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Congressional District 6·Washington

Washington 6th Congressional District delivered D+19 in 2024.

Olympic Peninsula to Puget Sound suburbs, reliably Democratic by wide margins

2008 — 2024·5 elections
WA
LatestD+19in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population624,7772024 ACS

Washington 6th Congressional District: Realigning Affluent Suburb district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Democratic peak: D+19 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+19MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
624,7772024 5-year
Median household income
$90,4922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
75.5%2024 5-year
Black
2.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+19 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
RANDALL, EmilyCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.60 sits at approximately the 20th percentile.0-0.60−1 liberal+1 conservative
RANDALL scores -0.60 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: KILMER, Derek (2023–2025), KILMER, Derek (2021–2023), KILMER, Derek (2019–2021), KILMER, Derek (2017–2019)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 6
HarrisD+19
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 6, WAA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 6, WA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Grays Harbor County, WA · R+6Jefferson County, WA · D+45Mason County, WA · R+2Clallam County, WA · D+8Kitsap County, WA · D+21Pierce County, WA · D+11
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.7%250,676
Donald TrumpRepublican38.5%167,313
OtherAll other candidates3.7%16,146
D+60
R+60
6 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: +19.2% in 2024.+19.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+15.7%
2012+14.8%
2016+11.9%
2020+17.1%
2024+19.2%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+19.2%
250,676167,313434,135
D
+17.1%
253,303177,034446,581
D
+11.9%
179,568138,150347,836
D
+14.8%
191,537142,061333,598
D
+15.7%
193,329139,903340,642
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2024D59.1%40.6%3,812,391
2022D57.1%42.6%3,047,900
2018D58.4%41.6%3,086,168
2016D59.0%41.0%3,243,317
2012D60.5%39.5%3,069,417
2010D52.4%47.6%2,511,094
2006D56.9%39.9%2,083,734
2004D55.0%42.7%2,818,651
2000D48.7%48.6%2,461,379
1998D58.4%41.6%1,888,561
1994R44.3%55.7%1,700,173
1992D54.0%46.0%2,218,802
1988R48.9%51.1%1,848,542
1986D50.7%48.7%1,337,367
1982D69.0%24.3%1,368,476
1980R45.8%54.2%1,728,369
1976D71.8%24.2%1,491,111

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.3%
English
14.3%
Irish
12.1%
American
4.0%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
3.4%
French
2.3%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
3.1%
75–84
3.6%
6.6%
65–74
7.2%
6.7%
55–64
7.0%
5.6%
45–54
5.3%
6.6%
35–44
6.2%
7.0%
25–34
6.1%
4.4%
18–24
3.2%
7.3%
5–17
7.0%
2.6%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$90,492
Congressional District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 6$90,492
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)8.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.9%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
5.3%
Mainline Protestant
2.5%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Baptist
1.0%
Methodist
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 62.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington's 6th spans ferry-dependent coastal communities and the Kitsap Peninsula, where a large active-duty and veteran military population at installations like Naval Base Kitsap coexists with a district that votes Democratic by roughly 20 points.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of nineteen points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.

A population of 624,777, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,492 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 6, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 6, Washington voted Democratic by 19.2 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 434,135 votes cast, 250,676 went Democratic and 167,313 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 6, Washington's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 6, Washington in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 6, Washington?
Congressional District 6, Washington has a population of 624,777 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 6, Washington?
Median household income in Congressional District 6, Washington is $90,492 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Congressional District 6, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 6, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.