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North Carolina'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 Richard Hudson

Richard Hudson

NC · District 9
RepublicanChair, Communications and Technology
Raised $3,215,341 · 33K followers (office + personal) · missed 0.0% of votes
13.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Communications and Technology
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Cook PVI: R+8

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population790,294
Median household income$68,360
Median age38.2
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%
White alone56.5%
Black alone20.4%
Hispanic or Latino14.6%
Asian alone1.8%
Unemployment rate3.9%
Population density (per sq mi)243

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.