Minnesota's 6th Congressional District
Minnesota · MN-06
Minnesota's 6th Congressional District is one of 8 U.S. House districts in Minnesota, represented in Congress by Tom Emmer (Republican). It is home to roughly 723,448 people, with a median age of 37.5. The population is about 84% White. The median household income is $101,813, and 35% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+20).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,610 square miles, MN-06 is the 207th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 277 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.24 ranks 270th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 39% of MN-06 voters backed Kamala Harris and 59% Donald Trump — a R+20 margin. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+18.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.5 years old; 25.5% of residents are under 18 and 13.6% are 65 or older. About 6.1% of residents were born outside the United States, and 8.7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $101,813, the district's median household income ranks 66th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $340,939, and the median rent is $1,217 a month. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 28.9-minute commute (14.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).