Texas' 6th Congressional District
Texas · TX-06
Texas' 6th Congressional District is one of 38 U.S. House districts in Texas, represented in Congress by Jake Ellzey (Republican). It is home to roughly 776,394 people, with a median age of 35.6. The population is about 46% White. The median household income is $82,886, and 30% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+29).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,498 square miles, TX-06 is the 209th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 311 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is fairly compact: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.32 ranks 153rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 35% of TX-06 voters backed Kamala Harris and 64% Donald Trump — a R+29 margin. That is a 5.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+24.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 35.6 years old; 25.2% of residents are under 18 and 13.1% are 65 or older. About 17.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 30.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $82,886, the district's median household income ranks 172nd of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $283,405, and the median rent is $1,418 a month. 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 30-minute commute (11.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).