4.3%
5.5%
55–64
5.8%
6.5%
45–54
6.6%
7.5%
35–44
7.5%
7.5%
25–34
7.5%
4.7%
18–24
4.8%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,792
Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 9$75,792
Florida$74,568
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.6%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)16.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
53.7%
speak English only
Spanish36.4%
Other Indo-European6.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.4%
Other Christian
15.4%
Baptist
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Non-Christian
2.5%
Methodist
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Covering parts of Osceola and Polk counties south of Orlando, FL-9 has a large Puerto Rican population that has trended Republican in recent cycles, helping push the 2024 presidential margin to R+4.3 after near-even results a decade ago.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved fourteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was four points.

A population of 858,152, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,792 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Florida vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 9, Florida voted Democratic by 3.5 points (D+4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 332,553 votes cast, 169,655 went Democratic and 157,951 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 9, Florida's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 9, Florida in the "New American" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 9, Florida?
Congressional District 9, Florida has a population of 858,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 9, Florida?
Median household income in Congressional District 9, Florida is $75,792 — below the national median of $80,734. The Florida state median is $74,568.
What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Florida?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Florida from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.