Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District
Massachusetts · MA-06
Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District is one of 9 U.S. House districts in Massachusetts, represented in Congress by Seth Moulton (Democrat). It is home to roughly 774,640 people, with a median age of 43.2. The population is about 77% White. The median household income is $116,140, and 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+21).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 568 square miles, MA-06 is the 315th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 1,364 residents per square mile, it is a largely suburban district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.24 ranks 263rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 59% of MA-06 voters backed Kamala Harris and 39% Donald Trump — a D+21 margin. That is a 7.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+28.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 43.2 years old; 20.1% of residents are under 18 and 19.4% are 65 or older. About 14.4% of residents were born outside the United States, and 19% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $116,140, the district's median household income ranks 34th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $635,574, and the median rent is $1,774 a month. 7% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 32.4-minute commute (17.4% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).