Georgia 6th Congressional District (GA) — Elections 1876–2024

Georgia 6th Congressional District, Georgia: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+2%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 836,4392024 5-year
Median household income: $113,0312024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 53.8%2024 5-year
Black: 21.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab

McBATH, LucyCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MCCORMICK, Rich (2023–2025), PRICE, Tom (2017–2019), HANDEL, Karen (2017–2019), PRICE, Tom (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

6 counties · 3 D · 3 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−1.8%	210,319	218,092	434,972
2020	R	−0.1%	202,073	202,623	410,653
2016	R	−8.7%	141,372	170,002	330,256
2012	R	−20.1%	113,964	172,582	291,567
2008	R	−14.1%	121,239	161,477	285,403
2004	R	−25.6%	85,986	145,788	233,810
2000	R	−19.9%	67,390	102,233	175,195
1996	R	−8.5%	61,174	73,400	143,805
1992	R	−1.6%	57,788	59,917	136,339
1988	R	−18.7%	41,150	60,264	102,191
1984	R	−17.4%	39,258	55,847	95,105
1980	D	+14.2%	43,512	32,256	79,326
1976	D	+32.7%	48,032	24,374	72,405
1972	R	−30.5%	19,892	37,386	57,278
1968	R	−0.6%	21,131	21,489	59,450
1964	D	+8.0%	28,767	24,523	53,294
1960	D	+10.5%	19,916	16,131	36,047
1956	D	+18.0%	17,745	12,326	30,071
1952	D	+24.6%	17,316	10,479	27,795
1948	D	+29.6%	10,697	5,321	18,154
1944	D	+54.4%	11,637	3,439	15,076
1940	D	+57.6%	10,625	2,848	13,511
1936	D	+59.8%	8,454	2,120	10,600
1932	D	+80.5%	8,103	842	9,024
1928	R	−14.9%	3,311	4,472	7,783
1924	D	+34.9%	3,540	1,590	5,588
1920	D	+11.0%	3,207	2,570	5,777
1916	D	+58.8%	4,556	890	6,230
1912	D	+63.7%	2,803	178	4,119
1908	D	+3.8%	1,778	1,635	3,741
1904	D	+32.2%	2,609	1,165	4,479
1900	D	+31.1%	2,309	1,181	3,626
1896	D	+17.8%	2,601	1,787	4,585
1892	D	+36.4%	3,048	999	5,624
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	D	49.4%	48.5%	3,935,924
2020	R	47.9%	49.7%	4,952,175
2016	R	41.0%	54.8%	3,898,605
2014	R	45.2%	52.9%	2,567,805
2010	R	39.0%	58.3%	2,555,258
2008	R	42.6%	57.4%	2,137,956
2004	R	40.0%	57.9%	3,220,981
2002	R	45.9%	52.7%	2,031,604
2000	D	58.5%	0.0%	2,415,743
1998	R	45.1%	52.4%	1,753,953
1996	D	48.9%	47.5%	2,259,224
1992	R	49.4%	50.6%	1,253,991
1990	D	100.0%	0.0%	1,033,439
1986	D	50.9%	49.1%	1,225,008
1984	D	79.9%	20.1%	1,681,344
1980	R	49.1%	50.9%	1,579,829
1978	D	83.1%	16.9%	645,128

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

12.2%

German

8.6%

Irish

8.2%

American

5.3%

Italian

3.9%

Scottish

2.1%

Polish

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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.8%

75–84

2.3%

3.7%

65–74

4.4%

5.9%

55–64

6.0%

7.3%

45–54

7.2%

7.3%

35–44

7.6%

6.5%

25–34

6.8%

4.5%

18–24

4.3%

9.0%

5–17

8.7%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$113,031

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$113,031

Georgia$77,353

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.4%

Working age (18–64)7.6%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.0%

speak English only

Spanish8.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.9%

Other Indo-European5.9%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

14.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

14.0%

Other Christian

9.7%

Methodist

7.0%

Non-Christian

3.3%

Mainline Protestant

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Once a reliably Republican stronghold anchored by affluent suburban communities north of Atlanta, Georgia's 6th has swung nearly 20 points toward Democrats since 2012, reflecting rapid demographic change and shifting college-educated voter preferences.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty points in 1932; the Republican margin reached thirty-one points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 836,439, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $113,031 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Georgia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Georgia voted Republican by 1.8 points (R+2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 434,972 votes cast, 210,319 went Democratic and 218,092 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, Georgia's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Georgia as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Georgia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Georgia voted Democratic was 1980.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Georgia?

Congressional District 6, Georgia has a population of 836,439 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, Georgia?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Georgia is $113,031 — above the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Georgia?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Georgia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Georgia 6th Congressional District delivered R+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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Demographics

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