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

Wisconsin 6th Congressional District, Wisconsin: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+17%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+17MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 717,7352024 5-year
Median household income: $77,2022024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.6%2024 5-year
Black: 1.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+35 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

20 counties · 3 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	−16.8%	171,321	241,837	419,566
2020	R	−16.0%	167,768	233,096	408,272
2016	R	−17.4%	139,380	203,377	368,221
2012	R	−8.3%	171,578	202,911	379,458
2008	R	−0.5%	181,926	183,752	371,321
2004	R	−15.0%	158,349	214,892	377,061
2000	R	−12.9%	136,612	179,041	329,061
1996	R	−0.2%	121,227	121,642	276,368
1992	R	−8.1%	110,769	136,784	322,483
1988	R	−9.6%	122,232	148,518	272,665
1984	R	−23.2%	104,650	168,538	275,458
1980	R	−15.4%	108,977	152,860	284,915
1976	R	−7.6%	119,781	140,100	265,882
1972	R	−16.0%	94,633	132,137	233,895
1968	R	−11.0%	88,422	111,958	213,530
1964	D	+19.1%	123,551	83,849	207,720
1960	R	−15.8%	89,687	123,325	213,374
1956	R	−36.4%	59,784	128,945	190,166
1952	R	−35.7%	62,952	133,195	196,773
1948	R	−7.6%	67,398	78,786	149,707
1944	R	−18.5%	65,776	96,044	163,315
1940	R	−12.5%	73,437	94,653	170,065
1936	D	+26.5%	94,217	52,456	157,347
1932	D	+34.7%	95,631	45,401	144,672
1928	R	−7.8%	60,960	71,413	134,170
1924	O	−27.8%	11,136	43,237	115,675
1920	R	−56.5%	15,532	70,069	96,502
1916	R	−10.1%	27,234	33,663	63,931
1912	D	+14.6%	26,226	17,735	58,226
1908	R	−11.0%	28,339	35,811	68,189
1904	R	−26.0%	22,717	40,001	66,537
1900	R	−14.5%	28,203	38,199	68,946
1896	R	−20.1%	26,292	40,129	68,880
1892	D	+12.7%	31,963	24,501	58,728
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

44.6%

Irish

10.3%

Polish

6.6%

English

6.4%

American

4.5%

Italian

2.9%

French

2.8%

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: 42.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.7%

75–84

3.2%

5.9%

65–74

6.1%

7.5%

55–64

7.3%

6.3%

45–54

5.8%

6.5%

35–44

5.9%

6.0%

25–34

5.5%

4.4%

18–24

4.1%

8.0%

5–17

7.6%

2.6%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$77,202

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$77,202

Wisconsin$77,485

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.4%

Working age (18–64)8.3%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.5%

speak English only

Spanish3.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

22.8%

Mainline Protestant

18.7%

Other Christian

5.8%

Methodist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 6th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was seventeen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $77,202, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 717,735 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Wisconsin vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Wisconsin voted Republican by 16.8 points (R+17), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 419,566 votes cast, 171,321 went Democratic and 241,837 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Wisconsin as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Wisconsin last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Wisconsin?

Congressional District 6, Wisconsin has a population of 717,735 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, Wisconsin?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Wisconsin is $77,202 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Wisconsin from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

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

Key facts

Demographics

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