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Congressional District 9·Indiana

Indiana 9th Congressional District delivered R+30 in 2024.

One of Indiana's most reliably conservative districts, spanning the Ohio River corridor

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IN
LatestR+30in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population774,8982024 ACS

Indiana 9th Congressional District: Farm Belt district. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+30 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+30MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
774,8982024 5-year
Median household income
$71,7262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.8%2024 5-year
Black
2.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+30 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
HOUCHIN, ErinCongress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.64 sits at approximately the 82nd percentile.00.64−1 liberal+1 conservative
HOUCHIN scores 0.64 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: HOLLINGSWORTH, Joseph Albert III (2021–2023), HOLLINGSWORTH, Joseph Albert III (2019–2021), HOLLINGSWORTH, Joseph Albert III (2017–2019), YOUNG, Todd (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 9
TrumpR+30
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 9, INA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 9, IN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Jackson County, IN · R+55Harrison County, IN · R+47Washington County, IN · R+55Lawrence County, IN · R+51Ohio County, IN · R+55Jefferson County, IN · R+36Bartholomew County, IN · R+27Jennings County, IN · R+59Ripley County, IN · R+61Floyd County, IN · R+15Monroe County, IN · D+27Franklin County, IN · R+64Decatur County, IN · R+58Brown County, IN · R+33Switzerland County, IN · R+57Clark County, IN · R+20Dearborn County, IN · R+58Scott County, IN · R+51
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican64.0%226,620
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.1%120,602
OtherAll other candidates1.9%6,737
D+60
R+60
18 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: −30.0% in 2024.−30.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−5.9%
2012−15.3%
2016−28.3%
2020−27.4%
2024−30.0%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−30.0%
120,602226,620353,959
R
−27.4%
126,279224,001356,789
R
−28.3%
108,134200,538326,756
R
−15.3%
126,568172,370298,938
R
−5.9%
148,730167,700321,461
Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R38.8%58.6%2,829,897
2022R37.9%58.6%1,859,851
2018R44.8%50.7%2,282,565
2016R42.4%52.1%2,732,546
2012D50.0%44.3%2,560,102
2010R40.0%54.6%1,744,481
2006R0.0%87.4%1,341,111
2004D61.6%37.2%2,428,233
2000R31.9%66.6%2,145,209
1998D63.7%34.8%1,588,617
1994R30.5%67.4%1,543,568
1992R40.7%57.3%2,211,426
1990R46.4%53.6%1,502,687
1988R31.9%68.1%2,099,303
1986R38.5%60.6%1,545,563
1982R45.6%53.8%1,817,287
1980R46.2%53.8%2,198,376
1976R40.2%59.0%2,161,187

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.3%
English
13.8%
Irish
11.5%
American
8.8%
Italian
2.4%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
0.9%
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: 39.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.9%
5.1%
65–74
5.6%
6.5%
55–64
6.7%
6.1%
45–54
6.0%
6.2%
35–44
6.1%
6.4%
25–34
6.2%
5.6%
18–24
5.3%
8.2%
5–17
7.6%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,726
Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 9$71,726
Indiana$71,957
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
13.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.8%
Baptist
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
3.6%
Methodist
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana's 9th stretches from the Louisville suburbs south along the Ohio River through rural hill country, a geography that has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 25 points in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of thirty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty points.

A population of 774,898, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,726 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Indiana vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 9, Indiana voted Republican by 30.0 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 353,959 votes cast, 120,602 went Democratic and 226,620 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 9, Indiana's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 9, Indiana in the "Farm Belt" 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 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 9, Indiana?
Congressional District 9, Indiana has a population of 774,898 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, Indiana?
Median household income in Congressional District 9, Indiana is $71,726 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Indiana?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Indiana from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.