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

Indiana 6th Congressional District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 823,3372024 5-year
Median household income: $74,0282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 74.8%2024 5-year
Black: 11.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

21 counties · 1 D · 20 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	−17.9%	139,223	201,690	348,324
2020	R	−16.2%	146,781	204,796	359,109
2016	R	−20.0%	120,342	185,758	326,671
2012	R	−11.8%	131,265	167,459	305,530
2008	R	−1.2%	157,486	161,211	322,494
2004	R	−24.9%	106,343	177,455	286,111
2000	R	−20.0%	97,199	147,398	250,601
1996	R	−12.7%	94,908	126,359	248,126
1992	R	−14.3%	86,434	124,542	266,358
1988	R	−26.8%	92,213	160,205	253,593
1984	R	−30.0%	88,907	165,900	256,288
1980	R	−23.5%	90,817	151,006	255,938
1976	R	−13.1%	109,963	143,353	255,248
1972	R	−42.1%	68,906	169,709	239,716
1968	R	−19.0%	84,818	131,502	245,315
1964	D	+4.2%	124,653	114,647	240,339
1960	R	−18.8%	97,462	142,667	241,055
1956	R	−23.0%	85,857	137,426	224,202
1952	R	−22.6%	86,653	137,814	226,283
1948	R	−5.6%	85,733	95,999	184,619
1944	R	−7.7%	87,405	102,104	191,398
1940	R	−3.0%	100,287	106,528	207,948
1936	D	+11.6%	105,793	83,484	191,662
1932	D	+6.1%	95,388	84,061	184,408
1928	R	−24.7%	60,802	101,121	163,147
1924	R	−19.3%	57,554	86,378	149,080
1920	R	−11.7%	65,342	83,312	152,948
1916	R	−3.7%	38,260	41,339	83,899
1912	D	+20.3%	32,253	16,571	77,331
1908	R	−5.0%	37,342	41,466	82,038
1904	R	−18.0%	29,380	43,159	76,425
1900	R	−8.1%	32,418	38,273	72,633
1896	R	−8.3%	31,967	37,852	70,883
1892	R	−4.4%	28,101	30,840	62,594
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

16.5%

English

11.8%

Irish

9.3%

American

8.1%

Italian

2.0%

Scottish

1.8%

French

0.7%

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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

6.0%

45–54

6.0%

6.6%

35–44

6.6%

7.1%

25–34

7.0%

4.3%

18–24

4.2%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,028

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$74,028

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.1%

Working age (18–64)11.1%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.3%

speak English only

Spanish5.9%

Other Indo-European2.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.5%

Baptist

5.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Methodist

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana 6th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 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 Indiana 6th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,028, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 823,337 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Indiana voted Republican by 17.9 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 348,324 votes cast, 139,223 went Democratic and 201,690 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Indiana?

Congressional District 6, Indiana has a population of 823,337 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, Indiana?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Indiana is $74,028 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 6th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions