Congressional District 6 Congressional District (AZ) — Elections 1876–2024

Arizona 6th Congressional District, Arizona: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+7%. Democratic peak: D+55 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 475,3312024 5-year
Median household income: $70,0652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 60.7%2024 5-year
Black: 3.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 34.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+55 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+18 in 1980MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 3 D · 4 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−6.9%	101,252	116,543	220,986
2020	R	−2.6%	103,946	109,681	217,819
2016	R	−5.2%	75,090	83,985	172,120
2012	R	−8.0%	71,075	83,731	158,071
2008	R	−7.7%	72,178	84,410	158,736
2004	R	−7.2%	63,792	73,862	138,930
2000	R	−2.1%	49,373	51,576	106,212
1996	D	+8.1%	48,774	40,677	99,597
1992	D	+7.0%	44,497	37,206	104,837
1988	R	−6.5%	40,450	46,122	87,713
1984	R	−17.9%	33,682	48,555	83,059
1980	R	−18.0%	25,173	38,099	71,852
1976	R	−1.2%	29,652	30,424	62,423
1972	R	−17.3%	21,316	31,769	60,321
1968	R	−3.7%	19,250	20,920	45,478
1964	D	+11.7%	26,321	20,786	47,155
1960	D	+1.6%	21,298	20,623	41,990
1956	R	−12.6%	14,579	18,781	33,382
1952	R	−4.4%	14,919	16,292	31,210
1948	D	+20.0%	13,521	8,884	23,144
1944	D	+29.4%	13,207	7,189	20,436
1940	D	+41.6%	16,128	6,638	22,838
1936	D	+54.9%	14,588	4,080	19,140
1932	D	+45.1%	13,562	4,916	19,173
1928	R	−8.2%	7,244	8,537	15,845
1924	D	+1.6%	5,564	5,331	14,150
1920	R	−5.1%	6,844	7,577	14,421
1916	D	+28.9%	8,902	4,687	14,587
1912	D	+36.1%	3,051	638	6,690
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

13.0%

English

11.0%

Irish

9.0%

American

3.7%

Italian

3.5%

Scottish

1.7%

Polish

1.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.1%

3.5%

75–84

3.9%

5.9%

65–74

6.6%

5.7%

55–64

6.1%

5.5%

45–54

5.2%

6.5%

35–44

5.8%

7.0%

25–34

6.0%

5.0%

18–24

4.4%

8.0%

5–17

7.7%

2.6%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,065

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$70,065

Arizona$79,964

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.4%

Working age (18–64)13.1%

Seniors (65+)11.3%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

76.2%

speak English only

Spanish19.6%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages1.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.8%

Other Christian

14.4%

Baptist

2.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.7%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Methodist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Arizona 6th Congressional District sits in the desert Southwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 2 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Republican candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Republican margin in Arizona 6th Congressional District reached its widest at eighteen points in 1980. The margin in 2024 was seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,065, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 475,331 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Arizona vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Arizona voted Republican by 6.9 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 220,986 votes cast, 101,252 went Democratic and 116,543 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, Arizona's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Arizona as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Arizona last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Arizona voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Arizona?

Congressional District 6, Arizona has a population of 475,331 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Arizona?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Arizona is $70,065 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Arizona?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Arizona 6th Congressional District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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