Illinois State Senate District 9

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-009
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
009
Land Area
39.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.15 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 9

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cook County39.26 sq mi100.0%4.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Glenview village11.69 sq mi29.8%80.8%
Evanston city7.78 sq mi19.8%100.0%
Skokie village5.02 sq mi12.8%49.9%
Wilmette village4.80 sq mi12.2%89.0%
Winnetka village3.81 sq mi9.7%100.0%
Northbrook village2.16 sq mi5.5%16.3%
Kenilworth village0.61 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Morton Grove village0.56 sq mi1.4%11.1%
Golf village0.45 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Chicago city0.38 sq mi1.0%0.2%
Northfield village0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.2%

Showing all 11 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
IL District 9187,96186.7%24.9%81.3%
IL District 1027,49512.7%3.6%18.6%
IL District 51,3150.6%0.2%0.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
168,746
Active Voters
158,973 (94.2%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202640,579 (24.0%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024111,515 (66.1%)27,915 (16.5%)5,057 (3.0%)
2021–202284,183 (49.9%)26,953 (16.0%)6,558 (3.9%)
2019–2020111,770 (66.2%)48,063 (28.5%)3,659 (2.2%)
2017–201888,284 (52.3%)39,917 (23.7%)7,846 (4.6%)
2015–201689,824 (53.2%)42,087 (24.9%)17,086 (10.1%)
2013–201457,333 (34.0%)9,764 (5.8%)8,629 (5.1%)
2011–201267,772 (40.2%)15,175 (9.0%)10,153 (6.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 12/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
209,561 (± 2,501)
Median Age
43.2
Median Household Income
$120,300 (± $5,429)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
68.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1847,30522.6%
18 to 64117,20855.9%
65 and over45,04821.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)20,1669.6%
White, not Hispanic132,37863.2%
Black, not Hispanic16,2397.7%
Asian, not Hispanic29,15813.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic970.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic510.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0990.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic10,3734.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
194,818
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
148,934

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic177,77091.2%
Hispanic17,0478.8%
White131,03867.3%
Black15,1237.8%
Asian23,73512.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native910.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander500.0%
Two or More Races1,2060.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic137,66892.4%
Hispanic11,2687.6%
White103,63669.6%
Black13,1378.8%
Asian19,68613.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native4500.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander430.0%
Two or More Races7500.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).