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Arizona 6th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1912–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1912 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German6.5%12.6%12.5%

English6.2%10.2%9.5%

Irish4.8%8.9%9.4%

American2.1%4.0%5.3%

Italian1.6%4.1%4.8%

Scottish1.3%1.7%1.3%

French0.8%1.8%1.6%

Polish0.5%2.0%2.2%

Mexican7.5%26.9%11.3%

Spanish0.3%0.4%—

Puerto Rican0.2%0.7%1.8%

Spaniard0.2%0.5%—

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	AZ SD 6	Arizona	United States
Median age	35.2	39.3	39.1
Age 18–24	12.0%	9.5%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.7%	18.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	AZ SD 6	Arizona	United States
Median household income	$53,804	$79,964	$84,427
Poverty rate	27.3%	12.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	25.8%	33.5%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	AZ SD 6	Arizona	United States
Owner-occupied homes	68.5%	67.4%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	31.5%	32.6%	34.8%
Median home value	$107,900	$394,500	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$980	$1,543	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	35.9%	51.4%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	17.5%	10.5%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	AZ SD 6	Arizona	United States
Mean commute	23.3 min	25.4 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	9.8%	6.5%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	72.5%	66.8%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	1.0%	3.2%
Works from home	9.6%	18.4%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	AZ SD 6	Arizona	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	28.8%	25.8%	22.3%
Spanish	6.3%	19.3%	13.6%
Other languages	20.9%	2.0%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	AZ SD 6	Arizona	United States
Catholic	—	21.3%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	10.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	55.8%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	AZ SD 6	Arizona	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.6%	13.0%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.2%	6.3%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.5%	6.7%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.6%	7.9%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.500	0.464	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic62.7%61,907TrumpRepublican35.6%35,187OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,712

D+27.0

Lead: 26,720
Total: 98,806
vs nation: D+28.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic65.7%73,053TrumpRepublican32.6%36,248OtherAll other candidates1.7%1,882

D+33.1

Lead: 36,805
Total: 111,183
vs nation: D+28.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic60.1%52,845TrumpRepublican30.4%26,758OtherAll other candidates9.5%8,351

D+29.7

Lead: 26,087
Total: 87,954
vs nation: D+27.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic64.3%51,573RomneyRepublican33.2%26,649OtherAll other candidates2.4%1,951

D+31.1

Lead: 24,924
Total: 80,173
vs nation: D+27.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic63.4%50,114McCainRepublican34.7%27,467OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,491

D+28.6

Lead: 22,647
Total: 79,072
vs nation: D+21.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic63.7%48,317BushRepublican35.3%26,736OtherAll other candidates1.0%779

D+28.5

Lead: 21,581
Total: 75,832
vs nation: D+30.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic61.8%37,566BushRepublican33.1%20,148OtherAll other candidates5.0%3,067

D+28.7

Lead: 17,418
Total: 60,781
vs nation: D+28.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic63.8%38,346DoleRepublican25.9%15,592OtherAll other candidates10.2%6,157

D+37.9

Lead: 22,754
Total: 60,095
vs nation: D+29.3

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+27.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 225,4742024 5-year
Population density: 5.8 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 38,557 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $53,8042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 26.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+65.4 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+8.4 in 1980MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Legislative (Senate) District 29, WA · twin score 77.9

presidential history

Party record book

Arizona 6th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1912–2024 · 29 presidential cycles

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

82.0%

7,747 votes · D+65.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 77.4%

Republican

Ronald Reagan1980

49.0%

17,773 votes · R+8.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 48.9%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

73,053votes

65.7% of the vote · D+33.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 61,907 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

36,248votes

32.6% of the vote · D+33.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 35,187 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Woodrow Wilson1916

+54.1pts D vs U.S.

Place D+57.3 · U.S. D+3.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · James M. Cox, 1920 · +51.0 pts

Republican

Ronald Reagan1980

−1.4pts R vs U.S.

Place R+8.4 · U.S. R+9.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1968 · −3.0 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DTheresa HatathlieState Senate · 6

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+27.0, this district ranks among the state's most consistently left-leaning, suggesting a dense urban core and a electorate unlikely to shift significantly under normal electoral conditions.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 65.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 8.4 points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.0 points.

A population of 225,474, a 26% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $53,804 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Legislative (Senate) District 29 and State Senate District 4.

Political twins — state-senate districts

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

Legislative (Senate) District 29

2008–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ % Asian

State Senate District 4

2008–2016 trajectory% White≠ elasticity

State Senate District 17

2012–2024 trajectory≠ college share

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 Arizona 6th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Arizona 6th State Senate District voted Democratic by 27.0 points (D+27.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 98,806 votes cast, 61,907 went Democratic and 35,187 went Republican.

When did Arizona 6th State Senate District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Arizona 6th State Senate District voted Republican was 1980.

How many people live in Arizona 6th State Senate District?

Arizona 6th State Senate District has a population of 225,474 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Arizona 6th State Senate District?

Median household income in Arizona 6th State Senate District is $53,804 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.

What is the political history of Arizona 6th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Arizona 6th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.