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

Ohio 6th Congressional District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 865,0742024 5-year
Median household income: $61,3712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.6%2024 5-year
Black: 6.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

18 counties · 1 D · 17 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	−30.4%	145,984	275,632	426,266
2020	R	−25.8%	161,640	276,107	443,901
2016	R	−21.9%	153,169	246,740	426,955
2012	D	+3.0%	217,258	204,032	435,158
2008	D	+7.2%	235,367	203,059	449,490
2004	D	+6.2%	242,263	213,694	458,615
2000	D	+5.6%	203,272	180,742	401,286
1996	D	+19.3%	210,139	132,515	401,665
1992	D	+15.4%	200,871	133,867	435,918
1988	D	+7.4%	214,539	184,685	402,524
1984	R	−2.2%	207,036	216,656	427,966
1980	R	−3.1%	180,762	193,281	403,353
1976	D	+10.9%	219,664	175,785	404,222
1972	R	−16.8%	162,481	229,424	399,366
1968	D	+7.9%	194,113	162,848	395,643
1964	D	+36.3%	277,248	129,566	406,814
1960	D	+1.8%	223,307	215,470	438,777
1956	R	−15.5%	167,741	229,491	397,232
1952	R	−1.2%	200,888	205,794	406,682
1948	D	+11.3%	183,226	145,784	332,613
1944	D	+12.9%	200,857	155,000	355,858
1940	D	+16.5%	227,309	163,081	390,390
1936	D	+27.7%	220,783	123,784	350,614
1932	R	−1.9%	139,700	145,452	295,848
1928	R	−38.2%	86,524	195,235	284,358
1924	R	−41.2%	51,784	146,516	230,181
1920	R	−22.9%	79,643	129,383	217,466
1916	D	+2.6%	61,436	58,139	126,531
1912	D	+5.6%	41,438	35,065	113,878
1908	R	−7.1%	54,934	63,774	125,063
1904	R	−29.9%	34,761	67,934	111,058
1900	R	−12.0%	48,723	62,376	113,845
1896	R	−8.2%	49,746	58,702	109,889
1892	R	−1.1%	44,680	45,724	95,723
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

21.6%

Irish

13.8%

English

11.0%

Italian

10.4%

American

5.3%

Polish

3.2%

Scottish

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: 43.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.8%

2.7%

75–84

3.5%

6.3%

65–74

6.7%

7.1%

55–64

7.2%

6.1%

45–54

5.9%

35–44

5.7%

6.1%

25–34

5.7%

4.2%

18–24

3.8%

7.9%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,371

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$61,371

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.0%

Working age (18–64)13.7%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.2%

speak English only

Spanish1.7%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.6%

Other Christian

13.8%

Methodist

4.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Baptist

2.6%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio 6th Congressional District sits in the Industrial Midwest. Its political identity has been Republican for as long as anyone now living can remember. 7 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 Ohio 6th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-one points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was thirty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,371, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 865,074 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Ohio voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 426,266 votes cast, 145,984 went Democratic and 275,632 went Republican.

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

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

When did Congressional District 6, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Ohio?

Congressional District 6, Ohio has a population of 865,074 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, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Ohio is $61,371 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

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

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

Ohio 6th Congressional District delivered R+30 in 2024 — Republican for the long memory.

Key facts

Demographics

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