State Senate District 6 State Senate District (MO) — Elections 1876–2024

Missouri 6th State Senate District, Missouri: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+49MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 182,9222024 5-year
Median household income: $67,0322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 87.4%2024 5-year
Black: 4.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+20 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+52 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 0 D · 5 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	−48.9%	23,889	70,701	95,782
2020	R	−47.8%	23,613	68,288	93,485
2016	R	−48.6%	20,433	62,943	87,457
2012	R	−38.2%	25,491	58,110	85,372
2008	R	−28.6%	30,930	56,166	88,215
2004	R	−36.5%	25,970	56,063	82,502
2000	R	−24.2%	27,003	44,688	73,166
1996	R	−13.3%	24,665	33,374	65,364
1992	R	−10.4%	23,167	30,380	69,266
1988	R	−33.4%	19,381	38,913	58,447
1984	R	−47.3%	15,625	43,712	59,337
1980	R	−27.5%	19,836	35,476	56,862
1976	R	−18.3%	19,860	28,838	49,022
1972	R	−51.9%	11,192	35,342	46,534
1968	R	−30.9%	12,582	25,613	42,210
1964	R	−8.3%	18,597	21,956	40,553
1960	R	−17.6%	17,123	24,443	41,566
1956	R	−17.0%	16,064	22,624	38,688
1952	R	−21.6%	15,323	23,771	39,139
1948	R	−2.0%	16,316	16,974	33,346
1944	R	−14.4%	14,418	19,284	33,746
1940	R	−7.5%	18,177	21,117	39,352
1936	D	+4.3%	19,967	18,297	38,444
1932	D	+20.1%	21,177	14,077	35,395
1928	R	−18.4%	12,806	18,612	31,497
1924	R	−12.9%	12,632	16,573	30,508
1920	R	−23.2%	11,271	18,153	29,674
1916	R	−5.1%	8,282	9,194	17,743
1912	D	+1.7%	7,145	6,874	15,945
1908	R	−7.4%	7,919	9,217	17,462
1904	R	−8.2%	7,502	8,885	16,803
1900	R	−2.5%	8,156	8,581	17,070
1896	D	+5.2%	8,902	8,011	17,032
1892	R	−5.1%	6,004	6,732	14,414
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

German

25.7%

English

12.3%

American

10.3%

Irish

9.9%

Italian

2.3%

French

2.2%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.3%

3.0%

75–84

3.5%

6.3%

65–74

6.6%

7.1%

55–64

7.4%

6.0%

45–54

5.6%

6.2%

35–44

5.6%

5.8%

25–34

5.6%

3.9%

18–24

3.6%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,032

State Senate District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 6$67,032

Missouri$70,702

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.9%

Working age (18–64)10.9%

Seniors (65+)11.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.1%

speak English only

Other Indo-European2.3%

Spanish1.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

16.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

15.0%

Other Christian

7.8%

Mainline Protestant

6.9%

Methodist

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Non-Christian

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+55, this rural Missouri district ranks among the most one-sided in the state, reflecting the deep conservative alignment that has reshaped nonmetropolitan Missouri over the past two decades.

The Republican margin in Missouri 6th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was forty-nine points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,032, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 182,922 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 6, Missouri vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 6, Missouri voted Republican by 48.9 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 95,782 votes cast, 23,889 went Democratic and 70,701 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 6, Missouri's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 6, Missouri as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 30 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 6, Missouri last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 6, Missouri voted Democratic was 1936.

How many people live in State Senate District 6, Missouri?

State Senate District 6, Missouri has a population of 182,922 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, Missouri?

Median household income in State Senate District 6, Missouri is $67,032 — below the national median of $80,734. The Missouri state median is $70,702.

What is the political history of State Senate District 6, Missouri?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 6, Missouri from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Missouri 6th State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential cycles.

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