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1876–2024
Congressional District 6·California

California 6th Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Sacramento's urban core, one of California's most Democratic districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+20
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
407,519
2024 ACS

California 6th Congressional District, California: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+20MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
407,5192024 5-year
Median household income
$92,1752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
44.5%2024 5-year
Black
9.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+58 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+42 in 1904MIT Election Lab
D
BERA, AmiCongress 119 · Democratic

Predecessors: MATSUI, Doris (2021–2023), MATSUI, Doris (2019–2021), MATSUI, Doris (2017–2019), MATSUI, Doris (2015–2017)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+19.7%
97,54964,461167,902
D
+25.2%
112,69666,319183,674
D
+24.2%
83,35048,521143,752
D
+18.9%
76,82651,774132,323
D
+19.0%
80,91754,604138,786
D
+0.2%
60,50360,217122,170
D
+4.0%
54,40250,011110,329
D
+9.1%
51,90342,452104,158
D
+8.2%
50,50240,999115,943
R
−3.4%
48,20651,600101,161
R
−12.4%
40,68252,39094,297
R
−7.4%
33,24339,30082,352
D
+7.6%
36,86631,47470,530
R
−1.4%
35,09836,10373,686
D
+9.3%
30,36424,84459,631
D
+31.5%
38,26419,90858,257
D
+13.1%
28,04421,54049,791
D
+9.6%
20,99817,30438,369
D
+2.5%
17,14316,30833,655
D
+20.6%
13,8568,96723,736
D
+33.1%
12,5796,29218,974
D
+37.3%
13,1285,93119,281
D
+58.4%
12,0843,09815,386
D
+41.6%
9,2983,72113,413
R
−2.6%
5,0325,30810,443
O
−34.1%
5843,4268,339
R
−35.2%
1,8283,9976,161
D
+14.4%
3,7172,7356,804
D
+51.4%
2,52304,910
R
−16.8%
1,1591,6663,020
R
−41.9%
6091,7042,613
R
−11.8%
1,1061,4082,570
D
+2.4%
1,2351,1762,467
R
−9.7%
8941,1152,280
R
−15.6%
8811,2192,163
R
−23.5%
6801,1161,856
R
−14.5%
7209701,729
R
−21.4%
6359811,616
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D58.9%41.1%15,348,846
2022D61.1%38.9%10,843,650
2018D100.0%0.0%11,113,364
2016D100.0%0.0%12,244,170
2012D62.5%37.5%12,578,511
2010D52.2%42.2%10,000,160
2006D59.4%35.0%8,541,476
2004D57.7%37.8%12,053,295
2000D55.8%36.6%10,623,608
1998D53.1%43.0%8,311,905
1994D46.7%44.8%8,514,089
1992D47.9%43.0%10,799,703
1988R44.0%52.8%9,743,598
1986D49.3%47.9%7,398,462
1982R44.8%51.5%7,805,450
1980D56.5%37.1%8,324,012
1976R46.9%50.2%7,470,586

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.2%
English
7.9%
Irish
6.8%
Italian
3.7%
American
2.4%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.1%
1.8%
75–84
2.5%
4.2%
65–74
5.0%
5.7%
55–64
6.1%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
7.3%
35–44
7.2%
7.6%
25–34
7.6%
4.2%
18–24
4.1%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
3.0%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,175
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$92,175
California$99,122
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)11.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.3%
speak English only
Spanish13.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander10.2%
Other Indo-European9.2%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.0%
Other Christian
9.9%
Non-Christian
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Baptist
2.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

CA-6 covers central Sacramento and posted a 36-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban electorate with low homeownership rates and a high share of government and healthcare workers.

The Democratic margin in California 6th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-eight points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $92,175, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 407,519 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, California voted Democratic by 19.7 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 167,902 votes cast, 97,549 went Democratic and 64,461 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, California as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 23 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 6, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, California voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, California?
Congressional District 6, California has a population of 407,519 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, California?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, California is $92,175 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.