Arizona 6th State Senate District, Arizona: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+1%. Democratic peak: D+48 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+1MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 334,2262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,0242024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 1980MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 6, AZOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 77,895 | 80,035 | 159,969 | ||
| D | 86,975 | 75,222 | 165,421 | ||
| D | 62,913 | 56,412 | 130,737 | ||
| D | 61,185 | 54,659 | 118,508 | ||
| D | 60,351 | 55,559 | 117,489 | ||
| D | 57,534 | 51,349 | 109,949 | ||
| D | 44,649 | 37,858 | 86,860 | ||
| D | 45,519 | 28,668 | 83,401 | ||
| D | 40,520 | 27,015 | 86,549 | ||
| R | 32,967 | 33,496 | 67,790 | ||
| R | 27,360 | 35,643 | 63,903 | ||
| R | 17,844 | 32,111 | 55,100 | ||
| D | 24,298 | 21,793 | 47,782 | ||
| R | 14,032 | 21,716 | 37,217 | ||
| R | 9,674 | 13,818 | 26,922 | ||
| D | 13,852 | 11,937 | 25,807 | ||
| R | 9,871 | 10,882 | 20,772 | ||
| R | 6,842 | 10,796 | 17,655 | ||
| R | 8,077 | 10,094 | 18,172 | ||
| D | 8,256 | 5,580 | 13,995 | ||
| D | 8,020 | 4,815 | 12,866 | ||
| D | 10,424 | 5,243 | 15,709 | ||
| D | 9,511 | 3,291 | 13,088 | ||
| D | 8,504 | 3,670 | 12,557 | ||
| R | 4,728 | 5,374 | 10,121 | ||
| R | 3,029 | 3,511 | 8,610 | ||
| R | 3,713 | 4,380 | 8,093 | ||
| D | 4,688 | 2,235 | 7,368 | ||
| D | 1,135 | 503 | 2,770 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.2%
English
9.8%
Irish
7.5%
American
3.3%
Italian
2.5%
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: 37.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,024
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$61,024
Arizona$79,964
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.6%
Working age (18–64)20.0%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.2%
speak English only
Other languages20.9%
Spanish6.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+27.2, 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.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached forty-eight points in 1936; the Republican margin reached twenty-six points in 1980. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 334,226, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $61,024 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 6, Arizona vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, Arizona voted Republican by 1.3 points (R+1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 159,969 votes cast, 77,895 went Democratic and 80,035 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, Arizona's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Arizona as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 6, Arizona last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Arizona voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, Arizona?
State Senate District 6, Arizona has a population of 334,226 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 6, Arizona?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, Arizona is $61,024 — below the national median of $80,734. The Arizona state median is $79,964.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Arizona?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Arizona from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.