Indiana 6th Congressional District (IN) — Elections 1876–2024

Indiana 6th Congressional District, Indiana: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+18%. Republican peak: R+42 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+18MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 823,3052024 5-year
Median household income: $74,0282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 74.8%2024 5-year
Black: 11.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab

SHREVE, JeffersonCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: PENCE, Gregory (2023–2025), PENCE, Gregory (2021–2023), PENCE, Gregory (2019–2021), MESSER, Luke (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 1 D · 10 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	−17.9%	139,219	201,680	348,309
2020	R	−16.2%	146,776	204,785	359,094
2016	R	−20.0%	120,338	185,748	326,656
2012	R	−11.8%	131,260	167,450	305,516
2008	R	−1.2%	157,480	161,203	322,480
2004	R	−24.9%	106,338	177,446	286,097
2000	R	−20.0%	97,194	147,390	250,588
1996	R	−12.7%	94,903	126,354	248,113
1992	R	−14.3%	86,429	124,536	266,344
1988	R	−26.8%	92,209	160,197	253,580
1984	R	−30.0%	88,903	165,891	256,274
1980	R	−23.5%	90,812	150,999	255,925
1976	R	−13.1%	109,957	143,346	255,234
1972	R	−42.1%	68,902	169,701	239,703
1968	R	−19.0%	84,813	131,495	245,302
1964	D	+4.2%	124,646	114,641	240,327
1960	R	−18.8%	97,457	142,660	241,042
1956	R	−23.0%	85,852	137,418	224,190
1952	R	−22.6%	86,648	137,807	226,271
1948	R	−5.6%	85,729	95,995	184,609
1944	R	−7.7%	87,401	102,098	191,388
1940	R	−3.0%	100,282	106,522	207,937
1936	D	+11.6%	105,788	83,480	191,651
1932	D	+6.1%	95,383	84,057	184,398
1928	R	−24.7%	60,799	101,116	163,138
1924	R	−19.3%	57,551	86,374	149,072
1920	R	−11.7%	65,338	83,307	152,939
1916	R	−3.7%	38,257	41,337	83,894
1912	D	+20.3%	32,251	16,570	77,326
1908	R	−5.0%	37,339	41,463	82,033
1904	R	−18.0%	29,378	43,157	76,421
1900	R	−8.1%	32,416	38,271	72,628
1896	R	−8.3%	31,965	37,849	70,878
1892	R	−4.4%	28,100	30,839	62,590
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 18 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	R	38.8%	58.6%	2,829,897
2022	R	37.9%	58.6%	1,859,851
2018	R	44.8%	50.7%	2,282,565
2016	R	42.4%	52.1%	2,732,546
2012	D	50.0%	44.3%	2,560,102
2010	R	40.0%	54.6%	1,744,481
2006	R	0.0%	87.4%	1,341,111
2004	D	61.6%	37.2%	2,428,233
2000	R	31.9%	66.6%	2,145,209
1998	D	63.7%	34.8%	1,588,617
1994	R	30.5%	67.4%	1,543,568
1992	R	40.7%	57.3%	2,211,426
1990	R	46.4%	53.6%	1,502,687
1988	R	31.9%	68.1%	2,099,303
1986	R	38.5%	60.6%	1,545,563
1982	R	45.6%	53.8%	1,817,287
1980	R	46.2%	53.8%	2,198,376
1976	R	40.2%	59.0%	2,161,187

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

16.5%

English

11.8%

Irish

9.3%

American

8.1%

Italian

2.0%

Scottish

1.8%

French

0.7%

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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

6.0%

45–54

6.0%

6.6%

35–44

6.6%

7.1%

25–34

7.0%

4.3%

18–24

4.2%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.2%

3.0%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,028

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$74,028

Indiana$71,957

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.1%

Working age (18–64)11.1%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.3%

speak English only

Spanish5.9%

Other Indo-European2.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

14.9%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.5%

Baptist

5.7%

Mainline Protestant

4.1%

Methodist

3.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.2%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Indiana's 6th covers a swath of rural south-central counties where the 2024 presidential margin exceeded 41 points, making it among the most lopsided congressional districts in the region by that measure.

The Republican margin in Indiana 6th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was eighteen points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,028, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 823,305 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Indiana vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Indiana voted Republican by 17.9 points (R+18), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 348,309 votes cast, 139,219 went Democratic and 201,680 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Indiana as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Indiana last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Indiana voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Indiana?

Congressional District 6, Indiana has a population of 823,305 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, Indiana?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Indiana is $74,028 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Indiana from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Indiana 6th Congressional District has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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