Virginia 6th Congressional District, Virginia: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 797,2682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,6282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 6, VAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 157,203 | 254,410 | 418,330 | ||
| R | 153,508 | 240,777 | 402,095 | ||
| R | 121,975 | 211,163 | 353,985 | ||
| R | 134,579 | 196,161 | 337,691 | ||
| R | 140,286 | 186,353 | 330,925 | ||
| R | 104,925 | 185,936 | 294,029 | ||
| R | 93,191 | 151,801 | 253,052 | ||
| R | 89,199 | 119,176 | 230,859 | ||
| R | 85,185 | 119,169 | 240,435 | ||
| R | 75,811 | 131,079 | 209,158 | ||
| R | 67,727 | 142,291 | 211,286 | ||
| R | 76,440 | 110,429 | 197,430 | ||
| R | 83,909 | 93,892 | 182,330 | ||
| R | 67,858 | 191,354 | 264,900 | ||
| R | 37,519 | 83,578 | 151,339 | ||
| D | 102,590 | 85,601 | 188,501 | ||
| R | 36,574 | 60,875 | 97,772 | ||
| R | 26,533 | 58,950 | 87,806 | ||
| R | 29,461 | 57,245 | 86,859 | ||
| R | 26,077 | 32,377 | 64,127 | ||
| D | 32,180 | 29,918 | 62,263 | ||
| D | 34,018 | 23,909 | 58,216 | ||
| D | 34,826 | 22,527 | 57,627 | ||
| D | 31,434 | 19,018 | 51,306 | ||
| R | 19,791 | 31,598 | 51,389 | ||
| D | 21,967 | 14,893 | 38,980 | ||
| D | 22,816 | 18,500 | 41,812 | ||
| D | 16,041 | 9,104 | 25,609 | ||
| D | 14,195 | 4,999 | 23,040 | ||
| D | 13,466 | 9,775 | 23,812 | ||
| D | 12,750 | 9,068 | 22,342 | ||
| D | 21,211 | 18,578 | 40,566 | ||
| D | 22,483 | 22,245 | 45,916 | ||
| D | 26,087 | 16,616 | 44,320 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.9%
English
13.8%
Irish
10.1%
American
8.6%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
2.0%
French
0.9%
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
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$74,628
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$74,628
Virginia$93,170
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 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.3%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other Indo-European1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Virginia 6th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachia. 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 Virginia 6th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,628, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 797,268 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 6, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, Virginia voted Republican by 23.2 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 418,330 votes cast, 157,203 went Democratic and 254,410 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, Virginia's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Virginia as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 6, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, Virginia?
Congressional District 6, Virginia has a population of 797,268 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, Virginia?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, Virginia is $74,628 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.