HarrisDemocratic52.6%109,899TrumpRepublican46.0%96,191OtherAll other candidates1.4%2,824
D+6.6- Lead
- 13,708
- Total
- 208,914
- vs nation
- D+8.0
modeled Census-place estimatereview required
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New York 6th Congressional District
Contests in this Place (80 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic64.3%150,175TrumpRepublican34.9%81,476OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,759
D+29.4- Lead
- 68,699
- Total
- 233,410
- vs nation
- D+25.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic68.4%136,139TrumpRepublican28.3%56,351OtherAll other candidates3.2%6,419
D+40.1- Lead
- 79,788
- Total
- 198,909
- vs nation
- D+38.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic72.8%123,934RomneyRepublican26.1%44,534OtherAll other candidates1.1%1,860
D+46.6- Lead
- 79,400
- Total
- 170,328
- vs nation
- D+42.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic67.8%126,539McCainRepublican31.4%58,624OtherAll other candidates0.8%1,475
D+36.4- Lead
- 67,915
- Total
- 186,638
- vs nation
- D+29.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic63.9%114,223BushRepublican35.1%62,723OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,819
D+28.8- Lead
- 51,500
- Total
- 178,765
- vs nation
- D+31.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic68.2%109,777BushRepublican28.5%45,889OtherAll other candidates3.3%5,378
D+39.7- Lead
- 63,888
- Total
- 161,044
- vs nation
- D+39.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic66.1%98,168DoleRepublican27.3%40,542OtherAll other candidates6.6%9,728
D+38.8- Lead
- 57,626
- Total
- 148,438
- vs nation
- D+30.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 776,9192024 5-year
- Population density
- 30,113 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 25.8 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $80,3012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 23.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46.6 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+55.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Congressional District 6, NJ · twin score 84.6
presidential history
Party record book
New York 6th Congressional District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2020 (partial returns from 1876) · 37 presidential cycles · 37 with a vote-share denominator · 33 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
72.8%
123,934 votes · D+46.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 68.4%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
75.4%
35,522 votes · R+55.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 68.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
150,175votes
64.3% of the vote · D+29.4 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 142,518 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
177,856votes
68.1% of the vote · R+36.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952 · 170,073 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+42.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+46.6 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Al Gore, 2000 · +39.2 pts
Republican
Thomas E. Dewey1944
+42.6pts R vs U.S.
Place R+35.1 · U.S. D+7.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · +36.9 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
2026 election
On the ballot
NY-06 · U.S. House
Democrat Grace Meng holds the seat and is contesting it.
Primary held June 23, 2026. Akashic does not yet carry the nominees for this contest.
How the seat has run
| Year | U.S. House | President | Ran ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D+23.0Grace Meng | D+6.6 | +16.4 |
| 2022 | D+27.9Grace Meng | — | — |
| 2020 | D+35.9Grace Meng | D+29.4 | — |
| 2018 | D+90.5Grace Meng | — | — |
“Ran ahead” is how far the winning party’s House candidate ran ahead of that party’s presidential margin in the same district. A dash means the House race and the presidential figure were measured on different district lines, so the two cannot be subtracted — both are still shown unchanged.
U.S. House elections · 25 House
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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.
New York 6th Congressional District sits in the Mid-Atlantic. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 46.6 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 55.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 22.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.6 points.
A population of 776,919, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,301 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 6 and Congressional District 2.
Political twins — districts
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Congressional District 6
New Jersey
84.6twin score
elasticityAsian Indian ancestry% Catholic≠ 12-yr trend
Congressional District 2
Hawaii
79.8twin score
2012–2020 trajectoryelasticity≠ 12-yr trend
Congressional District 8
New Jersey
78.9twin score
12-yr trendelasticity2012–2016 trajectory≠ % Asian
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did New York 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, New York 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 6.6 points (D+6.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 208,914 votes cast, 109,899 went Democratic and 96,191 went Republican.
When did New York 6th Congressional District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which New York 6th Congressional District voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in New York 6th Congressional District?
New York 6th Congressional District has a population of 776,919 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New York 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in New York 6th Congressional District is $80,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of New York 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in New York 6th Congressional District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 23 went Republican.