Alabama 6th Congressional District, Alabama: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 727,0882024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,7452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 27.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1964MIT Election Lab
R
PALMER, Gary James
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: BACHUS, Spencer T., III (2013–2015), BACHUS, Spencer T., III (2011–2013), BACHUS, Spencer T., III (2009–2011), BACHUS, Spencer T., III (2007–2009)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 6, ALOne 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 | 131,648 | 200,128 | 337,244 | ||
| R | 143,692 | 203,232 | 352,371 | ||
| R | 118,552 | 190,830 | 316,765 | ||
| R | 118,847 | 189,601 | 311,278 | ||
| R | 123,837 | 191,700 | 318,462 | ||
| R | 99,080 | 186,410 | 287,535 | ||
| R | 98,490 | 151,110 | 254,574 | ||
| R | 91,640 | 129,785 | 231,833 | ||
| R | 94,099 | 136,244 | 252,593 | ||
| R | 78,139 | 130,133 | 209,431 | ||
| R | 75,239 | 130,301 | 206,911 | ||
| R | 84,115 | 104,814 | 198,122 | ||
| R | 77,591 | 83,136 | 163,601 | ||
| R | 37,932 | 101,727 | 143,775 | ||
| O | 34,319 | 27,837 | 148,055 | ||
| R | 0 | 74,434 | 102,243 | ||
| R | 34,959 | 43,370 | 79,266 | ||
| R | 30,602 | 33,803 | 67,835 | ||
| D | 31,033 | 24,977 | 56,275 | ||
| O | 0 | 7,155 | 31,001 | ||
| D | 24,595 | 7,460 | 32,200 | ||
| D | 30,603 | 7,307 | 38,081 | ||
| D | 29,495 | 5,686 | 35,483 | ||
| D | 24,891 | 5,943 | 31,459 | ||
| R | 15,070 | 17,958 | 33,126 | ||
| D | 14,102 | 7,969 | 24,372 | ||
| D | 22,658 | 12,850 | 36,238 | ||
| D | 10,796 | 5,079 | 16,311 | ||
| D | 8,852 | 1,309 | 14,768 | ||
| D | 7,756 | 4,263 | 12,887 | ||
| D | 7,793 | 2,858 | 11,998 | ||
| D | 5,923 | 5,225 | 11,711 | ||
| D | 11,402 | 6,488 | 18,636 | ||
| D | 11,069 | 648 | 19,331 | ||
| D | 8,433 | 4,110 | 12,636 | ||
| D | 5,384 | 3,234 | 8,682 | ||
| D | 5,027 | 1,750 | 6,886 | ||
| D | 5,518 | 1,957 | 7,475 |
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 30.9% | 66.6% | 1,414,238 |
| 2020 | R | 39.7% | 60.1% | 2,316,445 |
| 2016 | R | 35.9% | 64.0% | 2,087,444 |
| 2014 | R | 0.0% | 97.3% | 818,090 |
| 2010 | R | 34.7% | 65.2% | 1,485,499 |
| 2008 | R | 36.5% | 63.4% | 2,060,191 |
| 2004 | R | 32.4% | 67.5% | 1,839,066 |
| 2002 | R | 39.8% | 58.6% | 1,353,023 |
| 1998 | R | 36.7% | 63.2% | 1,293,405 |
| 1996 | R | 45.5% | 52.5% | 1,499,393 |
| 1992 | D | 64.8% | 33.1% | 1,577,799 |
| 1990 | D | 60.6% | 39.4% | 1,185,154 |
| 1986 | D | 50.3% | 49.7% | 1,211,897 |
| 1984 | D | 62.8% | 36.4% | 1,371,234 |
| 1980 | R | 47.1% | 50.2% | 1,296,757 |
| 1978 | D | 94.0% | 0.0% | 582,005 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
American
10.3%
Irish
7.4%
German
5.9%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.1%
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: 39.0 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
$75,745
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$75,745
Alabama$63,999
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.5%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by the Birmingham suburbs, AL-06 has posted presidential margins exceeding R+30 in recent cycles, reflecting a heavily white, college-educated and exurban electorate that has trended sharply toward the GOP over the past two decades.
The shift began with civil rights. 1956 marked the realignment in Alabama 6th Congressional District, by a five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1964. The 2024 margin was twenty points.
The political shift has tracked, in Alabama 6th Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,745, and a 13% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 6, Alabama vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, Alabama voted Republican by 20.3 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 337,244 votes cast, 131,648 went Democratic and 200,128 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, Alabama's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Alabama as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 18 times, and other 2 times.
When did Congressional District 6, Alabama last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Alabama voted Democratic was 1952.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, Alabama?
Congressional District 6, Alabama has a population of 727,088 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, Alabama?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, Alabama is $75,745 — below the national median of $80,734. The Alabama state median is $63,999.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Alabama?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Alabama from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.