wˈɑːʃɪŋtənz nˈaɪnθ kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˈɪstɹɪkt ɛŋkˈʌmpəsᵻz ɐ lˈɔŋ, sˈʌmwʌt nˈæɹoʊ ˈɛɹiə ɪn wˈɛstɚn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, θɹuː ðə dˈɛnsli pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɛntɹəl pjˈuːɡɪt sˈaʊnd ɹˈiːdʒən, fɹʌm ˈɔːbɜːn ænd fˈɛdɚɹəl wˈeɪ ɪnðə sˈaʊθ tə pˈɑːɹts ʌv siːˈæɾəl ænd bˈɛlɪvjˌuː ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ.
Washington's 9th congressional district encompasses a long, somewhat narrow area in Western Washington, through the densely populated central Puget Sound region, from Auburn and Federal Way in the south to parts of Seattle and Bellevue in the north.