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

Illinois 6th Congressional District, Illinois: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+34%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+34MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 1,008,5912024 5-year
Median household income: $90,4582024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 48.8%2024 5-year
Black: 18.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 D · 0 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	D	+33.5%	279,500	136,455	426,780
2020	D	+41.4%	328,394	133,312	471,181
2016	D	+43.0%	297,720	110,675	434,752
2012	D	+36.6%	271,849	124,454	402,565
2008	D	+42.3%	300,255	120,290	425,085
2004	D	+27.9%	259,551	145,751	408,023
2000	D	+26.2%	228,839	131,778	370,945
1996	D	+27.3%	204,070	111,421	339,915
1992	D	+18.9%	214,246	136,189	414,037
1988	D	+1.2%	191,287	186,895	381,264
1984	R	−8.2%	182,703	215,394	400,377
1980	D	+2.4%	183,818	174,258	393,697
1976	D	+0.3%	192,929	191,624	392,596
1972	R	−13.9%	171,635	227,253	400,964
1968	D	+3.1%	186,762	174,408	393,570
1964	D	+21.4%	243,849	158,001	401,849
1960	D	+8.0%	214,660	182,701	398,483
1956	R	−17.7%	150,094	214,681	365,683
1952	R	−4.1%	178,594	193,865	373,475
1948	D	+6.2%	183,263	161,676	347,163
1944	D	+13.4%	192,752	147,223	340,929
1940	D	+8.6%	177,017	148,953	327,280
1936	D	+25.7%	190,267	110,752	309,544
1932	D	+12.4%	140,263	108,431	257,169
1928	R	−7.9%	108,247	126,981	237,026
1924	R	−42.4%	33,802	105,925	170,131
1920	R	−49.6%	29,634	96,782	135,478
1916	R	−7.4%	57,148	66,698	129,194
1912	O	+13.0%	19,838	11,323	65,323
1908	R	−19.2%	23,051	35,125	62,996
1904	R	−32.4%	15,652	34,924	59,447
1900	R	−5.1%	27,933	31,027	60,669
1896	R	−19.0%	22,824	33,752	57,478
1892	D	+12.1%	21,863	17,038	39,783
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

10.7%

Irish

9.5%

Polish

7.7%

Italian

6.0%

English

4.2%

American

2.3%

French

1.0%

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: 38.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.4%

65–74

5.2%

6.1%

55–64

6.4%

6.2%

45–54

6.2%

7.0%

35–44

6.9%

7.5%

25–34

7.5%

4.3%

18–24

4.3%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,458

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$90,458

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.2%

Working age (18–64)10.7%

Seniors (65+)12.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

65.7%

speak English only

Spanish18.8%

Other Indo-European9.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

31.5%

Non-Christian

8.1%

Other Christian

6.7%

Mainline Protestant

3.8%

Baptist

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Methodist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 6th Congressional District in the Upper Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Illinois 6th Congressional District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 6th Congressional District has rarely exceeded forty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by thirty-four points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $90,458 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Illinois voted Democratic by 33.5 points (D+34), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 426,780 votes cast, 279,500 went Democratic and 136,455 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Illinois as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Illinois voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Illinois?

Congressional District 6, Illinois has a population of 1,008,591 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, Illinois?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Illinois is $90,458 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 6th Congressional District delivered D+34 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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