House districts / Alabama
Alabama's 6th congressional district
AL-6. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Gary Palmer Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.2mSpent $1.2m · Cash $74k
- Maurice Mercer Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $35kSpent $21k · Cash $14k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 32.3% | Trump 66.0% | 1.7% | R+33.6 | R+38.3 |
| 2020 | Biden 32.8% | Trump 65.5% | 1.7% | R+32.7 | R+38.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 27.6% | Trump 67.8% | 4.6% | R+40.2 | R+45.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 717,754 | |
| Adults (18+) | 552,230 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 97.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 26.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 33.2% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 21.8% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 69.3% | 57.8% |
| Black | 19.2% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 5.6% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 39.1% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $83,364 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2024: redrawn for 2026 Allen v. Milligan: court-ordered map (2023) | |||||
| 2024 | Gary J. Palmer Republican | 70.3% | Elizabeth Anderson Democrat others 0.1% | 29.6% | R+40.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2022 | Gary J. Palmer Republican | 83.7% | Andria Chieffo Libertarian others 1.2% | 15.1% | R+68.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Gary J. Palmer Republican | 97.1% | others 2.9% | R+94.3 | |
| 2018 | Gary J. Palmer Republican | 69.2% | Danner Kline Democrat others 0.1% | 30.8% | R+38.4 |
| 2016 | Gary J. Palmer Republican | 74.5% | David J. Putnam Democrat others 0.1% | 25.4% | R+49.1 |
| 2014 | Gary Palmer Republican | 76.2% | Mark Lester Democrat others 0.1% | 23.7% | R+52.5 |
| 2012 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 71.2% | Penny H. Bailey Democrat others 0.2% | 28.6% | R+42.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 98.0% | others 1.9% | R+96.1 | |
| 2008 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 97.8% | others 2.2% | R+95.6 | |
| 2006 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 98.3% | others 1.7% | R+96.6 | |
| 2004 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 98.8% | others 1.2% | R+97.6 | |
| 2002 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 89.8% | J. Holden McAllister Libertarian others 0.3% | 9.9% | R+79.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 87.9% | Terry Reagin Libertarian others 0.4% | 11.7% | R+76.3 |
| 1998 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 71.8% | Donna Wesson Smalley Democrat others 0.1% | 28.1% | R+43.6 |
| 1996 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 70.9% | Mary Lynn Bates Democrat others 1.8% | 27.3% | R+43.6 |
| 1994 | Spencer Bachus Republican | 79.0% | Larry Fortenberry Democrat others 0.1% | 20.9% | R+58.1 |
| 1992 | Spencer T. Bauchus III Republican | 52.3% | Ben Erdreich Democrat others 2.7% | 45.0% | R+7.3 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Ben Erdreich Democrat | 92.8% | David A. Alvarez Independent others 1.2% | 6.0% | D+86.9 |
| 1988 | Ben Erdreich Democrat | 66.5% | Charles Caddis Republican others 0.6% | 32.9% | D+33.5 |
| 1986 | Ben Erdreich Democrat | 72.7% | L. Morgan William Republican others 0.2% | 27.1% | D+45.7 |
| 1984 | Ben Erdreich Democrat | 59.6% | J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner Republican others 0.5% | 39.9% | D+19.8 |
| 1982 | Ben Erdreich Democrat | 53.2% | Albert Lee Smith, Jr. Republican others 0.4% | 46.4% | D+6.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Albert Lee Smith Jr. Republican | 50.5% | W.B. (Pete) Clifford Democrat others 2.9% | 46.6% | R+4.0 |
| 1978 | John H. Buchanan Jr. Republican | 61.7% | Don Hawkins Democrat | 38.3% | R+23.4 |
| 1976 | John H. Buchanan, Jr. Republican | 56.7% | Mel Bailey Democrat others 0.6% | 42.7% | R+14.0 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in AL-6 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits