House districts / Illinois
Illinois's 9th congressional district
IL-9. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Daniel Biss Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $3.4mSpent $2.8m · Cash $609k
19 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 9 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 66.7% | Trump 30.7% | 2.6% | D+36.0 |
| 2020 | Biden 69.9% | Trump 28.5% | 1.7% | D+41.4 |
| 2016 | Clinton 68.2% | Trump 25.8% | 6.0% | D+42.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 745,003 | |
| Adults (18+) | 597,377 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 88.7% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 26.0% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.4% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 22.9% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 58.9% | 57.4% |
| Black | 8.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 13.7% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 14.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 56.2% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $92,513 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 18 to 17 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 68.4% | Seth Alan Cohen Republican | 31.6% | D+36.8 |
| 2022 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 71.7% | Maxwell “Max” Rice Republican | 28.3% | D+43.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 seat count changed from 19 to 18 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 71.0% | Sargis Sangari Republican | 29.0% | D+42.0 |
| 2018 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 73.5% | John D. Elleson Republican | 26.5% | D+47.0 |
| 2016 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 66.5% | Joan McCarthy Lasonde Republican | 33.5% | D+33.0 |
| 2014 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 66.1% | Susanne Atanus Republican | 33.9% | D+32.1 |
| 2012 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 66.3% | Timothy C. Wolfe Republican | 33.7% | D+32.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 20 to 19 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Janice D. Scakowsky Democrat | 66.3% | Joel Barry Pollak Republican others 2.5% | 31.1% | D+35.2 |
| 2008 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 74.7% | Michael Benjamin Younan Republican others 3.3% | 22.0% | D+52.7 |
| 2006 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 74.6% | Michael P. Shannon Republican | 25.4% | D+49.2 |
| 2004 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 75.7% | Kurt J. Eckhardt Republican | 24.3% | D+51.5 |
| 2002 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 70.3% | Nicholas M. Duric Republican others 2.9% | 26.8% | D+43.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 22 to 20 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Janice D. Schakowsky Democrat | 76.4% | Dennis J. Driscoll Republican | 23.6% | D+52.9 |
| 1998 | Janice D. (Jan) Schakowsky Democrat | 74.6% | Herbert Sohn Republican others 2.3% | 23.1% | D+51.5 |
| 1996 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 63.4% | Joseph Walsh Republican | 36.6% | D+26.8 |
| 1994 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 66.1% | George Edward Larney Republican | 33.9% | D+32.2 |
| 1992 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 68.0% | Herb Sohn Republican others 5.0% | 27.0% | D+41.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 seat count changed from 24 to 22 after the census | |||||
| 1990 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 71.2% | Herbert Sohn Republican | 28.8% | D+42.4 |
| 1988 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 66.1% | Herbert Sohn Republican others 1.0% | 33.0% | D+33.1 |
| 1986 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 71.6% | Herbert Sohn Republican | 28.4% | D+43.3 |
| 1984 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 67.5% | Herbert Sohn Republican | 32.5% | D+35.1 |
| 1982 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 66.5% | Catherine Bertini Republican others 1.5% | 32.0% | D+34.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 73.1% | John D. Andrica Republican | 26.9% | D+46.2 |
| 1978 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 75.3% | John M. Collins Republican | 24.7% | D+50.7 |
| 1976 | Sidney R. Yates Democrat | 72.2% | Thomas J. Wajerski Republican | 27.9% | D+44.3 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits