Missouri's 6th congressional district - Wikipedia
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| Missouri's 6th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023) | 785,446 |
| Median household income | $71,515[1] |
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| Cook PVI | R+21[2] |
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Missouri's 6th congressional district takes in a large swath of land in northern Missouri, stretching across nearly the entire width of the state from Kansas to Illinois. Its largest voting population is centered in the northern portion of the Kansas City metropolitan area and the town of St. Joseph. The district includes much of Kansas City north of the Missouri River (including Kansas City International Airport).
The district takes in all or parts of the following counties: Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Jackson, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Nodaway, Pike, Platte, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, Worth.
Notable representatives from the district include governors John Smith Phelps and Austin A. King as well as Kansas City Mayor Robert T. Van Horn. In 1976, Jerry Litton was killed on election night as he flew to a victory party after winning the Democratic nomination for United States Senate. The visitors center at Smithville Lake is named in Litton's memory. Democrat Pat Danner, a former aide to Jerry Litton, won the seat in 1992 becoming the first woman to be elected in the district defeating a 16-year Republican incumbent.
George W. Bush beat John Kerry in this district 57%–42% in 2004. The district is represented by Republican Sam Graves, who has held the seat since 2001. Graves easily held on to his seat what was expected to be a tough 2008 election, defeating former Kansas City mayor Kay Waldo Barnes by 23 percentage points.
Historically, the 6th was not safe for either party. However, in recent years, it has trended Republican, mirroring the increasingly conservative bent of the more rural areas of Missouri that historically voted for Yellow Dog Democrats.
Redistricting following 2010 census
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After Missouri lost a congressional seat following the 2010 census (in part because of losses in population in several rural northern Missouri counties), the 6th was expanded to include most of Missouri north of the Missouri River, stretching from border to border from Kansas to Illinois. The biggest geographic addition was in northeast Missouri (including Kirksville, Missouri and Hannibal, Missouri), which used to be the northern half of the old 9th district.[3]
The 6th lost Cooper and Howard counties to the 4th district, and Gladstone in southwestern Clay County to the 5th district. Meanwhile, the 6th was pushed further into Jackson County, taking in the northeastern portion between the Missouri River and Interstate 70, as well as a small sliver southwest of Independence.
In the 2020 redistricting, more of Clay County was ceded the 5th District, including North Kansas City. The district also moved into the St. Louis metropolitan area for the first time, gaining most of Lincoln County, including its largest city, Troy, from the 3rd district.
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[4]
Adair County (6)
- All 6 communities
Andrew County (9)
- All 9 communities
Atchison County (5)
- All 5 communities
Audrain County (9)
- All 9 communities
Buchanan County (8)
- All 8 communities
Caldwell County (7)
- All 7 communities
Caroll County (7)
- All 7 communities
Charlton County (9)
- All 9 communities
Clark County (8)
- All 8 communities
Clay County (13)
- Birmingham, Excelsior Springs (shared with Ray County), Glenaire, Homestead, Holt, Kansas City (part; also 4th and 5th; shared with Cass, Jackson, and Platte counties), Kearney, Liberty, Missouri City, Mosby, Paradise, Prathersville, Smithville
Clinton County (11)
- All 11 communities
Daviess County (10)
- All 10 communities
DeKalb County (8)
- All 8 communities
Gentry County (6)
- All 6 communities
Grundy County (8)
- All 8 communities
Harrison County (8)
- All 8 communities
Holt County (9)
- All 9 communities
Jackson County (7)
- Buckner, Independence (part; also 4th and 5th), Kansas City (part; also 4th and 5th; shared with Cass, Clay, and Platte counties), Levasy, River Bend, Sibley, Sugar Creek (part; also 6th)
Knox County (7)
- All 7 communities
Lewis County (6)
- All 6 communities
Lincoln County (13)
- All 13 communities
Linn County (8)
- All 8 communities
- All 7 communities
Macon County (10)
- All 10 communities
Marion County (3)
- All 3 communities
Mercer County (4)
- All 4 communities
Monroe County (6)
- All 6 communities
Nodaway County (18)
- All 18 communities
Pike County (12)
- All 12 communities
Platte County (19)
- All 19 communities
Putnam County (6)
- All 6 communities
Ralls County (6)
- All 6 communities
Randolph County (8)
- All 8 communities
Ray County (14)
- All 14 communities
Schuyler County (5)
- All 5 communities
Scotland County (5)
- All 5 communities
Shelby County (6)
- All 6 communities
Sullivan County (10)
- All 10 communities
Worth County (6)
- All 6 communities
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results from statewide races
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| Year | Office | Results[5] |
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| 2008 | President | McCain 55% - 42% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 62% - 38% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 67% - 28% |
| Senate | Blunt 56% - 40% | |
| Governor | Greitens 58% - 39% | |
| Lt. Governor | Parson 59% - 36% | |
| Attorney General | Hawley 66% - 34% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Hawley 60% - 36% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 68% - 31% |
| Governor | Parson 67% - 30% | |
| Lt. Governor | Kehoe 68% - 29% | |
| Secretary of State | Ashcroft 72% - 25% | |
| State Treasurer | Fitzpatrick 69% - 28% | |
| Attorney General | Schmitt 69% - 28% |
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "UPDATE: House Redistricting Committee Unveils Map - OzarksFirst.com". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST27/CD118_MO06.pdf
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::68b2b598-69cd-430e-bee2-1dc4b76705f6
- ^ 1996 Election Results
- ^ 1998 Election Results
- ^ 2000 Election Results
- ^ 2002 Election Results
- ^ Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 2005–2006, page 637
- ^ Official Manual of the State of Missouri, 2007–2008, page 649
- ^ 2008 Election Results
- ^ "November 2, 2010 General Election". Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ House, Scott (May 14, 2005). "Fact Sheet on 6000 Caves". The Missouri Speleological Survey. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
- ^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results".
- ^ "2016 General Election Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "All Results State of Missouri – State of Missouri – General Election, November 03, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131013222920/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/