Texas 6th Congressional District (TX) — Elections 1876–2024

Texas 6th Congressional District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+29%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: RealignerAkashic typology
Population: 747,0202024 5-year
Median household income: $80,9162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 55.1%2024 5-year
Black: 15.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 29.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+86 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab

ELLZEY, JakeCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: WRIGHT, Ron (2021–2023), WRIGHT, Ron (2019–2021), BARTON, Joe Linus (2017–2019), BARTON, Joe Linus (2015–2017)

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

2024 results by constituent county

9 counties · 1 D · 8 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	−28.6%	104,097	189,239	297,215
2020	R	−24.2%	104,395	172,305	280,837
2016	R	−30.3%	74,521	143,247	227,145
2012	R	−31.7%	68,711	133,614	205,033
2008	R	−26.1%	76,791	131,633	210,091
2004	R	−33.2%	64,328	128,694	194,083
2000	R	−27.5%	58,705	104,477	166,221
1996	R	−7.1%	60,420	70,689	143,794
1992	R	−4.2%	55,994	62,918	163,865
1988	R	−14.7%	61,064	82,289	144,083
1984	R	−30.2%	48,266	90,151	138,752
1980	R	−7.3%	53,593	62,259	118,743
1976	D	+10.1%	56,586	46,127	103,350
1972	R	−38.8%	26,471	60,322	87,206
1968	D	+5.2%	34,740	30,286	84,948
1964	D	+30.8%	47,472	25,103	72,674
1960	D	+5.2%	33,964	30,596	64,966
1956	R	−3.7%	27,861	30,018	58,160
1952	D	+6.8%	36,223	31,617	67,956
1948	D	+47.6%	28,285	8,619	41,354
1944	D	+69.1%	34,729	4,423	43,833
1940	D	+76.7%	40,577	5,327	45,951
1936	D	+85.9%	30,205	2,250	32,533
1932	D	+83.7%	33,721	2,927	36,783
1928	R	−1.1%	16,997	17,382	34,400
1924	D	+51.4%	28,439	8,485	38,818
1920	D	+49.3%	18,521	4,353	28,715
1916	D	+74.7%	19,353	2,426	22,666
1912	D	+71.5%	14,524	1,551	18,133
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
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	44.6%	53.1%	11,291,854
2020	R	43.9%	53.5%	11,144,040
2018	R	48.3%	50.9%	8,371,655
2014	R	34.4%	61.6%	4,648,358
2012	R	40.6%	56.5%	7,864,822
2008	R	42.8%	54.8%	7,912,075
2006	R	36.0%	61.7%	4,314,663
2002	R	43.3%	55.3%	4,514,012
2000	R	32.3%	65.1%	6,267,964
1996	R	43.9%	54.8%	5,527,441
1994	R	38.3%	60.8%	4,279,940
1990	R	37.4%	60.2%	3,822,157
1988	D	59.2%	40.0%	5,323,606
1984	R	41.4%	58.5%	5,314,178
1982	D	58.6%	40.5%	3,103,167
1978	R	49.3%	49.8%	2,312,540
1976	D	56.8%	42.2%	3,874,230

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

English

9.6%

German

7.8%

Irish

7.2%

American

6.8%

Italian

1.4%

Scottish

1.4%

French

1.2%

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: 36.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.8%

1.9%

75–84

2.3%

4.1%

65–74

4.6%

5.9%

55–64

5.8%

6.4%

45–54

6.0%

7.2%

35–44

6.6%

7.2%

25–34

6.7%

4.7%

18–24

4.3%

9.6%

5–17

9.1%

3.2%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,916

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$80,916

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.2%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)10.2%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

74.5%

speak English only

Spanish21.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%

Other Indo-European1.5%

Other languages1.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

19.5%

Other Christian

12.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.9%

Methodist

4.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the fast-growing suburbs south and southeast of Fort Worth, TX-6 has trended competitive as new residents diversify its electorate, compressing a margin that once exceeded 20 points in presidential races.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 6th Congressional District peaked at eighty-six points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $80,916 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Texas voted Republican by 28.6 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 297,215 votes cast, 104,097 went Democratic and 189,239 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Texas?

Congressional District 6, Texas has a population of 747,020 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, Texas?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Texas is $80,916 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

For sixty-four years, Texas 6th Congressional District voted Democratic. Then it stopped.

Key facts

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Demographics

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