Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat William R. Keating. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+6, it is the least Democratic district in Massachusetts, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.[2]
| Massachusetts's 9th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023) | 787,631 |
| Median household income | $95,667[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+6[2] |
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Redistricting after the 2010 census eliminated Massachusetts's 10th congressional district; the 9th covers much of the old 10th's eastern portion. The district also added some Plymouth County communities from the old 4th district, and some Bristol County communities from the old 3rd and 4th districts. It eliminated a few easternmost Norfolk County communities and northernmost Plymouth County communities.
From 1963 to 2013, the 9th covered most of southern Boston, and in its latter years, it included many of Boston's southern suburbs. Most of that territory is now the 8th district.
Election results from presidential races
edit| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 62 – 31% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 63 – 36% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 58 – 41% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 56 – 43% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 53 – 42% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 58 – 40% |
Cities and towns in the district
editBarnstable County (15)
- All 15 municipalities
Bristol County (6)
- Acushnet (includes Acushnet Center), Dartmouth (includes Bliss Corner and Smith Mills), Fairhaven, New Bedford, Raynham (includes Raynham Center; part, also 4th) Westport (includes North Westport)
Dukes County (7)
- All 7 municipalities
Nantucket County (1)
Norfolk County (1)
Plymouth County (19)
- Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury (includes Duxbury CDP, South Duxbury, and part of Green Harbor), Halifax, Hanover, Hanson (includes Hanson CDP), Kingston (includes Kingston CDP), Marion (includes Marion Center), Marshfield (includes Cedar Crest, Marshfield CDP, Marshfield Hills, Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, and part of Green Harbor), Mattapoisett (includes Mattapoisett Center), Middleborough (includes Middleborough Center), Norwell, Pembroke (includes North Pembroke), Plymouth (includes North Plymouth, The Pinehills, and Plymouth CDP), Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate (includes North Scituate and Scituate CDP), Wareham (includes Onset, Wareham Center, West Wareham, Weweantic, and White Island Shores)
Cities and towns in the district prior to 2013
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1840s
edit1849: "The towns in the County of Plymouth, excepting Abington, Hingham, Hull, North Bridgewater, Rochester, and Wareham; and all the towns in the County of Bristol, excepting Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and New Bedford."[3]
1860s
edit1862: "The towns of Ashburnham, Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Holden, Hubbardston, Lancaster, Leicester, Leominster, Millbury, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Templeton, Webster, West Boylston, Westminster, and Winchendon, and the city of Worcester, in the county of Worcester."[4]
1870s–1880s
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1890s
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1893: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6); Winthrop.[5]
1900s
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1910s
edit1916: In Middlesex County: Everett, Malden, Somerville. In Suffolk County: Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop.[6][7]
1920s–1940s
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1950s
edit1953: "Counties: Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket. Bristol County: City of Fall River, ward 6, and city of New Bedford; towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Westport. Norfolk County: Town of Cohasset. Plymouth County: Towns of Abington, Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham, West Bridgewater, and Whitman."[8]
1960s
edit1963: Boston (Wards 4- 17, 19, 20).[9]
1970s
edit1977: "Norfolk County: Towns of Canton, Dedham, Dover, Needham, Norwood, Walpole, and Westwood. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 3, 4, 6—14, 19, and 20."[10]
1980s
edit1985: "Bristol County: City of Taunton. Towns of Dighton, Easton, and Raynham. Norfolk County: Towns of Canton, Dedham, Needham, Norwood, Stoughton, and Westwood. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, Halifax, Lakeville, and Middleborough. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 3, 6–14, 19, and 20."[11]
2003–2013
editIn Bristol County:
In Norfolk County:
- Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Medfield, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood.
In Plymouth County:
- Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, Hanson, Precincts 1 and 3, West Bridgewater, Whitman.
In Suffolk County:
- Boston, Ward 3, Precincts 5 and 6; Ward 5, Precincts 3–5, 11; Ward 6; Ward 7, Precincts 1–9; Ward 13, Precincts 3, 7–10; Ward 15, Precinct 6; Ward 16, Precincts 2, 4–12; Ward 17, Precincts 4, 13, 14; Ward 18, Precincts 9–12, 16–20, 22, 23; Ward 19, Precincts 2, 7, 10–13; Ward 20.
List of members representing the district
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Election results
edit2012
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 212,754 | 58.7 | |
| Republican | Christopher Sheldon | 116,531 | 32.2 | |
| Independent | Daniel Botelho | 32,655 | 9.0 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 465 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 359,060 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 140,413 | 54.9 | |
| Republican | John Chapman | 114,971 | 45.0 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 157 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 255,541 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 211,790 | 55.8 | |
| Republican | Mark C. Alliegro | 127,803 | 33.6 | |
| Independent | Paul J. Harrington | 26,233 | 6.9 | |
| Independent | Christopher D. Cataldo | 8,338 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | Anna Grace Raduc | 5,320 | 1.4 | |
| n/a | Write-ins | 411 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 379,895 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 192,347 | 59.4 | |
| Republican | Peter Tedeschi | 131,463 | 40.6 | |
| Write-in | 118 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 323,928 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 260,262 | 61.3 | |
| Republican | Helen Brady | 154,261 | 36.3 | |
| Independent | Michael Manley | 9,717 | 2.3 | |
| Write-in | 361 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 424,601 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bill Keating (incumbent) | 197,823 | 59.1 | |
| Republican | Jesse G. Brown | 136,347 | 40.9 | |
| Write-in | 150 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 424,240 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ John Hayward (1849). "Congressional Districts". Gazetteer of Massachusetts. Boston: J.P. Jewett & Co. hdl:2027/mdp.39015078325076.
- ^ "Congressional Districts". Massachusetts Register 1862. Boston: Adams, Sampson, & Co. 1862.
- ^ Francis M. Cox (1893). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Third Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022758133.
- ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916. hdl:2027/uc1.l0075858456.
- ^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1921), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the fourteenth census of the United States 1920, House ;no. 1610, Boston: Wright & Potter, hdl:2027/nnc1.cu56182970
- ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 83rd Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1953. hdl:2027/mdp.39015038055821.
- ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 88th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1963. hdl:2027/mdp.39015071164118.
- ^ "Massachusetts", 1977 Official Congressional Directory: 95th Congress, 1991/1992- : S. Pub., Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977, hdl:2027/uc1.31158002391372
- ^ "Massachusetts". 1985–1986 Official Congressional Directory: 99th Congress. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985. hdl:2027/uc1.31158013115752.
- ^ "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress. Washington DC: House of Representatives. 1861.
- ^ Ben. Perley Poore (1869). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory for the First Session of the Forty-First Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081796686.
- ^ Ben. Perley Poore (1878). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 45th Congress (3rd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160411762.
- ^ L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
- ^ A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 75th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1938.
- ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 90th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1968.
- ^ "Massachusetts". 1991–1992 Official Congressional Directory: 102nd Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1991.
- ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections".
- ^ The totals do not include Blank/Scatterings Ballots although they were reported.
- ^ "PD43+ » Search Elections".
- ^ "Massachusetts Secretary of State General Election Results 2016". Massachusetts Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Massachusetts Election Results". Washington Post. 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ "2020 - US House - All General Election Results". Massachusetts Election Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "2022 - US House - All General Election Results". Massachusetts Election Statistics. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Further reading
edit- Matt Stout (November 8, 2021), "On South Coast, the state's redistricting plan tugs at the region's political soul", Boston Globe, archived from the original on November 9, 2021
External links
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- Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Massachusetts: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Ninth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020
- "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 09". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
Maps
edit- Map of Massachusetts's 9th Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth