Minnesota 6th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −11.7% |
| 2012 | −15.6% |
| 2016 | −23.7% |
| 2020 | −17.6% |
| 2024 | −19.6% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
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.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | R | 37.4%155,836 | 62.4%260,095 | 416,496 |
| 2022 | 6 | R | 37.8%120,852 | 62.0%198,145 | 319,767 |
| 2020 | 6 | R | 34.2%140,853 | 65.7%270,901 | 412,307 |
| 2018 | 6 | R | 38.7%122,332 | 61.1%192,931 | 315,726 |
| 2016 | 6 | R | 34.3%123,010 | 65.6%235,385 | 358,930 |
| 2014 | 6 | R | 38.4%90,926 | 56.3%133,328 | 236,846 |
| 2012 | 6 | R | 49.3%174,944 | 50.5%179,240 | 355,153 |
| 2010 | 6 | R | 39.8%120,846 | 52.5%159,476 | 303,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | R | 43.4%175,786 | 46.4%187,817 | 404,725 |
| 2006 | 6 | R | 42.1%127,144 | 50.1%151,248 | 302,188 |
| 2004 | 6 | R | 45.9%173,309 | 54.0%203,669 | 377,224 |
| 2002 | 6 | R | 35.1%100,738 | 57.3%164,747 | 287,312 |
| 2000 | 6 | D | 49.6%176,340 | 48.0%170,900 | 355,824 |
| 1998 | 6 | D | 50.0%148,728 | 46.0%136,866 | 297,701 |
| 1996 | 6 | D | 55.8%164,921 | 44.0%129,988 | 295,481 |
| 1994 | 6 | D | 49.9%113,740 | 49.7%113,190 | 227,775 |
| 1992 | 6 | R | 33.2%100,016 | 44.4%133,564 | 301,023 |
| 1990 | 6 | D | 64.6%164,816 | 35.3%90,138 | 255,219 |
| 1988 | 6 | D | 65.4%169,486 | 34.4%89,209 | 259,035 |
| 1986 | 6 | D | 65.8%110,598 | 34.2%57,460 | 168,077 |
| 1984 | 6 | D | 60.5%154,603 | 39.5%101,058 | 255,692 |
| 1982 | 6 | D | 50.8%109,246 | 49.2%105,734 | 214,980 |
| 1980 | 6 | R | 47.3%126,173 | 52.7%140,402 | 266,584 |
| 1978 | 6 | D | 55.3%115,880 | 44.7%93,742 | 209,632 |
| 1976 | 6 | D | 59.8%147,507 | 40.2%99,201 | 246,708 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 56.2%1,792,441 | 40.5%1,291,712 | 3,189,323 |
| 2020 | D | 48.8%1,566,522 | 43.5%1,398,145 | 3,211,995 |
| 2018 | D | 60.3%1,566,174 | 36.2%940,437 | 2,595,948 |
| 2014 | D | 53.2%1,053,205 | 42.9%850,227 | 1,980,647 |
| 2012 | D | 65.3%1,854,595 | 30.6%867,974 | 2,840,625 |
| 2008 | D | 42.0%1,212,629 | 42.0%1,212,317 | 2,885,281 |
| 2006 | D | 58.1%1,278,849 | 38.0%835,653 | 2,201,818 |
| 2002 | R | 47.9%1,078,627 | 49.6%1,116,697 | 2,252,836 |
| 2000 | D | 48.8%1,181,553 | 43.3%1,047,474 | 2,419,516 |
| 1996 | D | 50.3%1,098,430 | 41.3%901,194 | 2,181,775 |
| 1994 | R | 44.2%781,860 | 49.1%869,653 | 1,770,315 |
| 1990 | D | 50.5%911,999 | 47.9%864,375 | 1,806,194 |
| 1988 | R | 40.9%856,694 | 56.2%1,176,210 | 2,093,538 |
| 1984 | R | 41.3%852,844 | 58.1%1,199,926 | 2,066,143 |
| 1982 | R | 46.6%840,401 | 52.6%949,207 | 1,804,675 |
| 1978 | R | 40.4%638,375 | 56.6%894,092 | 1,580,550 |
| 1976 | D | 67.5%1,290,736 | 25.0%478,602 | 1,912,020 |
Stretching from the Twin Cities' outer-ring suburbs into the St. Cloud corridor, Minnesota's 6th has voted Republican by double digits in every recent presidential cycle, reflecting its blend of working-class exurban towns and rural agricultural communities.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 23.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.6 points.
A population of 713,036, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $104,536 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 3.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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