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Wisconsin 6th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008D+0.12012R+7.62016R+16.92020R+15.62024R+16.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+16.5
2024
median income$75,789U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age42.3U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate9.3%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.0%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english6.5%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German45.3%
Irish10.5%
Polish6.7%
Mexican3.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%
Hmong1.3%
Chinese0.4%
Asian Indian0.2%
African American†1.4%
African0.5%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Green Lake County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Wisconsin 6th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionWisconsin 6th Congressional DistrictTrumpR+16.5
Wisconsin 6th Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+16.5, 377 precincts, 14 city labels.
2024
377 precincts by 2024 margin · 14 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −16.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−16.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+0.1%
2012−7.6%
2016−16.9%
2020−15.6%
2024−16.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RGlenn GrothmanU.S. House · WI-06+0.60
DTammy BaldwinU.S. Senate-0.49
RRon JohnsonU.S. Senate+0.65

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 17 Senate races

U.S. House

Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
20246R
38.7%159,042
61.2%251,889
411,349
20226R
0.0%0
94.9%239,231
251,999
20206R
40.7%164,239
59.2%238,874
403,333
20186R
44.5%144,536
55.5%180,311
325,065
20166R
37.3%133,072
57.2%204,147
357,183
20146R
40.9%122,212
56.8%169,767
299,033
20126R
37.8%135,921
62.1%223,460
359,745
20106R
29.3%75,926
70.7%183,271
259,197
20086R
36.2%126,090
63.7%221,875
348,264
20066R
0.0%0
98.9%201,367
203,557
20046R
30.1%107,209
67.1%238,620
355,847
20026R
0.0%0
99.2%169,834
171,161
20006R
34.9%96,125
65.0%179,205
275,605
19986R
0.0%0
92.8%144,144
155,411
19966R
23.9%55,377
73.0%169,213
231,719
19946R
0.0%0
99.5%119,384
119,987
19926R
47.1%128,232
52.9%143,875
272,107
19906R
0.0%0
99.5%111,036
111,556
19886R
25.8%57,552
74.2%165,923
223,495
19866R
0.0%0
96.6%124,328
128,639
19846R
24.2%54,266
75.8%170,271
224,546
19826R
35.0%59,922
65.0%111,348
171,283
19806R
40.7%98,628
59.3%143,980
242,611
19786R
29.6%48,785
69.6%114,742
164,817
19766R
36.6%80,715
63.3%139,541
220,271

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
49.3%1,672,777
48.5%1,643,996
3,390,787
2022R
49.4%1,310,467
50.4%1,337,185
2,652,477
2018D
55.4%1,472,914
44.6%1,184,885
2,657,799
2016R
46.8%1,380,335
50.2%1,479,471
2,948,733
2012D
51.4%1,547,104
45.9%1,380,126
3,009,298
2010R
47.0%1,020,958
51.9%1,126,133
2,170,693
2006D
67.3%1,439,214
29.5%630,299
2,138,297
2004D
55.4%1,632,697
44.1%1,301,183
2,948,909
2000D
61.5%1,563,238
37.0%940,744
2,540,083
1998D
50.6%890,059
48.4%852,272
1,760,130
1994D
58.3%912,662
40.7%636,989
1,565,628
1992D
52.6%1,290,662
46.0%1,129,599
2,454,665
1988D
52.1%1,128,625
47.5%1,030,440
2,168,190
1986R
47.4%702,963
50.9%754,573
1,483,174
1982D
63.6%983,311
34.1%527,355
1,544,883
1980R
48.3%1,065,487
50.2%1,106,311
2,204,135
1976D
72.6%1,404,324
27.0%521,902
1,935,183

Wisconsin's 6th runs along the Lake Michigan shoreline through Sheboygan and Manitowoc before extending inland, consistently returning double-digit Republican presidential margins and sitting well outside the state's competitive battleground zones.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 0.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 16.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.5 points.

A population of 735,976, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,789 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 7.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 8
Wisconsin
89.2twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% White
Congressional District 7
Wisconsin
84.6twin score
2016–2020 trajectory% WhiteGerman ancestry≠ elasticity
Congressional District 1
Minnesota
82.0twin score
2016–2024 trajectory% White≠ Polish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wisconsin 6th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wisconsin 6th Congressional District voted Republican by 16.5 points (R+16.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 426,844 votes cast, 175,413 went Democratic and 245,744 went Republican.
When did Wisconsin 6th Congressional District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wisconsin 6th Congressional District voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Wisconsin 6th Congressional District?
Wisconsin 6th Congressional District has a population of 735,976 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wisconsin 6th Congressional District?
Median household income in Wisconsin 6th Congressional District is $75,789 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Wisconsin 6th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Wisconsin 6th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.