congressional districtWashington 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+7.5
2008D+15.7
2012D+14.3
2016D+11.9
2020D+17.1
2024D+19.2
net swing · 2004→2024D+11.7D+7.5 → D+19.2
vs. U.S. · 2024D+20.7D+19.2 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 71.2% of 609,816 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
250,676
167,313
16,146
434,135
609,816
71.2%
2020
253,303
177,034
16,244
446,581
585,446†
76.3%
2016
179,568
138,150
30,118
347,836
553,609†
62.8%
2012
191,537
142,061
11,272
344,870
535,241†
64.4%
2008
193,290
139,883
7,404
340,577
508,710†
66.9%
2004
169,622
145,647
5,997
321,266
482,179†
66.6%
† 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
GroupWA-6WashingtonUnited States
German16.6%14.5%12.5%
English14.6%12.1%9.5%
Irish12.3%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian4.9%4.0%—
American4.1%3.8%5.3%
Scottish3.5%2.6%1.3%
Italian3.5%3.1%4.8%
French1.5%—1.6%
Mexican5.6%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.5%1.8%
Guatemalan0.6%0.2%0.5%
Spaniard0.4%0.4%—
Spanish0.4%0.3%—
Salvadoran0.2%0.4%0.7%
Filipino1.9%1.5%0.9%
Korean0.5%0.9%0.4%
Japanese0.4%0.4%0.2%
Chinese0.4%2.2%1.3%
Vietnamese0.4%1.1%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%2.0%1.4%
African American†2.3%2.3%9.9%
African0.4%0.4%0.5%
Chamorro0.7%——
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
WA-6
Washington
United States
Median age
42.4
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.5%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
WA-6
Washington
United States
Median household income
$90,625
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.1%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.3%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
WA-6
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.0%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.9%
9.1%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.0%
0.9%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
2.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
WA-6
Washington
United States
Catholic
—
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
58.8%
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.
Washington 6th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.5%
2008
+15.7%
2012
+14.3%
2016
+11.9%
2020
+17.1%
2024
+19.2%
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 · 17 Senate 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
D
56.7%239,687
43.1%182,182
422,622
2022
6
D
60.0%208,710
39.9%138,754
347,873
2020
6
D
59.3%247,429
40.5%168,783
417,216
2018
6
D
63.9%206,409
36.1%116,677
323,086
2016
6
D
61.5%201,718
38.5%126,116
327,834
2014
6
D
63.0%141,265
37.0%83,025
224,290
2012
6
D
59.0%186,661
41.0%129,725
316,386
2010
6
D
58.0%151,873
42.0%109,800
261,673
2008
6
D
66.9%205,991
33.1%102,081
308,072
2006
6
D
70.6%158,202
29.4%65,883
224,085
2004
6
D
69.0%202,919
31.0%91,228
294,147
2002
6
D
64.2%126,116
31.3%61,584
196,444
2000
6
D
64.7%164,853
31.1%79,215
254,713
1998
6
D
68.4%143,308
31.6%66,291
209,599
1996
6
D
65.9%155,467
30.2%71,337
235,910
1994
6
D
58.3%105,480
41.7%75,322
180,802
1992
6
D
64.2%152,933
28.0%66,664
238,162
1990
6
D
61.4%79,079
38.6%49,786
128,865
1988
6
D
67.6%125,904
32.4%60,346
186,250
1986
6
D
71.2%90,063
28.8%36,410
126,473
1984
6
D
66.1%124,367
32.3%60,721
188,041
1982
6
D
62.5%89,985
33.2%47,720
143,898
1980
6
D
53.6%122,903
46.4%106,236
229,139
1978
6
D
60.9%71,057
37.4%43,640
116,740
1976
6
D
73.5%137,964
25.3%47,539
187,754
U.S. Senate
The statewide Senate race, counted in this district — aggregated from the precinct-level returns that fall inside its boundaries (not a statewide figure).
Votes · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL) precinct returns (CC BY 4.0); aggregated to the district over VEST precinct geometry (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
59.3%240,940
40.4%164,097
405,979
2022
D
57.1%1,741,827
42.6%1,299,322
3,047,900
2018
D
58.4%1,803,364
41.6%1,282,804
3,086,168
2016
D
59.0%1,913,979
41.0%1,329,338
3,243,317
2012
D
60.5%1,855,493
39.5%1,213,924
3,069,417
2010
D
52.4%1,314,930
47.6%1,196,164
2,511,094
2006
D
56.9%1,184,659
39.9%832,106
2,083,734
2004
D
55.0%1,549,708
42.7%1,204,584
2,818,651
2000
D
48.7%1,199,437
48.6%1,197,208
2,461,379
1998
D
58.4%1,103,184
41.6%785,377
1,888,561
1994
R
44.3%752,352
55.7%947,821
1,700,173
1992
D
54.0%1,197,973
46.0%1,020,829
2,218,802
1988
R
48.9%904,183
51.1%944,359
1,848,542
1986
D
50.7%677,471
48.7%650,931
1,337,367
1982
D
69.0%943,655
24.3%332,273
1,368,476
1980
R
45.8%792,052
54.2%936,317
1,728,369
1976
D
71.8%1,071,219
24.2%361,546
1,491,111
2024 U.S. Senate — every candidate counted in this district
Maria Cantwell · Democrat59.3%240,940
Raul Garcia · Republican40.4%164,097
Write-In0.2%942
Washington's 6th spans ferry-dependent coastal communities and the Kitsap Peninsula, where a large active-duty and veteran military population at installations like Naval Base Kitsap coexists with a district that votes Democratic by roughly 20 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.2 points.
A population of 770,309, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,625 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 10.
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How did Washington 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington 6th Congressional District voted Democratic by 19.2 points (D+19.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 434,135 votes cast, 250,676 went Democratic and 167,313 went Republican.
How many people live in Washington 6th Congressional District?
Washington 6th Congressional District has a population of 770,309 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Washington 6th Congressional District is $90,625 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Washington 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Washington 6th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
