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Illinois's 9th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Janice D. Schakowsky

Janice D. Schakowsky

IL · District 9
DemocratRanking Member, Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Raised $412,978 · 59K followers (office + personal) · missed 12.1% of votes
27.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Environment +1 more
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Cook PVI: D+19

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population740,435
Median household income$90,111
Median age41.3
Bachelor's degree or higher57.4%
White alone57.1%
Black alone7.9%
Hispanic or Latino14.8%
Asian alone15.2%
Unemployment rate4.8%
Population density (per sq mi)4,414

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.