House districts / Virginia
Virginia's 6th congressional district
VA-6. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Beth Macy Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $2.9mSpent $2.6m · Cash $363k
- Benjamin Lee Cline Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.9mSpent $1.7m · Cash $527k
3 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 1 other candidate has 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 | Harris 37.3% | Trump 61.1% | 1.6% | R+23.8 |
| 2020 | Biden 38.0% | Trump 60.1% | 1.9% | R+22.1 |
| 2016 | Clinton 34.3% | Trump 59.9% | 5.8% | R+25.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 790,761 | |
| Adults (18+) | 629,092 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 96.0% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 20.1% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 25.2% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 77.6% | 57.4% |
| Black | 8.0% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 8.6% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.1% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 28.7% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $71,978 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Ben Cline Republican | 63.1% | Ken L. Mitchell Democrat others 2.1% | 34.8% | R+28.3 |
| 2022 | Ben Cline Republican | 64.4% | Jennifer Lynn Lewis Democrat others 0.2% | 35.4% | R+28.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2016-2020 Personhuballah v. Alcorn: court-drawn map (2016) | |||||
| 2020 | Ben Cline Republican | 64.6% | Nicholas A. Betts Democrat others 0.1% | 35.3% | R+29.3 |
| 2018 | Ben L. Cline Republican | 59.7% | Jennifer Lynn Lewis Democrat others 0.1% | 40.2% | R+19.5 |
| 2016 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 66.6% | Kai E. Degner Democrat others 0.2% | 33.1% | R+33.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2014 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2014 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 74.5% | William M. "Will" Hammer Libertarian others 13.2% | 12.3% | R+62.2 |
| 2012 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 65.2% | Andy B. Schmookler Democrat others 0.2% | 34.6% | R+30.7 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 76.3% | Jeffrey W. Vanke Independent others 10.8% | 12.9% | R+63.3 |
| 2008 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 61.6% | S. "Sam" Rasoul Democrat others 1.8% | 36.6% | R+25.0 |
| 2006 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 75.1% | Barbara Jean Pryor Independent others 12.6% | 12.3% | R+62.8 |
| 2004 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 96.7% | others 3.3% | R+93.4 | |
| 2002 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 97.1% | others 2.9% | R+94.1 | |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 10 to 11 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 99.3% | others 0.7% | R+98.5 | |
| 1998 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 69.3% | David A. Bowers Democrat others 0.1% | 30.7% | R+38.6 |
| 1996 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 67.0% | Jeffrey W. Grey Democrat others 2.2% | 30.8% | R+36.2 |
| 1994 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 99.8% | others 0.1% | R+99.7 | |
| 1992 | Bob Goodlatte Republican | 60.0% | Stephen Alan Musselwhite Democrat others 0.1% | 39.9% | R+20.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Jim Olin Democrat | 82.7% | Gerald E. "Laser" Berg Independent others 1.1% | 16.1% | D+66.6 |
| 1988 | Jim Olin Democrat | 63.9% | Charles E. Judd Republican | 36.1% | D+27.8 |
| 1986 | James R. "Jim" Olin Democrat | 69.8% | Flo Neher Traywick Republican | 30.1% | D+39.7 |
| 1984 | James R. "Jim" Olin Democrat | 53.5% | Ray L. Garland Republican | 46.5% | D+7.0 |
| 1982 | James R. (Jim) Olin Democrat | 49.7% | Kevin G. Miller Republican others 1.8% | 48.5% | D+1.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | M. Caldwell Butler Republican | 99.2% | others 0.8% | R+98.4 | |
| 1978 | M. Caldwell Butler Republican | 99.8% | others 0.2% | R+99.6 | |
| 1976 | M. Caldwell Butler Republican | 62.2% | Warren D. Saunders Independent | 37.8% | R+24.5 |
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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 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
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.
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 (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