Virginia 6th Congressional District (VA) — Elections 1876–2024

Virginia 6th Congressional District, Virginia: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: PopulistAkashic typology
Population: 797,2542024 5-year
Median household income: $74,6282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 79.2%2024 5-year
Black: 8.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 8.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+40 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+47 in 1972MIT Election Lab

CLINE, BenjaminCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: GOODLATTE, Robert William (2017–2019), GOODLATTE, Robert William (2015–2017), GOODLATTE, Robert William (2013–2015), GOODLATTE, Robert William (2011–2013)

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

2024 results by constituent county

22 counties · 5 D · 17 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	−23.2%	157,200	254,405	418,321
2020	R	−21.7%	153,505	240,772	402,087
2016	R	−25.2%	121,973	211,158	353,978
2012	R	−18.2%	134,576	196,157	337,684
2008	R	−13.9%	140,283	186,349	330,918
2004	R	−27.6%	104,923	185,932	294,023
2000	R	−23.2%	93,189	151,798	253,047
1996	R	−13.0%	89,198	119,174	230,855
1992	R	−14.1%	85,184	119,167	240,431
1988	R	−26.4%	75,809	131,076	209,154
1984	R	−35.3%	67,726	142,289	211,283
1980	R	−17.2%	76,438	110,428	197,427
1976	R	−5.5%	83,908	93,891	182,328
1972	R	−46.6%	67,857	191,353	264,898
1968	R	−30.4%	37,519	83,577	151,337
1964	D	+9.0%	102,589	85,600	188,498
1960	R	−24.9%	36,574	60,874	97,771
1956	R	−36.9%	26,533	58,949	87,805
1952	R	−32.0%	29,460	57,244	86,858
1948	R	−9.8%	26,077	32,377	64,126
1944	D	+3.6%	32,180	29,918	62,262
1940	D	+17.4%	34,017	23,909	58,215
1936	D	+21.3%	34,825	22,527	57,626
1932	D	+24.2%	31,433	19,018	51,305
1928	R	−23.0%	19,790	31,598	51,388
1924	D	+18.1%	21,966	14,893	38,979
1920	D	+10.3%	22,815	18,499	41,812
1916	D	+27.1%	16,040	9,104	25,608
1912	D	+39.9%	14,195	4,999	23,039
1908	D	+15.5%	13,465	9,775	23,811
1904	D	+16.5%	12,750	9,068	22,341
1900	D	+6.5%	21,211	18,577	40,565
1896	D	+0.5%	22,483	22,244	45,914
1892	D	+21.4%	26,086	16,616	44,319
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	D	54.4%	45.4%	4,445,535
2020	D	56.0%	43.9%	4,405,087
2018	D	57.0%	41.0%	3,351,373
2014	D	49.1%	48.3%	2,184,473
2012	D	52.9%	47.0%	3,802,196
2008	D	65.0%	33.7%	3,643,294
2006	D	49.6%	49.2%	2,370,445
2002	R	0.0%	82.6%	1,489,422
2000	R	47.7%	52.3%	2,718,301
1996	R	47.4%	52.5%	2,354,715
1994	D	45.6%	42.9%	2,057,463
1990	R	0.0%	80.9%	1,083,690
1988	D	71.2%	28.7%	2,068,897
1984	R	29.9%	70.0%	2,007,487
1982	R	48.8%	51.2%	1,415,622
1978	R	49.8%	50.2%	1,222,256
1976	O	38.3%	0.0%	1,557,500

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

14.9%

English

13.8%

Irish

10.1%

American

8.6%

Italian

3.3%

Scottish

2.0%

French

0.9%

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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.6%

75–84

3.4%

5.4%

65–74

6.1%

6.6%

55–64

6.8%

5.9%

45–54

5.9%

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

25–34

6.0%

4.9%

18–24

5.1%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,628

Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 6$74,628

Virginia$93,170

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 1814.3%

Working age (18–64)11.2%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

90.3%

speak English only

Spanish6.4%

Other Indo-European1.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.9%

Mainline Protestant

8.6%

Methodist

7.8%

Baptist

7.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

6.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.7%

Non-Christian

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching from the Blue Ridge through Appalachian valleys, Virginia's 6th has posted Republican presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles, making it one of the state's most reliably one-sided federal districts.

The Democratic margin in Virginia 6th Congressional District peaked at forty points in 1912. By 1968 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $74,628 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Virginia vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 6, Virginia voted Republican by 23.2 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 418,321 votes cast, 157,200 went Democratic and 254,405 went Republican.

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

Akashic classifies Congressional District 6, Virginia as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 6, Virginia last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 6, Virginia voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Congressional District 6, Virginia?

Congressional District 6, Virginia has a population of 797,254 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, Virginia?

Median household income in Congressional District 6, Virginia is $74,628 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Virginia 6th Congressional District peaked at D+40; 2024 delivered R+23.

Key facts

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Demographics

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