Maryland's 6th Congressional District
Maryland · MD-06
Maryland's 6th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Maryland, represented in Congress by April McClain Delaney (Democrat). It is home to roughly 783,148 people, with a median age of 39.4. The population is about 60% White. The median household income is $99,999, and 40% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Democratic (D+6).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,430 square miles, MD-06 is the 213th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 322 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.13 ranks 382nd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 52% of MD-06 voters backed Kamala Harris and 46% Donald Trump — a D+6 margin. That is a 4.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+10.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 39.4 years old; 22.4% of residents are under 18 and 15.6% are 65 or older. About 17.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 23.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $99,999, the district's median household income ranks 70th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $377,854, and the median rent is $1,595 a month. 9.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.5-minute commute (17.8% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).