congressional districtAlabama 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+51.6
2008R+43.8
2012R+44.3
2016R+40.2
2020R+32.7
2024R+34.2
net swing · 2004→2024D+17.3R+51.6 → R+34.2
vs. U.S. · 2024R+32.8R+34.2 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 65.0% of 537,634 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
111,881
231,411
5,912
349,204
537,634
65.0%
2020
116,874
233,476
5,993
356,343
517,309†
68.9%
2016
88,471
217,348
14,695
320,514
502,082†
63.8%
2012
81,566
214,050
3,387
299,003
486,547†
61.5%
2008
84,206
218,052
3,624
305,882
471,454†
64.9%
2004
66,886
211,423
1,984
280,293
456,361†
61.4%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAL-6AlabamaUnited States
English15.0%12.1%9.5%
American11.3%12.8%5.3%
Irish8.5%8.0%9.4%
German6.9%6.4%12.5%
Scottish2.6%2.0%1.3%
Italian2.4%1.7%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.6%1.2%—
French1.3%1.1%1.6%
African American†18.5%24.6%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
Mexican3.5%3.2%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.5%1.8%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%0.5%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Asian Indian0.5%0.3%1.4%
Chinese0.3%0.2%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
AL-6
Alabama
United States
Median age
39.3
39.4
39.1
Age 18–24
8.6%
9.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.0%
17.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
AL-6
Alabama
United States
Median household income
$84,306
$63,999
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.8%
15.6%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.8%
28.5%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
AL-6
Alabama
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.0%
6.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
3.9%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
AL-6
Alabama
United States
Catholic
—
5.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
42.2%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
36.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Alabama 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−51.6%
2008
−43.8%
2012
−44.3%
2016
−40.2%
2020
−32.7%
2024
−34.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
6
R
29.6%102,504
70.3%243,741
346,625
2022
6
R
0.0%0
83.7%154,233
184,203
2020
6
R
0.0%0
97.1%274,160
282,261
2018
6
R
30.8%85,644
69.2%192,542
278,328
2016
6
R
25.4%83,709
74.5%245,313
329,306
2014
6
R
23.7%42,291
76.2%135,945
178,449
2012
6
R
28.6%88,267
71.2%219,262
308,102
2010
6
R
0.0%0
98.1%205,288
209,364
2008
6
R
0.0%0
97.8%280,902
287,237
2006
6
R
0.0%0
98.3%163,514
166,300
2004
6
R
0.0%0
98.8%264,819
268,043
2002
6
R
0.0%0
89.8%178,171
198,346
2000
6
R
0.0%0
87.9%212,751
241,917
1998
6
R
28.1%60,657
71.8%154,761
215,582
1996
6
R
27.3%69,592
70.9%180,781
254,859
1994
6
R
20.9%41,030
79.0%155,047
196,222
1992
6
R
45.0%126,062
52.3%146,599
280,139
1990
6
D
92.8%134,412
0.0%0
144,797
1988
6
D
66.5%138,920
32.9%68,788
209,026
1986
6
D
72.7%139,608
27.0%51,924
191,976
1984
6
D
59.6%130,973
39.8%87,550
219,710
1982
6
D
53.2%88,029
46.4%76,726
165,387
1980
6
R
47.5%89,279
50.5%95,019
187,982
1978
6
R
38.3%40,771
61.7%65,700
106,471
1976
6
R
43.3%70,405
56.7%92,113
162,518
Alabama's 6th congressional district, as drawn for the 2026 elections, takes in Shelby, Autauga, and Chilton counties and parts of Jefferson and Elmore. About 717,600 people live within its 2026 boundaries, with a median age of 39.3.
Measured on those boundaries, the district has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2012, by narrowing margins. The margin was R+44.8 in 2012, R+40.2 in 2016, R+32.7 in 2020, and R+34.2 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 51.6 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.2 points.
A population of 717,583, a 69% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,306 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 2.
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How did Alabama 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Alabama 6th Congressional District voted Republican by 34.2 points (R+34.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 349,204 votes cast, 111,881 went Democratic and 231,411 went Republican.
How many people live in Alabama 6th Congressional District?
Alabama 6th Congressional District has a population of 717,583 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alabama 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Alabama 6th Congressional District is $84,306 — above the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Alabama 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Alabama 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
