Illinois's 6th congressional district

Illinois's 6th congressional district
Illinois's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Sean Casten D–Downers Grove
Area	379 sq mi (980 km2)
Distribution	99.4% urban 0.6% rural
Population (2019)	710,626
Median household income	$105,292
Ethnicity	85.1% White 7.9% Asian 7.9% Hispanic 2.8% Black 2.1% other 2.0% Two or more races 0.1% Native American 0.0% Pacific Islander Americans
Cook PVI	R+2

Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. 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, 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.

It is represented by Democrat Sean Casten.

Elections

2016 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2016

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 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2018

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 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2020

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

Election results from recent presidential races

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 53 - 44%
2004	President	Bush 53 - 46%
2008	President	Obama 51 - 48%
2012	President	Romney 53 - 45%
2016	President	Clinton 50 - 43%
2020	President	Biden 55 - 43%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1843
Joseph P. Hoge	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1842. Re-elected in 1844. Retired.
Thomas J. Turner	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[data unknown/missing]
Edward D. Baker	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	[data unknown/missing]
Thompson Campbell	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data unknown/missing]
Richard Yates	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Redistricted from the 7th district. [data unknown/missing]
Thomas L. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – November 24, 1858	34th 35th	Re-elected in 1858 but then died.
Vacant		November 24, 1858 – January 4, 1859	35th
Charles D. Hodges	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	Democratic	November 8, 1859 – October 28, 1861	36th 37th	Elected to finish Harris's term in the 36th Congress. 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	Democratic	December 12, 1861 – March 3, 1863		Elected to finish McClernand's term. Redistricted to the 10th district.
Jesse O. Norton	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	[data unknown/missing]
Burton C. Cook	Republican	March 4, 1865 – August 26, 1871	39th 40th 41st 42nd	[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		August 26, 1871 – December 4, 1871	42nd
Henry Snapp	Republican	December 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873		Elected to finish Cook's term. [data unknown/missing]
John B. Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from the 4th district. [data unknown/missing]
Thomas J. Henderson	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 7th district.
Robert R. Hitt	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Redistricted from the 5th district. Redistricted to the 9th district.
Edward D. Cooke	Republican	March 4, 1895 – June 24, 1897	54th 55th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		June 24, 1897 – November 23, 1897	55th
Henry S. Boutell	Republican	November 23, 1897 – March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th	Elected to finish Cooke's term. Redistricted to the 9th district.
William Lorimer	Republican	March 4, 1903 – June 17, 1909	58th 59th 60th 61st	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when elected to US Senate
Vacant		June 17, 1909 – November 23, 1909	61st
William Moxley	Republican	November 23, 1909 – March 3, 1911		Elected to finish Lorimer's term. [data unknown/missing]
Edmund J. Stack	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	[data unknown/missing]
James McAndrews	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921	63rd 64th 65th 66th	[data unknown/missing]
John J. Gorman	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	[data unknown/missing]
James R. Buckley	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	68th	[data unknown/missing]
John J. Gorman	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1927	69th	[data unknown/missing]
James T. Igoe	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
Thomas J. O'Brien	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	[data unknown/missing]
A. F. Maciejewski	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – December 8, 1942	76th 77th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		December 8, 1942 – January 3, 1943	77th
Thomas J. O'Brien	Democratic	January 3, 1943 – April 14, 1964	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		April 14, 1964 – January 3, 1965	88th
Daniel J. Ronan	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – August 13, 1969	89th 90th 91st	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		August 13, 1969 – November 3, 1970	91st
George W. Collins	Democratic	November 3, 1970 – December 8, 1972	91st 92nd	Elected to finish Ronan's term. Died.
Vacant		December 8, 1972 – January 3, 1973	92nd
Harold R. Collier	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	93rd	Redistricted from the 10th district. [data unknown/missing]
Henry Hyde	Republican	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 2007	94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th	[data unknown/missing]
Peter Roskam	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2019	110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Sean Casten	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th	Elected in 2018.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• Illinois' 6th congressional district election, 2006
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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

External links

• Washington Post page on the 6th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 6th District Fact Sheet