# Illinois's 9th congressional district

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.

## Composition

| # | 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

* 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

* 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.

## Recent election results from statewide races

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 69% - 30% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66% - 34% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 68% - 26% |
| 2016 | Senate | Duckworth 63% - 32% |
| 2016 | Comptroller (Spec.) | Mendoza 56% - 37% |
| 2018 | Governor | Pritzker 66% - 31% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Raoul 67% - 31% |
| 2018 | Secretary of State | White 78% - 20% |
| 2018 | Comptroller | Mendoza 71% - 26% |
| 2018 | Treasurer | Frerichs 69% - 28% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 70% - 28% |
| 2020 | Senate | Durbin 67% - 28% |
| 2022 | Senate | Duckworth 72% - 27% |
| 2022 | Governor | Pritzker 72% - 26% |
| 2022 | Attorney General | Raoul 70% - 28% |
| 2022 | Secretary of State | Giannoulias 70% - 28% |
| 2022 | Comptroller | Mendoza 72% - 27% |
| 2022 | Treasurer | Frerichs 70% - 29% |
| 2024 | President | Harris 68% - 31% |

## Recent election results
### 2012

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 293,807 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

Illinois's 9th Congressional District, 2014 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 213,450 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 326,948 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 213,368 | 73.5 |
| | Republican | John Elleson | 76,983 | 26.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 290,351 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2020

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 262,045 | 70.98 | −2.51% |
| | Republican | Sargis Sangari | 107,125 | 29.02 | +2.51% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 369,170 | 100.0 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2022

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 179,615 | 71.69 |
| | Republican | Max Rice | 70,915 | 28.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 250,530 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2024

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 231,722 | 68.39 | −3.30% |
| | Republican | Seth Cohen | 107,106 | 31.61 | +3.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 338,828 | 100.0 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District created March 4, 1853 |||||
| Willis Allen (Marion) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1852. [data missing] |
| Samuel S. Marshall (McLeansboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
| John A. Logan (Benton) | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – April 2, 1862 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858 Re-elected in 1860. Resigned to join the Union Army. |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 2, 1862 – June 2, 1862 | 37th | |
| William J. Allen (Marion) | Democratic | June 2, 1862 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected to finish Logan's term. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
| Lewis Winans Ross (Lewiston) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | 38th 39th 40th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing] |
| Thompson W. McNeely (Petersburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data missing] |
| Granville Barrere (Canton) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. [data missing] |
| Richard H. Whiting (Peoria) | Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. [data missing] |
| Thomas A. Boyd (Lewiston) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data missing] |
| John H. Lewis (Knoxville) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. [data missing] |
| Lewis E. Payson (Pontiac) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | 48th 49th 50th 51st | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing] |
| Herman W. Snow (Sheldon) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. [data missing] |
| Hamilton K. Wheeler (Kankakee) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Elected in 1892. [data missing] |
| Robert R. Hitt (Mount Morris) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | 54th 55th 56th 57th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
| Henry S. Boutell (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | 58th 59th 60th 61st | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] |
| Lynden Evans (Chicago) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. [data missing] |
| Frederick A. Britten (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1935 | 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd | 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. |
| James McAndrews (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 | 74th 75th 76th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election. |
| Charles S. Dewey (Chicago) | Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | 77th 78th | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election. |
| Alexander J. Resa (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. |
| Robert Twyman (Chicago) | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | Elected in 1946. Retired. |
| Sidney R. Yates (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | 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. |
| Edward R. Finnegan (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – December 6, 1964 | 88th | Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1962. Resigned when appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 6, 1964 – January 3, 1965 | 88th | |
| Sidney R. Yates (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th | 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 (Evanston) | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – present | 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | |
| Jan Schakowsky (Evanston) | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – present | 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | 2003–2013 |
| Jan Schakowsky (Evanston) | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – present | 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | 2013–2023 |
| Jan Schakowsky (Evanston) | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – present | 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th | 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. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present |