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Congressional District 9·Ohio

Ohio 9th Congressional District delivered R+7 in 2024.

A Lake Erie corridor district anchored by Toledo's blue-collar core

2008 — 2024·5 elections
OH
LatestR+7in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population739,6842024 ACS

Ohio 9th Congressional District: Farm Belt district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+18 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+7MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
739,6842024 5-year
Median household income
$65,4172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.9%2024 5-year
Black
12.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+7 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy)Congress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.34 sits at approximately the 33rd percentile.0-0.34−1 liberal+1 conservative
KAPTUR scores -0.34 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: WEBER, Edward Ford (1981–1983), ASHLEY, Thomas William Ludlow (1979–1981), ASHLEY, Thomas William Ludlow (1977–1979), ASHLEY, Thomas William Ludlow (1975–1977)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 9
TrumpR+7
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 9, OHA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 9, OH, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Ottawa County, OH · R+25Defiance County, OH · R+40Fulton County, OH · R+42Wood County, OH · R+10Williams County, OH · R+48Erie County, OH · R+14Lucas County, OH · D+12Sandusky County, OH · R+31
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.9%199,717
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.2%174,524
OtherAll other candidates0.9%3,534
D+60
R+60
8 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
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: −6.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−6.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+18.1%
2012+17.2%
2016−0.9%
2020−2.9%
2024−6.7%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−6.7%
174,524199,717377,775
R
−2.9%
185,973197,294389,918
R
−0.9%
174,048177,488372,131
D
+17.2%
223,810157,968381,778
D
+18.1%
235,569162,225405,117
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024R46.5%50.1%5,704,620
2022R46.9%53.0%4,133,342
2018D53.4%46.6%4,410,898
2016R37.2%58.0%5,374,164
2012D50.7%44.7%5,449,018
2010R39.4%56.8%3,815,098
2006D56.2%43.8%4,019,236
2004R36.1%63.8%5,425,823
2000R35.9%59.9%4,448,801
1998R43.5%56.5%3,404,351
1994R39.2%53.4%3,436,884
1992D51.0%42.3%4,793,953
1988D57.0%43.0%4,352,905
1986D62.5%37.5%3,121,189
1982D56.7%41.1%3,395,463
1980D68.8%28.2%4,027,303
1976D49.5%46.5%3,920,613

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.6%
Irish
11.5%
English
9.3%
Polish
5.8%
American
4.8%
Italian
3.8%
French
3.0%
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: 40.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.3%
2.5%
75–84
3.2%
5.5%
65–74
6.1%
6.6%
55–64
6.9%
5.9%
45–54
6.0%
5.9%
35–44
6.0%
6.4%
25–34
6.4%
4.4%
18–24
4.2%
8.4%
5–17
8.0%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,417
Congressional District 9 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 9$65,417
Ohio$71,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.7%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.7%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.8%
Other Christian
12.6%
Mainline Protestant
7.8%
Methodist
3.1%
Baptist
2.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.6%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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 eighteen points in 2008 and a Republican high of seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seven points.

A population of 739,684, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,417 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 9, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 9, Ohio voted Republican by 6.7 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 377,775 votes cast, 174,524 went Democratic and 199,717 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 9, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 9, Ohio 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 2 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 9, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 9, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Congressional District 9, Ohio?
Congressional District 9, Ohio has a population of 739,684 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, Ohio?
Median household income in Congressional District 9, Ohio is $65,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Congressional District 9, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 9, Ohio from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.