Virginia's 6th Congressional District
Virginia · VA-06
Virginia's 6th Congressional District is one of 11 U.S. House districts in Virginia, represented in Congress by Ben Cline (Republican). It is home to roughly 791,611 people, with a median age of 40.9. The population is about 78% White. The median household income is $70,341, and 28% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+24).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 6,301 square miles, VA-06 is the 117th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 126 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.23 ranks 287th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 37% of VA-06 voters backed Kamala Harris and 61% Donald Trump — a R+24 margin. That is a 2.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+22.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 40.9 years old; 20.5% of residents are under 18 and 19.6% are 65 or older. About 6.2% of residents were born outside the United States, and 9.3% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $70,341, the district's median household income ranks 287th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $265,384, and the median rent is $1,065 a month. 12.1% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 26.2-minute commute (9.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).