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

Missouri 6th Congressional District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+33 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 985,8212024 5-year
Median household income: $74,0912024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.7%2024 5-year
Black: 6.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

50 counties · 2 D · 48 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	−27.1%	170,181	299,391	477,471
2020	R	−24.6%	173,903	290,479	473,828
2016	R	−27.3%	145,104	264,266	435,980
2012	R	−15.5%	172,520	237,547	419,824
2008	R	−5.6%	207,016	231,958	446,081
2004	R	−10.9%	185,878	231,859	420,641
2000	R	−5.1%	171,970	191,122	372,747
1996	D	+8.1%	163,049	135,468	341,156
1992	D	+11.4%	161,649	118,642	375,730
1988	D	+2.9%	170,464	160,791	332,406
1984	R	−16.7%	143,048	200,267	343,315
1980	R	−5.4%	154,960	173,579	343,002
1976	D	+7.1%	173,842	150,616	327,578
1972	R	−29.3%	111,588	204,029	315,618
1968	R	−2.7%	138,629	147,290	319,160
1964	D	+30.6%	208,345	110,780	319,125
1960	R	−3.0%	171,422	182,169	353,591
1956	R	−0.4%	170,554	171,753	342,307
1952	R	−4.6%	174,233	190,903	365,766
1948	D	+20.7%	190,895	125,447	316,939
1944	D	+5.4%	170,361	152,743	323,601
1940	D	+9.3%	209,196	173,488	383,469
1936	D	+23.7%	241,908	149,023	392,604
1932	D	+32.9%	224,280	112,605	339,182
1928	R	−12.7%	146,239	188,953	335,943
1924	D	+3.0%	162,848	152,946	331,948
1920	R	−1.3%	163,751	168,044	335,745
1916	D	+13.3%	111,285	84,732	199,470
1912	D	+25.5%	97,571	50,423	184,993
1908	D	+8.6%	102,610	86,066	192,334
1904	D	+1.3%	90,295	87,830	183,627
1900	D	+10.9%	108,445	86,690	199,737
1896	D	+15.6%	116,482	84,805	202,906
1892	D	+11.7%	90,451	69,890	175,558
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

20.7%

English

12.8%

Irish

11.6%

American

6.6%

Italian

2.6%

Scottish

1.8%

French

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

2.9%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

6.4%

55–64

6.5%

6.0%

45–54

5.9%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

6.5%

25–34

6.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.3%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,091

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$74,091

Missouri$75,059

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.5%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)12.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.9%

speak English only

Spanish3.0%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

12.7%

Other Christian

10.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.2%

Methodist

5.5%

Mainline Protestant

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Missouri 6th Congressional District sits in the Border South. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 3 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 Missouri 6th Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,091, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 985,821 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Missouri voted Republican by 27.1 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 477,471 votes cast, 170,181 went Democratic and 299,391 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Missouri last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Missouri?

Congressional District 6, Missouri has a population of 985,821 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, Missouri?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Missouri is $74,091 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $75,059.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

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

Key facts

Demographics

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