The 9th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook, Lake, and McHenry counties as of the 2021 redistricting which followed the 2020 census. It includes all or parts of Chicago, Evanston, Glenview, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Prospect Heights, Wilmette, Buffalo Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Wauconda, Island Lake, Long Grove, Lake Barrington, Algonquin Township, Cary, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Oakwood Hills, Trout Valley, Algonquin, Port Barrington, Barrington Hills, and Fox River Grove. It is anchored in Chicago's North Side, along Lake Michigan, and covers many of Chicago's northern suburbs. Democrat Jan Schakowsky has represented the district since January 1999.
| Illinois's 9th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 172.3 sq mi (446 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 742,949 |
| Median household income | $90,087[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+19[2] |
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The district is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in Chicago, and in all of Illinois. It has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1949, and for all but six years since 1935.
Composition as of 2023
edit| # | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Cook | Chicago | 5,087,072 |
| 97 | Lake | Waukegan | 708,760 |
| 111 | McHenry | Woodstock | 312,800 |
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
edit- Chicago – 2,665,039
- Evanston – 78,110
- Arlington Heights – 77,676
- Skokie – 67,824
- Des Plaines – 60,675
- Mount Prospect – 56,852
- Glenview – 48,705
- Buffalo Grove – 43,212
- Crystal Lake – 40,269
- Park Ridge – 39,656
- Wheeling – 39,137
- Northbrook – 35,222
- Niles – 30,912
- Algonquin – 29,700
- Lake in the Hills – 28,982
- Wilmette – 28,170
- Morton Grove – 25,297
- Lake Zurich – 19,759
- Cary – 17,826
- Prospect Heights – 16,058
- Wauconda – 14,084
- Lincolnwood – 13,463
2,500 to 10,000 people
edit- Hawthorn Woods – 9,062
- Glencoe – 8,849
- Long Grove – 8,366
- Northfield – 5,751
- Island Lake – 5,201
- Lake Barrington – 5,100
- Fox River Grove – 4,702
- Lakewood – 4,283
- Barrington Hills – 4,114
- Kildeer – 4,091
- North Barrington – 3,171
As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be based largely in Chicago's Far North Side and northern Cook County, as well as now parts of southwest Lake County and southeast McHenry County.
The 9th district takes in the Chicago neighborhoods of Rogers Park, Edgewater, and West Ridge; most of Uptown; and part of Lincoln Square.
Outside of the Chicago city limits, the district takes in the Cook County communities of Evanston, Glenview, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood, and Golf; most of Northfield and Prospect Heights; northeastern Park Ridge and Arlington Heights; western Northfield and Buffalo Grove (shared with Lake County); southeastern Northbrook; northern Mount Prospect; half of Wilmette south of Lake Ave; most of Prospect Heights; and part of Glencoe, Des Plaines, and Wheeling (shared with Lake County).
Lake County is split between this district, the 5th district, the 10th district, and the 11th district. The 9th and 5th districts are partitioned by partitioned by the Fox River, Kelsey Rd, W Miller Rd, Echo Lake Rd, Sacomano Meadows Pond 1, Midlothian Rd, N Old Henry Rd, N Quentin Rd, Lake Zurich Rd, Twin Orchard Country Club, Mundelein Rd, Hicks Rd, Bridgewater Farm, Crossing Pond Park, and Arlington Heights Rd.
The 9th, 10th, and 11th districts are partitioned by Buffalo Grove Golf Course, Buffalo Grove Rd, Arboretum Golf Club, W Half Day Rd, Promontory Ridge Trail, Port Clinton Rd, Mundelein Rd, Highland Pines Park, Diamond Lake Rd, Breckinridge Dr, N Midlothian Rd, Illinois Route 60, W Hawley St, N Chevy Chase Rd, Steeple Chase Golf Club, W Lakeview Parkway, N Gilmer Rd, Hawley St, W Ivanhoe Rd, Liberty St, High St, Kimball Ave, E Liberty St, S Church St, Bangs St, W Liberty St, Westridge Dr/N Lakeview Cir, Carriage Hill Ct/Wood Creek Dr, Greenleaf Ave, Ridge Rd/Burr Oak Ln, and E Burnett Rd/Northern Ter. The 9th district takes in the communities of Forest Lake and Tower Lakes; most of Hawthorn Woods; western Buffalo Grove (shared with Cook County); and part of Wauconda, Island Lake, Long Grove, Lake Barrington, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, North Barrington, Port Barrington (shared with McHenry County), and Fox River Grove (shared with McHenry County).
McHenry County is split between this district and the 11th district. They are partitioned by E Crystal Lake Ave, Meridian Ln, Crystal Lake Country Club, Woodscreek Park, Boulder Ridge Country Club, and Fairway View Dr. The 9th district takes in the entirety of Algonquin Township, which includes the communities of Cary and Trout Valley; most of Lake in the Hills and Crystal Lake; north Algonquin; and part of Port Barrington (shared with Lake County), Barrington Hills, Fox River Grove (shared with Lake County), and Lakewood.
Presidential election results
edit- This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2000 | President | Al Gore 66% - George W. Bush 30% |
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 68% - George W. Bush 31% |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 69% - John McCain 30% |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 65% - Mitt Romney 33% |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 70% - Donald Trump 25% |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 71% - Donald Trump 27% |
Recent election results from statewide races
edit- This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 68.2% – Donald Trump 25.8% |
| Senate | Tammy Duckworth 62.7% – Mark Kirk 32.4% | |
| 2018 | Governor | J. B. Pritzker 65.7% – Bruce Rauner 30.6% |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul 66.7% – Erika Harold 31.2% | |
| Secretary of State | Jesse White 77.9% – Jason Helland 19.7% | |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 69.8% – Donald Trump 28.5% |
| Senate | Dick Durbin 67.2% – Mark Curran 27.8% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Tammy Duckworth 71.4% – Kathy Salvi 27.3% |
| Governor | J. B. Pritzker 71.4% – Darren Bailey 26.3% | |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul 70.2% – Tom DeVore 28.1% | |
| Secretary of State | Alexi Giannoulias 70.2% – Dan Brady 27.9% |
Recent election results
edit2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 194,869 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Timothy Wolfe | 98,924 | 33.7 | |
| Independent | Hilaire Fuji Shioura (write-in) | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Susanne Atanus (write-in) | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 293,807 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent) | 141,000 | 66.06 | |
| Republican | Susanne Atanus | 72,384 | 33.91 | |
| Independent | Phil Collins | 66 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 213,450 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 217,306 | 66.5 | |
| Republican | Joan McCarthy Lasonde | 109,550 | 33.5 | |
| Independent | David Earl Williams III (write-in) | 79 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Susanne Atanus (write-in) | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 326,948 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 213,368 | 73.5 | |
| Republican | John Elleson | 76,983 | 26.5 | |
| Total votes | 290,351 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 262,045 | 70.98 | −2.51% | |
| Republican | Sargis Sangari | 107,125 | 29.02 | +2.51% | |
| Total votes | 369,170 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 179,615 | 71.69 | |
| Republican | Max Rice | 70,915 | 28.31 | |
| Total votes | 250,530 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
List of members representing the district
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
- ^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present