| State: | Illinois |
| District Number: | 9 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Jan Schakowsky |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Evanston |
| English Area: | 172.3 |
| Percent Urban: | 100.0 |
| Percent Rural: | 0.0 |
| Population: | 730,979 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $86,692[1] |
| Percent White: | 59.2 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 13.0 |
| Percent Black: | 8.6 |
| Percent Asian: | 14.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | D+19[2] |
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.
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.
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Cook | Chicago | 5,173,146 | |
| 97 | Lake | Waukegan | 711,239 | |
| 111 | McHenry | Woodstock | 311,122 |
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 municipalities of Evanston, Glenview, Skokie, Morton Grove, and Niles; most of Northfield and Prospect Heights; and half of Wilmette south of Lake Ave.
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 municipalities of Buffalo Grove; most of Hawthorn Woods; and part of Wauconda, Island Lake, Long Grove, and Lake Barrington.
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 municipalities of Cary, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Oakwood Hills, and Trout Valley; north Algonquin; and part of Port Barrington, Barrington Hills, and Fox River Grove.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | align=right | Al Gore 66% - George W. Bush 30% | |
| 2004 | President | align=right | John Kerry 68% - George W. Bush 31% | |
| 2008 | President | align=right | Barack Obama 69% - John McCain 30% | |
| 2012 | President | align=right | Barack Obama 65% - Mitt Romney 33% | |
| 2016 | President | align=right | Hillary Clinton 70% - Donald Trump 25% | |
| 2020 | President | align=right | Joe Biden 71% - Donald Trump 27% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1853 | |||||||
| align=left | Willis Allen | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852. | ||
| align=left | Samuel S. Marshall | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. | ||
| align=left | John A. Logan | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – April 2, 1862 | Elected in 1858 Re-elected in 1860. Resigned to join the Union Army. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | April 2, 1862 – June 2, 1862 | |||||
| align=left | William J. Allen | Democratic | nowrap | June 2, 1862 – March 3, 1863 | Elected to finish Logan's term. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Lewis W. Ross | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. | ||
| align=left | Thompson W. McNeely | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. | ||
| align=left | Granville Barrere | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. | ||
| align=left | Richard H. Whiting | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. | ||
| align=left | Thomas A. Boyd | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. | ||
| align=left | John H. Lewis | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1880. | ||
| align=left | Lewis E. Payson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. | ||
| align=left | Herman W. Snow | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1890. | ||
| align=left | Hamilton K. Wheeler | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. | ||
| align=left | Robert R. Hitt | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the . | ||
| align=left | Henry S. Boutell | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. | ||
| align=left | Lynden Evans | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. | ||
| align=left | Frederick A. Britten | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1935 | Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-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. Re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | James McAndrews | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Charles S. Dewey | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Alexander J. Resa | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. | ||
| align=left | Robert Twyman | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1946. Retired. | ||
| align=left | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | ||
| align=left | Edward R. Finnegan | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1963 – December 6, 1964 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962. Resigned when appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 6, 1964 – January 3, 1965 | |||||
| align=left | Sidney R. Yates | 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. | ||
Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – present | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | ||||
| 2003–2013 | |||||||
| 2013–2023 | |||||||
| 2023–present | |||||||