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|district number = 6 |district number = 6
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|image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
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|party = Democratic |party = Democratic
|residence = Downers Grove |residence = Downers Grove
|english area =379 |english area =230.0
|metric area = |metric area =
|percent urban = 99.4 |percent urban = 99.4
|percent rural = 0.6 |percent rural = 0.6
|population = 754,571 |population = 725,829
|population year = 2021 |population year = 2023
|median income = $87,929<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=06|title = My Congressional District}}</ref> |median income = $92,820<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=06|title = My Congressional District}}</ref>
|percent white = 72.1 |percent white = 72.1
|percent hispanic = 13.6 |percent hispanic = 13.6
|percent black = 6.3 |percent black = 5.3
|percent asian = 7.0 |percent asian = 5.8
|percent more than one race = 1.5 |percent more than one race = 2.7
|percent other race = 0.1 |percent other race = 0.4
|cpvi = D+3<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}</ref> |cpvi = D+3<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|date=July 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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==Composition== ==Composition==
===2011 redistricting=== ===2011 redistricting===
As of the 2011 redistricting which followed the ]. All or parts of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] are included. After the 2011 redistricting which followed the ], the district included portions of ], ], ], ] and ] counties. All or parts of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] are included.


===2021 redistricting=== ===2021 redistricting===
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| ] | ]
| ] | ]
| 5,173,146 | 5,087,072


|- |-
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| ] | ]
| 932,877 | 921,213
|} |}

Due to the 2020 redistricting, the district will shift from northern ] County and southern ] County to a primarily southern ] County district and part of ] County, as well as part of the Far Southwest Side of ].
=== Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people ===

* ] – 2,665,039
* ] – 58,703
* ] – 58,362
* ] – 55,971
* ] – 53,970
* ] – 50,247
* ] 45,786
* ] – 44,476
* ] – 35,702
* ] – 29,439
* ] – 28,846
* ] – 24,429
* ] – 24,223
* ] – 22,263
* ] – 22,011
* ] – 19,943
* ] – 19,063
* ] – 18,530
* ] – 17,395
* ] – 17,027
* ] – 16,321
* ] – 14,505
* ] – 14,433
* ] – 14,325
* ] – 13,629
* ] – 12,600
* ] – 12,068
* ] – 11,161
* ] – 11,192
* ] – 10,970
* ] – 10,826

=== 2,500 to 10,000 people ===

* ] – 9,238
* ] – 8,702
* ] – 8,163
* ] – 6,893
* ] – 6,420
* ] – 5,857
* ] – 4,899
* ] – 4,629
* ] – 4,343
* ] – 4,065
* ] – 2,751

Due to the 2020 redistricting, the district will become a more compact district in southern Cook County and eastern DuPage County, as well as part of the Far Southwest Side of ].


The 6th district takes in the ] neighborhoods of ]; most of ]; and western ] and ]. The 6th district takes in the ] neighborhoods of ]; most of ]; and western ] and ].


Outside of Chicago, the 6th district takes in the ] County communities of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]; northern ]; and the western and eastern portions of ]. Outside of Chicago, the 6th district takes in the ] County communities of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]; northern ]; the western and eastern portions of ]; northwestern ]; most of ], ], ] (shared with DuPage County), and ]; western ]; southern ]; part of ], ], ], ], and ].


DuPage County is split between this district, the ], ], and the ]. The 6th and 3rd districts are partitioned by 59th St, Illinois Highway 83, 55th St, Walker Ave, Park Ave, Golf Ave, Jane Ct, Prospect Ave, Chicago Ave, Middaugh Rd, Naperville Rd, Hinsdale Golf Course, Illinois Highway 34, Robert Kingery Highway, Oak Brook Rd, Regent Dr, 22nd St, Castle Dr, Illinois Highway 38, Fillmore St, Adams St, Madison St, Euclid Ave, York St, and Illinois Highway 64. DuPage County is split between this district, the ], ], and the ]. The 6th and 3rd districts are partitioned by 59th St, Illinois Highway 83, 55th St, Walker Ave, Park Ave, Golf Ave, Jane Ct, Prospect Ave, Chicago Ave, Middaugh Rd, Naperville Rd, Hinsdale Golf Course, Illinois Highway 34, Robert Kingery Highway, Oak Brook Rd, Regent Dr, 22nd St, Castle Dr, Illinois Highway 38, Fillmore St, Adams St, Madison St, Euclid Ave, York St, and Illinois Highway 64.
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The 6th and 4th districts are partitioned by Grand Ave, Frontage Ave, Fullerton Ave, Harvard Ave, Armitage Ave, Addison Rd, Illinois Highway 64, Westmore Ave/Berman Ave, Plymouth St, Lincoln St, Vermont St, Westwood Ave, Le Moyne Ave/Illinois Highway 64, Highway 355, Union Pacific Railroad, North Path, President St, and Naperville Rd. The 6th and 4th districts are partitioned by Grand Ave, Frontage Ave, Fullerton Ave, Harvard Ave, Armitage Ave, Addison Rd, Illinois Highway 64, Westmore Ave/Berman Ave, Plymouth St, Lincoln St, Vermont St, Westwood Ave, Le Moyne Ave/Illinois Highway 64, Highway 355, Union Pacific Railroad, North Path, President St, and Naperville Rd.


The 6th and 11th district are partitioned by Illinois Highway 23, Highway 88, Fender Rd, Ogden Ave, Beau Bren Blvd, Eugenia Dr, Arlington Ave, Oak Hill Park, Oak Hill Dr, Yackley Ave, Maple Ave, Abbey Dr, Four Lakes Ave, River Bend Golf Course, Riverview Dr, Kohl Rd, Illinois Highway 53, 61st St, Essex Rd, Summerhill Park, Prentiss Creek, 59th St, Chase Ave, 63rd St, Highway 355, Wheeler St, Woodward Ave, 71st Ave, Illinois Highway 33, Illinois Highway 9, 87th St, Meyer Woods Park, Wards Creek, Highway 55, Cass Ave, and 91st St. The 6th district takes in the municipalities of ], ], ], ]; most of ], ], and ]; half of ] east of Illinois Highway 23 and south of the Union Pacific Railroad; and the portion of ] south of the Union Pacific Railroad. The 6th and 11th district are partitioned by Illinois Highway 23, Highway 88, Fender Rd, Ogden Ave, Beau Bren Blvd, Eugenia Dr, Arlington Ave, Oak Hill Park, Oak Hill Dr, Yackley Ave, Maple Ave, Abbey Dr, Four Lakes Ave, River Bend Golf Course, Riverview Dr, Kohl Rd, Illinois Highway 53, 61st St, Essex Rd, Summerhill Park, Prentiss Creek, 59th St, Chase Ave, 63rd St, Highway 355, Wheeler St, Woodward Ave, 71st Ave, Illinois Highway 33, Illinois Highway 9, 87th St, Meyer Woods Park, Wards Creek, Highway 55, Cass Ave, and 91st St. The 6th district takes in the communities of ], ], ], ], and ]; most of ], ], ], ] (shared with Cook County), ], and ]; part of ]; western ]; half of ] east of Illinois Highway 23 and south of the Union Pacific Railroad; the portion of ] south of the Union Pacific Railroad.


==Presidential election results== ==Presidential election results==


:''This table indicates how the district has voted in ]; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today. :''This table indicates how the district has voted in ]; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.''


{| class=wikitable {| class=wikitable
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| 2000 | 2000
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | ] 53% – ] 44% | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | ] 53% – ] 44%


|- |-
| 2004 | 2004
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | ] 53% – ] 46% | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | ] 53% – ] 46%


|- |-
| 2008 | 2008
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 51% – ] 48% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 51% – ] 48%


|- |-
| 2012 | 2012
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | ] 53% – ] 45% | align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | ] 53% – ] 45%


|- |-
| 2016 | 2016
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50% – ] 43% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50% – ] 43%


|- |-
| 2020 | 2020
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 55% – ] 43% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 55% – ] 43%

|-
| 2024
| ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 52% – ] 46%
|} |}


== Recent election results from statewide races== == Recent election results from statewide races==
:''This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections. :''This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.''


{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
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|- |-
| 2016 | rowspan=2|2016
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50.7% – ] 42.4% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50.7% – ] 42.4%

|- |-
| 2016
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50.0% – ] 44.2% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50.0% – ] 44.2%

|- |-
| 2018 | rowspan=3|2018
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 49.7% – ] 44.7% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 49.7% – ] 44.7%

|- |-
| 2018
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50.3% – ] 47.2% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 50.3% – ] 47.2%

|- |-
| ]
| 2020
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 67.5% – Jason Helland 29.8%
|-
| rowspan=2|2020
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 54.5% – ] 43.6% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 54.5% – ] 43.6%

|- |-
| 2020
| ] | ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 52.5% – ] 41.0% | align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 52.5% – ] 41.0%
|-
| rowspan=4|2022
| ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 55.3% – ] 43.1%
|-
| ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 53.3% – ] 43.7%
|-
| ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 53.1% – Tom DeVore 44.9%
|-
| ]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}} | ] 53.9% – ] 44.3%
|} |}


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===2020=== ===2020===
{{main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois}} {{main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois}}
{{Election box begin | title=Illinois' 6th congressional district, 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads%2FElectionOperations%2FVoteTotals%2F2020%2FByCandidate%2F2020GEOfficialVote.pdf |format=PDF |title=Official Canvass General Election |author=Illinois State Board of Elections |work=Downloadable Vote Totals |publisher=] |date=2020-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910205717/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads%2FElectionOperations%2FVoteTotals%2F2020%2FByCandidate%2F2020GEOfficialVote.pdf#page=42 |archivedate=September 10, 2021 |access-date=September 13, 2021 }}</ref>}} {{Election box begin | title=Illinois' 6th congressional district, 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads%2FElectionOperations%2FVoteTotals%2F2020%2FByCandidate%2F2020GEOfficialVote.pdf |title=Official Canvass General Election |author=Illinois State Board of Elections |work=Downloadable Vote Totals |publisher=] |date=2020-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910205717/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads%2FElectionOperations%2FVoteTotals%2F2020%2FByCandidate%2F2020GEOfficialVote.pdf#page=42 |archivedate=September 10, 2021 |access-date=September 13, 2021 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate=] (]) | party=Democratic Party (United States) | votes=213,777 | percentage=52.82 | change=−0.75%}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | candidate=] (]) | party=Democratic Party (United States) | votes=213,777 | percentage=52.82 | change=−0.75%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link | candidate=] | party=Republican Party (United States) | votes=183,891 | percentage=45.43 | change=−0.99%}} {{Election box candidate with party link | candidate=] | party=Republican Party (United States) | votes=183,891 | percentage=45.43 | change=−0.99%}}
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! Cong<br/>ress ! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral history ! Electoral history
! District location


|- style="height:3em" |- style="height:3em"
| colspan=5 | District created March 4, 1843 | colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1843


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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | ] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | ]
| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br/>March 3, 1847 | nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br/>March 3, 1847
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | ] | rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | ]
| nowrap | January 3, 1975 –<br/>January 3, 2007 | rowspan=4 nowrap | January 3, 1975 –<br/>January 3, 2007
| {{USCongressOrdinal|94|109}} | rowspan=4 | {{USCongressOrdinal|94|109}}
| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>Retired. | rowspan=4 | ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>Retired.
|


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| '''1983–1993'''<br />{{dm|date=August 2023}}
| style="text-align:left" | ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small|(])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | ]
| nowrap | January 3, 2007 –<br/>January 3, 2019
| {{USCongressOrdinal|110|115}}
| ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>Lost re-election.


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| '''1993–2003'''<br />{{dm|date=August 2023}}
| style="text-align:left" | ]<br/>''']'''<br>{{Small|(])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | ]
| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –<br/>present
| {{USCongressOrdinal|116|present}}
| ].<br/>].<br/>].


|- style="height:3em"
|}
| rowspan=2 | '''2003–2013'''<br />]


|- style="height:3em"
==Historical district boundaries==
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]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | ]
]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 2007 –<br/>January 3, 2019
{{clear}}
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|110|115}}
| rowspan=2 | ].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>].<br/>Lost re-election.

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| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|116|present}}
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|- style="height:3em"
| '''2023–present'''<br />]
|}


==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
*, ''The Washington Post'' *, ''The Washington Post''
*, U.S. Census Bureau * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717175744/http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1706&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1703&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1706&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= |date=July 17, 2011 }}, U.S. Census Bureau


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U.S. House district for Illinois

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Illinois's 6th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
RepresentativeSean Casten
D–Downers Grove
Area230.0 sq mi (596 km)
Distribution
  • 99.4% urban
  • 0.6% rural
Population (2023)725,829
Median household
income		$92,820
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+3

Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook and DuPage counties. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Casten since 2019.

Composition

2011 redistricting

After the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census, the district included portions of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties. All or parts of Algonquin, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Burr Ridge, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Cary, Clarendon Hills, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deer Park, Downers Grove, Elgin, East Dundee, Forest Lake, Fox River Grove, Gilberts, Illinois, Glen Ellyn, Hawthorn Woods, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lakewood, Lisle, Lombard, Long Grove, Naperville, North Barrington, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Oakwood Hills, Palatine, Port Barrington, Rolling Meadows, Sleepy Hollow, South Barrington, South Elgin, St. Charles, Tower Lakes, Trout Valley, Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook and Winfield are included.

2021 redistricting

Composition
# County Seat Population
31 Cook Chicago 5,087,072
43 DuPage Wheaton 921,213

Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people

2,500 to 10,000 people

Due to the 2020 redistricting, the district will become a more compact district in southern Cook County and eastern DuPage County, as well as part of the Far Southwest Side of Chicago.

The 6th district takes in the Chicago neighborhoods of Beverly; most of Mount Greenwood; and western Garfield Ridge and Clearing.

Outside of Chicago, the 6th district takes in the Cook County communities of Orland Hills, Western Springs, Orland Park, Palos Hills, Hickory Hills, Chicago Ridge, Bridgeview, Indian Head Park, Merrionette Park, Hometown, Worth, Palos Heights, Palos Park, Bedford Park, Justice, Hodgkins, and Countryside; northern Tinley Park; the western and eastern portions of Evergreen Park; northwestern Crestwood; most of Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Burr Ridge (shared with DuPage County), and Willow Springs; western Alsip; southern La Grange; part of Robbins, Midlothian, Burbank, Summit, and Hinsdale.

DuPage County is split between this district, the 3rd district, 4th district, and the 11th district. The 6th and 3rd districts are partitioned by 59th St, Illinois Highway 83, 55th St, Walker Ave, Park Ave, Golf Ave, Jane Ct, Prospect Ave, Chicago Ave, Middaugh Rd, Naperville Rd, Hinsdale Golf Course, Illinois Highway 34, Robert Kingery Highway, Oak Brook Rd, Regent Dr, 22nd St, Castle Dr, Illinois Highway 38, Fillmore St, Adams St, Madison St, Euclid Ave, York St, and Illinois Highway 64.

The 6th and 4th districts are partitioned by Grand Ave, Frontage Ave, Fullerton Ave, Harvard Ave, Armitage Ave, Addison Rd, Illinois Highway 64, Westmore Ave/Berman Ave, Plymouth St, Lincoln St, Vermont St, Westwood Ave, Le Moyne Ave/Illinois Highway 64, Highway 355, Union Pacific Railroad, North Path, President St, and Naperville Rd.

The 6th and 11th district are partitioned by Illinois Highway 23, Highway 88, Fender Rd, Ogden Ave, Beau Bren Blvd, Eugenia Dr, Arlington Ave, Oak Hill Park, Oak Hill Dr, Yackley Ave, Maple Ave, Abbey Dr, Four Lakes Ave, River Bend Golf Course, Riverview Dr, Kohl Rd, Illinois Highway 53, 61st St, Essex Rd, Summerhill Park, Prentiss Creek, 59th St, Chase Ave, 63rd St, Highway 355, Wheeler St, Woodward Ave, 71st Ave, Illinois Highway 33, Illinois Highway 9, 87th St, Meyer Woods Park, Wards Creek, Highway 55, Cass Ave, and 91st St. The 6th district takes in the communities of Downers Grove, Villa Park, Westmont, Willowbrook, and Oakbrook Terrace; most of Elmhurst, Lisle, Darien, Burr Ridge (shared with Cook County), Clarendon Hills, and Lombard; part of Addison; western Oak Brook; half of Wheaton east of Illinois Highway 23 and south of the Union Pacific Railroad; the portion of Glen Ellyn south of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Presidential election results

This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 53% – Gore 44%
2004 President Bush 53% – Kerry 46%
2008 President Obama 51% – McCain 48%
2012 President Romney 53% – Obama 45%
2016 President Clinton 50% – Trump 43%
2020 President Biden 55% – Trump 43%
2024 President Harris 52% – Trump 46%

Recent election results from statewide races

This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
Year Office Results
2016 President Hillary Clinton 50.7% – Donald Trump 42.4%
Senate Tammy Duckworth 50.0% – Mark Kirk 44.2%
2018 Governor J. B. Pritzker 49.7% – Bruce Rauner 44.7%
Attorney General Kwame Raoul 50.3% – Erika Harold 47.2%
Secretary of State Jesse White 67.5% – Jason Helland 29.8%
2020 President Joe Biden 54.5% – Donald Trump 43.6%
Senate Dick Durbin 52.5% – Mark Curran 41.0%
2022 Senate Tammy Duckworth 55.3% – Kathy Salvi 43.1%
Governor J. B. Pritzker 53.3% – Darren Bailey 43.7%
Attorney General Kwame Raoul 53.1% – Tom DeVore 44.9%
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias 53.9% – Dan Brady 44.3%

Prominent representatives

Representative Notes

Thompson Campbell 		Elected the 9th Illinois Secretary of State (1843–1846)

Thomas L. Harris 		Served as a major for the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1847)

Edward Dickinson Baker 		Served as a colonel for the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1847)
Elected United States Senator from Oregon (1860–1861)
Served as a colonel for the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861)

John Alexander McClernand 		Served as a brigadier general and major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1864)

Richard Yates 		Elected the 13th Illinois Governor (1861–1865)
Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1865–1871)

Robert R. Hitt 		Appointed the 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (1881)
Served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution (1893–1906)

William Lorimer 		Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1909–1912)

Henry Hyde 		Primary author of the Hyde Amendment

Peter Roskam 		Served as U.S. House Majority Chief Deputy Whip (2011–2014)

Recent election results

2016

Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
Illinois' 6th congressional district, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Roskam (incumbent) 208,555 59.2
Democratic Amanda Howland 143,591 40.8
Total votes 352,146 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
Illinois' 6th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Casten 169,001 53.6
Republican Peter Roskam (incumbent) 146,445 46.4
Total votes 315,446 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2020

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
Illinois' 6th congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sean Casten (incumbent) 213,777 52.82 −0.75%
Republican Jeanne Ives 183,891 45.43 −0.99%
Libertarian Bill Redpath 7,079 1.75 N/A
Total votes 404,747 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
Illinois' 6th congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sean Casten (incumbent) 150,496 54.35
Republican Keith Pekau 126,351 45.63
Write-in 12 0.0
Total votes 276,859 100.0
Democratic hold

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1843

Joseph P. Hoge
(Galena) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847 		28th
29th 		Elected in 1842.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired.

Thomas J. Turner
(Freeport) 		Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849 		30th Elected in 1846.
[data missing]

Edward D. Baker
(Galena) 		Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851 		31st Elected in 1848.
[data missing]

Thompson Campbell
(Galena) 		Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 		32nd Elected in 1850.
[data missing]

Richard Yates
(Jacksonville) 		Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1852.
[data missing]

Thomas L. Harris
(Petersburg) 		Democratic March 4, 1855 –
November 24, 1858 		34th
35th 		Re-elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858
Died.
Vacant November 24, 1858 –
January 4, 1859 		35th

Charles D. Hodges
(Carrollton) 		Democratic January 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1859 		35th Elected to finish Harris's term in the 35th Congress.
Retired.
Vacant March 4, 1859 –
November 8, 1859 		36th

John A. McClernand
(Springfield) 		Democratic November 8, 1859 –
October 28, 1861 		36th
37th 		Elected to finish Harris's term in the 36th Congress.
Re-elected in 1860.
Resigned to accept commission as brigadier general of volunteers for service in the Civil War.
Vacant October 28, 1861 –
December 12, 1861 		37th

Anthony L. Knapp
(Jerseyville) 		Democratic December 12, 1861 –
March 3, 1863 		Elected to finish McClernand's term.
Redistricted to the 10th district.

Jesse O. Norton
(Joliet) 		Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865 		38th Elected in 1862.
[data missing]

Burton C. Cook
(Ottawa) 		Republican March 4, 1865 –
August 26, 1871 		39th
40th
41st
42nd 		Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Resigned.
Vacant August 26, 1871 –
December 4, 1871 		42nd

Henry Snapp
(Joliet) 		Republican December 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873 		Elected to finish Cook's term.
[data missing]

John B. Hawley
(Rock Island) 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		43rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1872.
[data missing]

Thomas J. Henderson
(Princeton) 		Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883 		44th
45th
46th
47th 		Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Robert R. Hitt
(Mount Morris) 		Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1895 		48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd 		Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Redistricted to the 9th district.

Edward D. Cooke
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1895 –
June 24, 1897 		54th
55th 		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Died.
Vacant June 24, 1897 –
November 23, 1897 		55th

Henry S. Boutell
(Chicago) 		Republican November 23, 1897 –
March 3, 1903 		55th
56th
57th 		Elected to finish Cooke's term.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 9th district.

William Lorimer
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1903 –
June 17, 1909 		58th
59th
60th
61st 		Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Resigned when elected to US Senate.
Vacant June 17, 1909 –
November 23, 1909 		61st

William Moxley
(Chicago) 		Republican November 23, 1909 –
March 3, 1911 		Elected to finish Lorimer's term.
[data missing]

Edmund J. Stack
(Chicago) 		Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913 		62nd Elected in 1910.
[data missing]

James McAndrews
(Chicago) 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1921 		63rd
64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
[data missing]

John J. Gorman
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923 		67th Elected in 1920.
[data missing]

James R. Buckley
(Chicago) 		Democratic March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1925 		68th Elected in 1922.
[data missing]

John J. Gorman
(Chicago) 		Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1927 		69th Elected in 1924.
[data missing]

James T. Igoe
(Chicago) 		Democratic March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933 		70th
71st
72nd 		Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
[data missing]

Thomas J. O'Brien
(Chicago) 		Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939 		73rd
74th
75th 		Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
[data missing]

A. F. Maciejewski
(Cicero) 		Democratic January 3, 1939 –
December 8, 1942 		76th
77th 		Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Resigned.
Vacant December 8, 1942 –
January 3, 1943 		77th

Thomas J. O'Brien
(Chicago) 		Democratic January 3, 1943 –
April 14, 1964 		78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th 		Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Died.
Vacant April 14, 1964 –
January 3, 1965 		88th

Daniel J. Ronan
(Chicago) 		Democratic January 3, 1965 –
August 13, 1969 		89th
90th
91st 		Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Died.
Vacant August 13, 1969 –
November 3, 1970 		91st

George W. Collins
(Chicago) 		Democratic November 3, 1970 –
December 8, 1972 		91st
92nd 		Elected to finish Ronan's term.
Re-elected in 1970.
Died.
Vacant December 8, 1972 –
January 3, 1973 		92nd

Harold R. Collier
(Riverside) 		Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975 		93rd Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1972.
Retired.

Henry Hyde
(Wood Dale) 		Republican January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 2007 		94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th 		Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.
1983–1993
[data missing]
1993–2003
[data missing]
2003–2013

Peter Roskam
(Wheaton) 		Republican January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2019 		110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th 		Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.
2013–2023

Sean Casten
(Downers Grove) 		Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present 		116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present

See also

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. Illinois State Board of Elections (November 3, 2020). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

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