Missouri 6th Congressional District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 6th Congressional District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+33 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 985,8042024 5-year
Median household income: $74,0902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 82.7%2024 5-year
Black: 6.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+33 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+29 in 1972MIT Election Lab

GRAVES, SamuelCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat) (1999–2001), DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat) (1997–1999), DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat) (1995–1997), DANNER, Patsy Ann (Pat) (1993–1995)

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

2024 results by constituent county

39 counties · 1 D · 38 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	−27.1%	170,178	299,386	477,462
2020	R	−24.6%	173,899	290,474	473,820
2016	R	−27.3%	145,101	264,262	435,972
2012	R	−15.5%	172,517	237,542	419,817
2008	R	−5.6%	207,012	231,954	446,074
2004	R	−10.9%	185,875	231,856	420,634
2000	R	−5.1%	171,968	191,119	372,741
1996	D	+8.1%	163,047	135,466	341,152
1992	D	+11.4%	161,647	118,641	375,726
1988	D	+2.9%	170,462	160,789	332,403
1984	R	−16.7%	143,047	200,265	343,312
1980	R	−5.4%	154,959	173,577	342,999
1976	D	+7.1%	173,841	150,615	327,575
1972	R	−29.3%	111,588	204,028	315,615
1968	R	−2.7%	138,629	147,289	319,158
1964	D	+30.6%	208,344	110,780	319,124
1960	R	−3.0%	171,421	182,168	353,589
1956	R	−0.4%	170,553	171,753	342,306
1952	R	−4.6%	174,232	190,902	365,764
1948	D	+20.7%	190,894	125,446	316,937
1944	D	+5.4%	170,361	152,742	323,600
1940	D	+9.3%	209,196	173,487	383,468
1936	D	+23.7%	241,907	149,022	392,603
1932	D	+32.9%	224,279	112,605	339,180
1928	R	−12.7%	146,239	188,953	335,941
1924	D	+3.0%	162,847	152,945	331,947
1920	R	−1.3%	163,750	168,043	335,743
1916	D	+13.3%	111,285	84,731	199,470
1912	D	+25.5%	97,571	50,422	184,993
1908	D	+8.6%	102,610	86,066	192,333
1904	D	+1.3%	90,295	87,829	183,626
1900	D	+10.9%	108,444	86,690	199,736
1896	D	+15.6%	116,482	84,805	202,905
1892	D	+11.7%	90,451	69,889	175,557
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	41.8%	55.6%	2,972,559
2022	R	43.2%	56.8%	2,012,511
2018	R	45.6%	51.4%	2,442,289
2016	R	46.4%	49.2%	2,802,637
2012	D	54.8%	39.1%	2,725,793
2010	R	40.6%	54.2%	1,943,899
2006	D	49.6%	47.3%	2,128,459
2004	R	42.8%	56.1%	2,706,402
2002	R	48.7%	49.8%	1,877,620
2000	D	50.5%	48.4%	2,361,586
1998	R	43.8%	52.7%	1,576,857
1994	R	35.7%	59.7%	1,775,116
1992	R	44.9%	51.9%	2,354,916
1988	R	31.8%	67.7%	2,078,875
1986	R	47.4%	52.6%	1,477,327
1982	R	49.1%	50.8%	1,543,521
1980	D	52.0%	47.7%	2,066,965
1976	R	42.5%	56.9%	1,914,460

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

20.7%

English

12.8%

Irish

11.6%

American

6.6%

Italian

2.6%

Scottish

1.8%

French

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.4%

75–84

2.9%

4.9%

65–74

5.4%

6.4%

55–64

6.5%

6.0%

45–54

5.9%

6.5%

35–44

6.4%

6.5%

25–34

6.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.3%

8.7%

5–17

8.3%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,090

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$74,090

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.5%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)12.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.9%

speak English only

Spanish3.0%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

12.7%

Other Christian

10.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.2%

Methodist

5.5%

Mainline Protestant

4.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.3%

Non-Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the Kansas City exurbs and stretching across northwest Missouri's rural counties, MO-6 has delivered Republican presidential margins above 25 points in recent cycles, reflecting a predominantly white, non-college electorate dispersed across small towns and agricultural communities.

The Republican margin in Missouri 6th Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-nine points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $74,090, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 985,804 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Missouri voted Republican by 27.1 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 477,462 votes cast, 170,178 went Democratic and 299,386 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Missouri voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Missouri?

Congressional District 6, Missouri has a population of 985,804 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, Missouri?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Missouri is $74,090 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 6th Congressional District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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