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1876–2024
State Senate District 6·California

California 6th State Senate District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

One of California's most Democratic state senate districts by margin

1876 — 2024·38 elections
CA
Latest
D+16
in 2024
Archetype
Urban anchor
since the recent cycles
Population
996,159
2024 ACS

California 6th State Senate District, California: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population
996,1592024 5-year
Median household income
$94,7492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
47.2%2024 5-year
Black
8.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
23.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+58 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+41 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 1 D · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+15.7%
239,385172,373426,393
D
+21.1%
273,156176,050460,837
D
+19.5%
200,607130,222361,195
D
+13.9%
184,663138,543332,602
D
+15.1%
195,714143,359347,231
R
−3.2%
146,187155,937305,730
D
+0.9%
129,514126,974270,802
D
+6.7%
122,149105,349251,347
D
+6.8%
118,01799,225276,257
R
−4.7%
112,171123,314238,704
R
−13.5%
94,169123,994221,115
R
−8.3%
76,92792,923192,764
D
+7.6%
85,78073,285164,129
R
−1.5%
80,86983,493170,146
D
+9.1%
69,81257,359137,499
D
+31.5%
88,11545,818134,126
D
+13.0%
64,56249,644114,688
D
+9.5%
48,50840,05688,726
D
+2.3%
39,65937,89478,040
D
+20.7%
32,48020,98155,631
D
+32.7%
29,26314,79644,300
D
+37.3%
30,78113,93145,232
D
+58.1%
28,3907,35136,215
D
+41.9%
21,8658,68831,475
R
−2.4%
11,91812,51524,683
O
−33.8%
1,3748,03219,718
R
−34.5%
4,3869,45814,684
D
+15.4%
8,9706,46416,322
D
+50.5%
5,969011,824
R
−16.0%
2,9104,1107,516
R
−40.5%
1,5924,2426,538
R
−11.7%
2,8203,5856,547
D
+1.4%
3,1353,0496,322
R
−9.2%
2,3412,8795,879
R
−14.2%
2,3193,1115,580
R
−20.8%
1,8632,8834,896
R
−13.2%
1,9342,5374,570
R
−19.7%
1,7132,5534,266

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.9%
English
8.6%
Irish
7.3%
Italian
4.0%
American
2.5%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
1.9%
75–84
2.6%
4.3%
65–74
5.1%
5.8%
55–64
6.2%
6.0%
45–54
6.1%
7.3%
35–44
7.2%
7.4%
25–34
7.4%
4.2%
18–24
4.0%
8.7%
5–17
8.3%
3.0%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$94,749
State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 6$94,749
California$99,122
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 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.1%
speak English only
Spanish12.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander9.5%
Other Indo-European8.8%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
17.5%
Other Christian
10.9%
Non-Christian
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Baptist
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.3%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+34, this Los Angeles-area district ranks among the state's most reliably one-sided, making general-election outcomes predictable and primary contests the decisive battleground.

The Democratic margin in California 6th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at fifty-eight points in 1936; the 2024 margin was sixteen points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $94,749, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, California vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 6, California voted Democratic by 15.7 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 426,393 votes cast, 239,385 went Democratic and 172,373 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 6, California's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, California as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 6, California last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, California voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State Senate District 6, California?
State Senate District 6, California has a population of 996,159 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, California?
Median household income in State Senate District 6, California is $94,749 — above the national median of $80,734. The California state median is $99,122.
What is the political history of State Senate District 6, California?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, California from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.