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Massachusetts's 9th congressional district

U.S. House district for Massachusetts

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district

U.S. House district for Massachusetts

FieldValue
stateMassachusetts
district number9
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeBill Keating
partyDemocratic
residenceBourne
population797,381
population year2024
median income$101,312
percent white83.0
percent hispanic6.0
percent black2.6
percent asian1.3
percent more than one race5.3
percent other race1.9
cpviD+6

| percent more than one race = 5.3 Massachusetts's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Bill 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.

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.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 56% - 42%
SenateKerry 61% - 39%
2010Senate (Spec.)Brown 59% - 41%
GovernorBaker 47% - 44%
2012PresidentObama 55% - 45%
SenateBrown 53% - 47%
2014SenateMarkey 55% - 45%
GovernorBaker 54% - 41%
2016PresidentClinton 51% - 41%
2018SenateWarren 51% - 46%
GovernorBaker 74% - 26%
Secretary of the CommonwealthGalvin 65% - 32%
Attorney GeneralHealey 61% - 39%
Treasurer and Receiver-GeneralGoldberg 59% - 38%
AuditorBump 56% - 39%
2020PresidentBiden 58% - 40%
SenateMarkey 58% - 41%
2022GovernorHealey 56% - 42%
Secretary of the CommonwealthGalvin 62% - 36%
Attorney GeneralCampbell 54% - 46%
AuditorDiZoglio 48% - 44%
2024PresidentHarris 54% - 44%
SenateWarren 51% - 49%

Cities and towns in the district

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of six counties and 49 municipalities:

Barnstable County (15) :All 15 municipalities Bristol County (6) :Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, New Bedford, Raynham (part; also 4th), Westport Dukes County (7) :All 7 municipalities Nantucket County (1) :Nantucket Norfolk County (1) :Cohasset Plymouth County (19) :Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham

Cities and towns in the district prior to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2013

1840s

1849: "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."

1860s

1862: "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."

1870s–1880s

1890s

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 1891

1893: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Precincts 2, 3, 4, 6); Winthrop.

1900s

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, 1901

1910s

1916: In Middlesex County: Everett, Malden, Somerville. In Suffolk County: Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop.

1920s–1940s

1950s

1953: "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."

1960s

1963: Boston (Wards 4- 17, 19, 20).

1970s

1977: "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."

1980s

1985: "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."

2003–2013

In Bristol County: :Easton.

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

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1795
[[File:JosephBradleyVarnum.jpg100px]]
Joseph B. Varnum
(Dracut)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1803Elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Redistricted to the .1795 – 1803
"2nd Middle district"
Phanuel Bishop
(Rehoboth)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Retired.1803 – 1815
"Bristol district"
Josiah Dean
(Raynham)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
[[File:LabanWheaton.jpg100px]]
Laban Wheaton
(Easton)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1815Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Redistricted to the .
John Reed, Jr.
(Yarmouth)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.1815 – 1823
"Barnstable district"
[[File:Hon. Walter Folger.jpg100px]]
Walter Folger, Jr.
(Nantucket)Democratic-
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821Elected May 1, 1817 on the third ballot.
Lost re-election.
John Reed Jr.
(Yarmouth)FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Henry Williams Dwight by John Trumbull 1827.jpeg100px]]
Henry W. Dwight
(Stockbridge)Adams-Clay FederalistnowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827 on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1828.
1823 – 1833
"Berkshire district"
Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831
[[File:George Nixon Briggs-Southworth and Hawes.jpg100px]]
George N. Briggs
(Lanesboro)Anti-JacksonnowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1830.
Redistricted to the .
William Jackson
(Newton)Anti-MasonicnowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.1833–1843
William S. Hastings
(Mendon)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
June 17, 1842Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Died.
VacantnowrapJune 17, 1842 –
March 3, 1843
Henry Williams
(Taunton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845Elected in 1842.
Retired.1843–1853
Artemas Hale
(Bridgewater)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Retired.
Orin Fowler
(Fall River)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1849 –
September 3, 1852Elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
Died.
VacantnowrapSeptember 3, 1852 –
December 13, 1852
Edward P. Little
(Marshfield)DemocraticnowrapDecember 13, 1852 –
March 3, 1853Elected to finish Fowler's term.
Retired.
[[File:Alexander De Witt (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
Alexander Dewitt
(Oxford)Free SoilnowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Lost re-election.1853–1863
Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
[[File:Eli Thayer - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Eli Thayer
(Worcester)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
[[File:Goldsmith Bailey.png100px]]
Goldsmith Bailey
(Fitchburg)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1861 –
May 8, 1862Elected in 1860.
Died.
VacantnowrapMay 8, 1862 –
December 1, 1862
[[File:Amasa Walker.png100px]]
Amasa Walker
(North Brookfield)RepublicannowrapDecember 1, 1862 –
March 3, 1863Elected to finish Bailey's term.
[[File:William B. Washburn - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
William B. Washburn
(Greenfield)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
December 5, 1871Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Resigned to become governor of Massachusetts.1863–1873
VacantnowrapDecember 5, 1871 –
January 2, 1872
[[File:Alvah Crocker.png100px]]
Alvah Crocker
(Fitchburg)RepublicannowrapJanuary 2, 1872 –
March 3, 1873Elected to finish Washburn's term.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:George Frisbie Hoar - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
George Frisbie Hoar
(Worcester)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
1873–1883
[[File:WWRice.jpg100px]]
William W. Rice
(Worcester)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
[[File:Theodore Lyman III.png100px]]
Theodore Lyman
(Brookline)Independent
RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1882.
1883–1893
[[File:FDEly.jpg100px]]
Frederick D. Ely
(Dedham)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Edward Burnett, 50th Congress Massachusetts Delegation LCCN2001695640.jpg100px]]
Edward Burnett
(Southborough)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889Elected in 1886.
[[File:John Wilson Candler.png100px]]
John W. Candler
(Worcester)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1888.
[[File:George F. Williams.png100px]]
George F. Williams
(Dedham)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893Elected in 1890.
[[File:Joseph Henry O'Neil.png100px]]
Joseph H. O'Neil
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.1893–1903
[[File:J. F. Fitzgerald.jpg100px]]
John F. Fitzgerald
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1901Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
[[File:Joseph A. Conry.png100px]]
Joseph A. Conry
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1900.
[[File:John A Keliher Massachusetts Congressman circa 1908.png100px]]
John A. Keliher
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
1903–1913
[[File:William Francis Murray U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and the Postmaster of Boston.png100px]]
William F. Murray
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913Elected in 1910.
[[File:Ernest W Roberts Massachusetts Congressman.png100px]]
Ernest W. Roberts
(Chelsea)RepublicannowrapMarch 3, 1913 –
March 3, 1917Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
1913–1933
[[File:Alvin T Fuller.png100px]]
Alvan T. Fuller
(Malden)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1917 –
January 5, 1921Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Resigned after being elected Lieutenant Governor.
VacantnowrapJanuary 5, 1921 –
March 3, 1921
[[File:Charles Lee Underhill.png100px]]
Charles L. Underhill
(Somerville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.
[[File:Robert Luce.png100px]]
Robert Luce
(Waltham)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935Elected in 1932.
1933–1943
Richard M. Russell
(Cambridge)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937Elected in 1934.
[[File:Robert Luce.png100px]]
Robert Luce
(Waltham)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1941Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
[[File:Thomas H. Eliot (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
Thomas H. Eliot
(Cambridge)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Charles L. Gifford (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
Charles L. Gifford
(Cotuit)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
August 23, 1947Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Died.1943–1953
VacantnowrapAugust 23, 1947 –
November 18, 1947
[[File:Donald W. Nicholson (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg100px]]
Donald W. Nicholson
(Wareham)RepublicanNovember 18, 1947 –
January 3, 1959Elected to finish Gifford's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
1953–1963
[[File:Hastings Keith.jpg100px]]
Hastings Keith
(West Bridgewater)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to .
[[File:John W. McCormack (Speaker of the US House).jpg100px]]
John W. McCormack
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1971Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Retired.1963–1973
[[File:Louise Day Hicks.jpg100px]]
Louise Day Hicks
(Boston)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1971 –
January 3, 1973Elected in 1970.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Joemoakley.jpg100px]]
Joe Moakley
(Boston)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1973 –
May 28, 2001Elected in 1972 as an Independent, but became a Democrat at beginning of the term
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Announced retirement, then died.1973–1983
1983–1993
1993–2003
VacantnowrapMay 28, 2001 –
October 15, 2001
[[File:Stephen F. Lynch, 2008 cropped.jpg100px]]
Stephen F. Lynch
(Boston)DemocraticOctober 16, 2001 –
January 3, 2013Elected to finish Moakley's term.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .
2003–2013
[[File:Ma09 109.gif300px]]
[[File:Bill Keating 113th Congress.jpg100px]]
Bill Keating
(Bourne)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2013 –
presentRedistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.2013–2023
[[File:Massachusetts US Congressional District 9 (since 2013).tif300px]]
2023–present
[[File:Massachusetts's 9th congressional district (since 2023).svg250px]]

Election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Partisan clients

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References

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