Ohio 6th Congressional District (OH) — Elections 1876–2024

Ohio 6th Congressional District, Ohio: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+30%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 865,0632024 5-year
Median household income: $61,3712024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.6%2024 5-year
Black: 6.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1924MIT Election Lab

RULLI, Michael A.Congress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: JOHNSON, Bill (2023–2025), JOHNSON, Bill (2021–2023), JOHNSON, Bill (2019–2021), JOHNSON, Bill (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

11 counties · 0 D · 11 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	−30.4%	145,982	275,629	426,261
2020	R	−25.8%	161,638	276,103	443,896
2016	R	−21.9%	153,168	246,738	426,950
2012	D	+3.0%	217,256	204,030	435,153
2008	D	+7.2%	235,364	203,056	449,485
2004	D	+6.2%	242,260	213,692	458,609
2000	D	+5.6%	203,270	180,740	401,281
1996	D	+19.3%	210,137	132,513	401,661
1992	D	+15.4%	200,868	133,865	435,913
1988	D	+7.4%	214,537	184,683	402,520
1984	R	−2.2%	207,034	216,654	427,961
1980	R	−3.1%	180,760	193,279	403,349
1976	D	+10.9%	219,662	175,783	404,217
1972	R	−16.8%	162,479	229,421	399,362
1968	D	+7.9%	194,111	162,846	395,640
1964	D	+36.3%	277,246	129,564	406,810
1960	D	+1.8%	223,305	215,468	438,773
1956	R	−15.5%	167,740	229,489	397,229
1952	R	−1.2%	200,886	205,792	406,678
1948	D	+11.3%	183,225	145,783	332,610
1944	D	+12.9%	200,856	154,999	355,854
1940	D	+16.5%	227,307	163,079	390,386
1936	D	+27.7%	220,781	123,782	350,611
1932	R	−1.9%	139,699	145,451	295,845
1928	R	−38.2%	86,523	195,233	284,355
1924	R	−41.2%	51,783	146,514	230,178
1920	R	−22.9%	79,642	129,382	217,463
1916	D	+2.6%	61,435	58,138	126,530
1912	D	+5.6%	41,437	35,065	113,877
1908	R	−7.1%	54,933	63,773	125,061
1904	R	−29.9%	34,761	67,933	111,056
1900	R	−12.0%	48,723	62,376	113,843
1896	R	−8.2%	49,745	58,701	109,887
1892	R	−1.1%	44,680	45,724	95,722
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
2024	R	46.5%	50.1%	5,704,620
2022	R	46.9%	53.0%	4,133,342
2018	D	53.4%	46.6%	4,410,898
2016	R	37.2%	58.0%	5,374,164
2012	D	50.7%	44.7%	5,449,018
2010	R	39.4%	56.8%	3,815,098
2006	D	56.2%	43.8%	4,019,236
2004	R	36.1%	63.8%	5,425,823
2000	R	35.9%	59.9%	4,448,801
1998	R	43.5%	56.5%	3,404,351
1994	R	39.2%	53.4%	3,436,884
1992	D	51.0%	42.3%	4,793,953
1988	D	57.0%	43.0%	4,352,905
1986	D	62.5%	37.5%	3,121,189
1982	D	56.7%	41.1%	3,395,463
1980	D	68.8%	28.2%	4,027,303
1976	D	49.5%	46.5%	3,920,613

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

21.6%

Irish

13.8%

English

11.0%

Italian

10.4%

American

5.3%

Polish

3.2%

Scottish

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: 43.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.8%

2.7%

75–84

3.5%

6.3%

65–74

6.7%

7.1%

55–64

7.2%

6.1%

45–54

5.9%

35–44

5.7%

6.1%

25–34

5.7%

4.2%

18–24

3.8%

7.9%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,371

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$61,371

Ohio$71,389

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

15.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1822.0%

Working age (18–64)13.7%

Seniors (65+)11.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

96.2%

speak English only

Spanish1.7%

Other Indo-European1.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.6%

Other Christian

13.8%

Methodist

4.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.0%

Baptist

2.6%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ohio's 6th recorded an R+49.7 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the most lopsided congressional districts in the country. It spans the Ohio River corridor and Appalachian hill country, a region that has shifted decisively over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Ohio 6th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-one points in 1924. The margin in 2024 was thirty points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,371, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 865,063 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Ohio vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Ohio voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 426,261 votes cast, 145,982 went Democratic and 275,629 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Ohio as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Ohio last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Ohio voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Ohio?

Congressional District 6, Ohio has a population of 865,063 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, Ohio?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Ohio is $61,371 — below the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Ohio 6th Congressional District delivered R+30 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

Key facts

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