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

Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District, Pennsylvania: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+11%. Republican peak: R+58 in 1928.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 636,1842024 5-year
Median household income: $120,6102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.0%2024 5-year
Black: 5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+58 in 1928MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 3 D · 2 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	+11.3%	202,862	161,104	369,349
2020	D	+14.1%	201,315	150,955	356,428
2016	D	+7.0%	157,680	135,828	310,550
2012	R	−0.3%	141,247	142,117	287,393
2008	D	+9.2%	157,632	130,846	291,076
2004	R	−4.7%	125,279	137,811	264,384
2000	R	−9.5%	94,118	114,621	215,283
1996	R	−7.4%	74,966	88,515	183,207
1992	R	−8.0%	69,039	84,807	196,027
1988	R	−33.6%	53,233	107,840	162,538
1984	R	−39.4%	46,599	107,451	154,631
1980	R	−30.8%	41,750	85,414	141,822
1976	R	−19.2%	53,126	78,806	133,990
1972	R	−37.2%	38,586	86,241	127,934
1968	R	−19.6%	42,794	66,413	120,299
1964	D	+13.6%	62,941	47,783	111,211
1960	R	−23.7%	40,499	65,671	106,397
1956	R	−34.6%	28,608	58,923	87,646
1952	R	−24.1%	30,860	50,528	81,772
1948	R	−21.4%	23,467	36,534	61,172
1944	R	−10.2%	27,512	33,861	62,040
1940	R	−2.1%	33,357	34,782	68,634
1936	D	+4.7%	38,296	34,794	74,667
1932	R	−29.3%	18,118	34,955	57,429
1928	R	−58.3%	11,562	46,272	59,571
1924	R	−45.8%	9,461	28,089	40,688
1920	R	−33.5%	10,752	22,666	35,572
1916	R	−6.6%	12,446	14,282	27,961
1912	O	+14.6%	10,254	6,327	26,841
1908	R	−21.3%	10,103	15,903	27,266
1904	R	−37.2%	7,681	17,372	26,069
1900	R	−23.7%	10,095	16,656	27,714
1896	R	−26.7%	9,752	17,154	27,742
1892	R	−5.4%	11,647	13,039	25,681
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

20.1%

Irish

19.3%

Italian

13.4%

English

11.9%

Polish

4.4%

American

3.3%

Scottish

1.7%

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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.3%

75–84

3.0%

5.0%

65–74

5.4%

6.8%

55–64

6.9%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

5.9%

25–34

5.7%

4.5%

18–24

4.7%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$120,610

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$120,610

Pennsylvania$77,971

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.6%

Working age (18–64)6.2%

Seniors (65+)7.7%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

85.2%

speak English only

Spanish6.8%

Other Indo-European4.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.4%

Other Christian

7.7%

Mainline Protestant

6.4%

Methodist

2.9%

Non-Christian

2.5%

Baptist

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

The Democratic margin in Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District has rarely exceeded fifteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $120,610 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania voted Democratic by 11.3 points (D+11), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 369,349 votes cast, 202,862 went Democratic and 161,104 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania?

Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania has a population of 636,184 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, Pennsylvania?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania is $120,610 — above the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Pennsylvania from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Pennsylvania 6th Congressional District delivered D+11 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

Frequently asked questions