Illinois' 9th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Illinois
district number = 9

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image width = 300px
image caption = The 9th congressional district of Illinois since 2003
representative = Jan Schakowsky
party = Democratic
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population = 653,647
population year = 2000
median income = 46,531
percent white = 68.5
percent black = 10.9
percent asian = 12.4
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 11.5
percent other race = 4.6
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cpvi = D + 20

The 9th Congressional District of Illinois consists of all of Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove, Park Ridge and Norridge. It is also made up of parts of Wilmette, Northfield, Glenview, Golf, Rosemont and Des Plaines, as well as much of the North Side of City of Chicago. It has been represented by Democrat Jan Schakowsky since 1999.

George W. Bush received 32% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +20.

External links

* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/il/district-9/ "Washington Post" page on the 9th District of Illinois]
* [http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1709&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1708&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1709&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= U.S. Census Bureau - 9th District Fact Sheet]