Indiana's 6th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 5,550.4 sq mi (14,375 km2) |
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Population (2023) | 764,477 |
Median household income | $76,145 [1] |
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Cook PVI | R+19 [2] |
Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. The district takes in a portion of eastern and central Indiana as of the 2020 census, including Columbus and Richmond, some of Cincinnati's Indiana suburbs, most of Indianapolis's southern suburbs, and a sliver of Indianapolis itself.
The district is currently represented by Republican Greg Pence. He is the brother of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who represented this district before serving as Governor of Indiana and Vice President of the United States. Greg Pence was elected on November 6, 2018, after the previous incumbent Luke Messer announced his retirement to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018. [3] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+19, it is one of the most Republican districts in Indiana. [2]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 59% – Al Gore 40% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 64% – John Kerry 35% |
2008 | President | John McCain 55% – Barack Obama 43.6% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 60.4% – Barack Obama 37.3% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 67.7% – Hillary Clinton 27.4% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 68.8% – Joe Biden 29.1% |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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5 | Bartholomew | Columbus | 83,540 |
41 | Fayette | Connersville | 23,349 |
59 | Hancock | Greenfield | 83,070 |
65 | Henry | New Castle | 48,915 |
81 | Johnson | Franklin | 165,782 |
97 | Marion | Indianapolis | 969,466 |
135 | Randolph | Winchester | 24,437 |
139 | Rush | Rushville | 16,673 |
145 | Shelby | Shelbyville | 44,991 |
161 | Union | Liberty | 6,952 |
177 | Wayne | Richmond | 66,273 |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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41 | Fayette | Connersville | 23,360 |
59 | Hancock | Greenfield | 81,789 |
65 | Henry | New Castle | 48,935 |
81 | Johnson | Franklin | 164,298 |
139 | Rush | Rushville | 16,672 |
145 | Shelby | Shelbyville | 45,039 |
161 | Union | Liberty | 7,047 |
177 | Wayne | Richmond | 66,456 |
As of 2023, Indiana's 6th congressional district is located in eastern and Central Indiana. It includes Fayette, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne counties, and parts of Bartholomew, Marion, and Randolph counties.
Bartholomew County is split between this district and the 9th district. They are partitioned by the borders of Indiana County Rd West 300 South and Indiana County Rd 400 South. The 6th district takes in most of the city of Columbus, and the nine townships of Camp Atterbury, Clay, Clifty, Columbus Township, Flat Rock, German, Harrison, Haw Creek, and Rock Creek, and part of Sand Creek.
Marion County is split between this district and the 7th district. They are partitioned by Stafford Rd, West Troy Ave, and East Troy Ave. The 6th district takes in most of the city of Beech Grove as well as the south side of Indianapolis, encompassing Decatur, Perry, and Franklin Townships.
Several eastern and southern Indianapolis suburbs, including Greenwood, Franklin, and Greenfield, are also in the 6th district.
Randolph County is split between this district and the 3rd district. They are partitioned by Indiana State Rt 32. The 6th district takes in the four townships of Greensfork, Stoney Creek, Union, and Washington, as well as half of White River and Wayne townships.
Cities in the district with more than 10,000 residents as of the 2020 Census.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Pence | 118,436 | 63.79 | |
Democratic | Melina Ann Fox | 63,871 | 34.40 | |
Libertarian | Doris Robertson | 3,346 | 1.80 | |
Total votes | 185,653 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 182,529 | 67.09 | |
Democratic | Melina Ann Fox | 85,123 | 31.29 | |
Libertarian | Chad (Wick) Roots | 4,397 | 1.62 | |
Total votes | 272,049 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 115,266 | 60.01 | |
Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 76,812 | 39.99 | |
Total votes | 192,078 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 180,549 | 63.96 | |
Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 94,223 | 33.38 | |
Libertarian | George T. Holland | 7,534 | 2.67 | |
Total votes | 282,306 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 126,027 | 66.57 | |
Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 56,647 | 29.92 | |
Libertarian | Talmage "T.J." Thompson Jr. | 6,635 | 3.51 | |
Total votes | 189,309 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 41 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Luke Messer | 162,613 | 59.08 | |
Democratic | Brad Bookout | 96,678 | 35.12 | |
Libertarian | Rex Bell | 15,962 | 5.80 | |
Total votes | 275,253 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 57 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Luke Messer (incumbent) | 102,187 | 65.90 | |
Democratic | Susan Hall Heitzman | 45,509 | 29.35 | |
Libertarian | Eric Miller | 7,375 | 4.76 | |
Total votes | 155,071 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 32 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Luke Messer (incumbent) | 204,920 | 69.14 | |
Democratic | Barry A. Welsh | 79,135 | 26.70 | |
Libertarian | Rich Turvey | 12,330 | 4.16 | |
Total votes | 296,385 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 59 | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Pence | 154,260 | 63.8 | |
Democratic | Jeannine Lee Lake | 79,430 | 32.9 | |
Libertarian | Tom Ferkinhoff | 8,030 | 3.3 | |
Independent | John Miller (write-in) | 5 | 0.0 | |
Independent | Heather Leigh Meloy (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 241,726 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Pence (incumbent) | 225,318 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Jeannine Lake | 91,103 | 27.8 | |
Libertarian | Tom Ferkinhoff | 11,791 | 3.6 | |
Total votes | 328,212 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Greg Pence (incumbent) | 130,686 | 67.5 | |
Democratic | Cinde Wirth | 62,838 | 32.5 | |
Total votes | 193,524 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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