Alabama's 6th congressional district

Alabama's 6th congressional district
Alabama's 6th congressional district
	Alabama's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Gary Palmer; R–Hoover
Area	4,649 sq mi (12,040 km2)
Distribution	69.17% urban; 30.83% rural;
Population (2019)	699,605
Median household; income	$69,072
Ethnicity	78.48% White; 14.86% Black; 4.83% Hispanic; 1.58% Asian; 0.2% Native American;
Occupation	67.7% White-collar; 22.1% Blue-collar; 10.2% Gray-collar;
Cook PVI	R+26

Alabama's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Alabama. The congressional district elects a representative for the United States House of Representatives. The district is made up of the counties of Jefferson County, Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Coosa, and Shelby. Parts of the city of Birmingham are in the district. The district has been represented by Republican Gary Palmer since 2014.

Election history[change | change source]

2002 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Spencer T. Bachus III (Incumbent)	178,171	90%
	Libertarian	J. Holden McAllister	19,639	10
	Write-in	Write-ins	536	0.27
Majority			158,532	80
Total votes			198,346	100
	Republican hold

2004 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Spencer T. Bachus III (Incumbent)	264,819	99%
	Write-in	Write-ins	3,224	1
Majority			261,595	98
Total votes			268,043	100
	Republican hold

2006 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Spencer T. Bachus III (Incumbent)	163,514	98%
	Write-in	Write-ins	2,786	2
Majority			160,728	96
Total votes			166,300	100
	Republican hold

2008 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Spencer T. Bachus III (Incumbent)	280,902	98%
	Write-in	Write-ins	6,335	2
Majority			274,567	96
Total votes			287,237	100
	Republican hold

2010 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Spencer T. Bachus III (Incumbent)	205,288	100%
Majority			205,288	100
Total votes			205,288	100
	Republican hold

2012 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Spencer T. Bachus III (Incumbent)	219,016	71%
	Democratic	Penny Bailey	88,102	29
Majority			130,914	42
Total votes			307,118	100
	Republican hold

2014 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gary Palmer	135,935	76%
	Democratic	Mark Lester	42,291	24
Majority			93,754	52
Total votes			178,449	100
	Republican hold

2016 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gary Palmer (Incumbent)	245,313	74.96
	Democratic	David Putnam	83,709	24.95
	No party	Write-ins	284	0.09
Total votes			329,306	100.00
	Republican hold

2018 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gary Palmer (Incumbent)	192,542	69%
	Democratic	Danner Kline	85,644	31
Majority			106,898	38
Total votes			278,186	100
	Republican hold

2020 Alabama's 6th congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gary Palmer (incumbent)	274,160	97.1
	Write-in		8,101	2.9
Total votes			282,261	100.0
	Republican hold

↑ "Congressional Districts | 113th 114th Congress Demographics | Urban Rural Patterns".
↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "My Congressional District".
↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.