North Carolina 6th Congressional District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 6th Congressional District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+12%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 754,8362024 5-year
Median household income: $66,7902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 52.0%2024 5-year
Black: 30.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

MCDOWELL, Addison P.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: MANNING, Kathy E. (2023–2025), MANNING, Kathy E. (2021–2023), WALKER, Bradley Mark (2019–2021), WALKER, Bradley Mark (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 2 D · 2 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	D	+12.1%	218,384	170,568	395,166
2020	D	+14.0%	220,758	165,763	391,999
2016	D	+11.8%	190,660	148,861	352,958
2012	D	+10.2%	189,928	154,471	348,105
2008	D	+12.7%	186,463	144,244	333,551
2004	R	−3.5%	133,984	143,778	279,044
2000	D	+5.6%	123,665	110,528	235,812
1996	R	−1.3%	96,589	99,306	211,185
1992	D	+3.9%	96,472	88,121	213,517
1988	R	−12.7%	75,441	97,613	173,994
1984	R	−22.1%	69,445	108,988	178,754
1980	R	−5.1%	68,919	76,700	151,977
1976	D	+5.4%	73,271	65,788	139,735
1972	R	−39.8%	38,186	89,866	129,981
1968	R	−12.5%	39,288	55,641	130,509
1964	D	+6.7%	61,380	53,660	115,040
1960	R	−8.9%	50,173	60,009	110,182
1956	R	−14.8%	37,010	49,916	86,927
1952	D	+2.4%	49,822	47,446	97,268
1948	D	+18.6%	30,288	19,864	55,989
1944	D	+33.7%	38,025	18,852	56,877
1940	D	+52.1%	45,074	14,208	59,282
1936	D	+52.9%	43,831	13,491	57,322
1932	D	+39.8%	32,241	13,689	46,596
1928	R	−24.5%	15,774	26,015	41,790
1924	D	+17.9%	16,080	11,109	27,708
1920	D	+11.7%	17,261	13,635	30,896
1916	D	+12.3%	8,737	6,810	15,648
1912	D	+44.9%	7,178	1,706	12,185
1908	D	+8.9%	7,094	5,919	13,145
1904	D	+24.1%	6,093	3,714	9,871
1900	D	+3.1%	7,880	7,403	15,339
1896	R	−1.4%	8,354	8,600	17,090
1892	R	−2.9%	6,129	6,552	14,775
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2022	R	47.3%	50.5%	3,773,924
2020	R	46.9%	48.7%	5,474,952
2016	R	45.4%	51.1%	4,691,133
2014	R	47.3%	48.8%	2,915,281
2010	R	43.0%	54.8%	2,660,079
2008	D	52.7%	44.2%	4,271,970
2004	R	47.0%	51.6%	3,472,082
2002	R	45.0%	53.6%	2,331,181
1998	D	51.2%	47.0%	2,012,143
1996	R	45.9%	52.6%	2,556,456
1992	R	46.3%	50.3%	2,577,891
1990	R	47.4%	52.5%	2,069,585
1986	D	50.9%	49.1%	1,534,848
1984	R	47.8%	51.7%	2,239,051
1980	R	49.4%	50.0%	1,797,665
1978	R	45.5%	54.5%	1,135,814

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

English

11.3%

German

8.0%

American

7.4%

Irish

6.7%

Italian

2.5%

Scottish

2.2%

French

1.0%

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: 38.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

4.6%

65–74

5.5%

6.1%

55–64

6.7%

6.0%

45–54

6.5%

5.9%

35–44

6.4%

6.2%

25–34

6.8%

5.1%

18–24

5.7%

8.3%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$66,790

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$66,790

North Carolina$72,388

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

14.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1821.1%

Working age (18–64)13.3%

Seniors (65+)11.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.8%

speak English only

Spanish7.8%

Other Indo-European3.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%

Other languages1.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

16.5%

Baptist

10.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.3%

Methodist

8.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.8%

Non-Christian

2.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina's 6th stretches across the Piedmont interior, where a predominantly suburban and exurban electorate has returned Republican presidential margins in the double digits, making it one of the more consistently red districts in the state's congressional map.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 6th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twelve points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,790, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 754,836 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, North Carolina voted Democratic by 12.1 points (D+12), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 395,166 votes cast, 218,384 went Democratic and 170,568 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 6, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, North Carolina as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, North Carolina?

Congressional District 6, North Carolina has a population of 754,836 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, North Carolina?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, North Carolina is $66,790 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Congressional District 6, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 6th Congressional District delivered D+12 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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