| State: | Indiana |
| District Number: | 9 |
| Image Name: | Indiana's 9th congressional district (since 2023).png |
| Image Width: | 400 |
| Image Caption: | Indiana's 9th congressional district since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Erin Houchin |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Salem |
| Population: | 760,778 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $67,283[1] |
| Percent White: | 87.0 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4.1 |
| Percent Black: | 2.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.7 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.9 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.5 |
| Cpvi: | R+16[2] |
Indiana's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Located in south-central and southeastern Indiana, the district stretches from the south suburbs of Indianapolis to the Indiana side of the Louisville metropolitan area. The district's largest city is Bloomington, home to Indiana University.
The district is currently represented by Erin Houchin, first elected in 2022.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 56% – Al Gore 42% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 59% – John Kerry 40% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 52.7% – Barack Obama 46.2% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 57.2% – Barack Obama 40.7% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 61.1% – Hillary Clinton 34.2% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 60.8% – Joe Biden 37.2% |
Indiana counties within the 9th Congressional District, and the major cities within the county:
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bartholomew | Columbus | 83,540 | |
| 13 | Brown | Nashville | 15,570 | |
| 19 | Clark | Jeffersonville | 124,237 | |
| 29 | Dearborn | Lawrenceburg | 51,138 | |
| 31 | Decatur | Greensburg | 26,416 | |
| 43 | Floyd | New Albany | 80,714 | |
| 61 | Harrison | Corydon | 39,851 | |
| 71 | Jackson | Brownstown | 46,300 | |
| 77 | Jefferson | Madison | 32,946 | |
| 79 | Jennings | Vernon | 27,536 | |
| 93 | Lawrence | Bedford | 45,222 | |
| 105 | Monroe | Bloomington | 139,745 | |
| 65 | Ohio | Rising Sun | 6,114 | |
| 137 | Ripley | Versailles | 29,087 | |
| 143 | Scott | Scottsburg | 24,588 | |
| 155 | Switzerland | Vevay | 10,006 | |
| 175 | Washington | Salem | 28,224 |
Bartholomew County is split between this district and the 6th district. They are partitioned by Indiana County Rd West 300 South and Indiana County Rd 400 South. The 9th district takes in part of the city of Columbus, and the three townships of Jackson, Ohio, and Wayne, as well as most of the township of Sand Creek.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1843 | ||||||||
| align=left | Samuel C. Sample | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Elected in 1843. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Charles W. Cathcart | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Graham N. Fitch | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Norman Eddy | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Schuyler Colfax | People's | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Retired to run for U.S. Vice President. | |||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1869 | ||||||
| align=left | John P. C. Shanks | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872 Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Thomas J. Cason | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1874. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Michael D. White | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1876. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Godlove S. Orth | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – December 16, 1882 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Lost re-election and died before next term began. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 16, 1882 – January 17, 1883 | ||||||
| align=left | Charles T. Doxey | Republican | nowrap | January 17, 1883 – March 3, 1883 | Elected to finish Orth's term. Was not a candidate for the next term. | |||
| align=left | Thomas B. Ward | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Joseph B. Cheadle | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Daniel W. Waugh | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Frank Hanly | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1894. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Charles B. Landis | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Martin A. Morrison | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Fred S. Purnell | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the and lost re-election there. | |||
| align=left | Eugene B. Crowe | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1941 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Earl Wilson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1959 | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Earl Hogan | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Earl Wilson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Lee Hamilton | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Baron Hill | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Mike Sodrel | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | Elected in 2004. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Baron Hill | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Todd Young | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Trey Hollingsworth | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Erin Houchin | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. | |||
| Election Name: | 2002 election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
| Image1: | Baron Hill, official 110th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Baron Hill |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 96,654 |
| Percentage1: | 51.15% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 87,169 |
| Percentage2: | 46.13% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 2004 election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2004 |
| Image1: | Sodrel_Mike.jpg |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 142,247 |
| Percentage1: | 49.43% |
| Nominee2: | Baron Hill |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 140,819 |
| Percentage2: | 48.94% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 2006 election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Image1: | Baron Hill, official 110th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Baron Hill |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 110,454 |
| Percentage1: | 50.01% |
| Nominee2: | Mike Sodrel |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 100,469 |
| Percentage2: | 45.49% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mike Sodrel |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Baron Hill |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Election Name: | 2008 election |
| Country: | Indiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Image1: | Baron Hill, official 110th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Baron Hill |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 181,256 |
| Percentage1: | 57.77% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 120,517 |
| Percentage2: | 38.41% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
In a May 2020 special episode of the comedy series Parks and Recreation, the district is shown as being represented by Ben Wyatt (D-Pawnee; portrayed by Adam Scott).[3]