Arizona's 6th congressional district

Arizona's 6th congressional district
Arizona's 6th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Juan Ciscomani; R–Tucson
Area	724 sq mi (1,880 km2)
Distribution	96.8% urban; 3.2% rural;
Population (2023)	813,933
Median household; income	$73,464
Ethnicity	63.1% White; 24.7% Hispanic; 4.2% Two or more races; 3.3% Black; 3.0% Asian; 0.9% Native American; 0.7% other;
Cook PVI	R+3

Arizona's 6th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona and encompasses all of Greenlee County, most of Cochise County, and parts of Pima County, Pinal County and Graham County. Most of its population resides in suburbs of Tucson, including Oro Valley, Marana, Green Valley, and Vail. The district is currently represented by Republican Juan Ciscomani. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.

The new 6th district includes a notable military presence.^[4] The Fort Huachuca installation is located in Cochise County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the Mexican border, and is within the city of Sierra Vista.^[5]

History

Arizona picked up a sixth district after the 1990 census. It covered the northeast quadrant of the state, from Flagstaff to the New Mexico border. Most of its population, however, was located in the northeastern portion of the Valley of the Sun, including Tempe and Scottsdale.

After the 2000 census, most of the Maricopa County portion of the old 6th became the 5th district, while the 6th was reconfigured to take in most of the former 1st district. It included parts of Mesa, Chandler and all of Gilbert as well as the fast-growing town of Queen Creek. It also contained the city of Apache Junction in Pinal County. For the first time since its creation in 1951, it didn't include any of Phoenix itself. The district and its predecessors had seen its share of Phoenix gradually reduced amid the Valley's explosive growth in the second half of the 20th century.

George W. Bush received 64% of the vote in this district in 2004. John McCain—who represented this district (then numbered as the 1st) from 1983 to 1987—received 61.32% of the vote in the district in 2008, making it his best showing in his home state.

After the 2010 census, the old 6th district essentially became the 5th district, while the 6th was redrawn to take in most of the old 3rd district. This district, in turn, had mostly been the 4th district from 1973 to 2003. This version of the 6th was anchored in northern Phoenix and Scottsdale. Initially heavily Republican, it became far less so in the 2010s; the Democrats nearly won it in 2018 and 2020.

After the 2020 census, this district essentially became the 1st district, while the 6th was reconfigured to take in much of the old 2nd district. Much of the current 6th's territory had been in the 5th district from 1983 to 2003 and the 8th district from 2003 to 2013.

Composition

#	County	Seat	Population
3	Cochise	Bisbee	124,640
9	Graham	Safford	39,525
11	Greenlee	Clifton	9,369
19	Pima	Tucson	1,063,162
21	Pinal	Florence	484,239

Cities of 10,000 people or more

Tucson – 542,629
Casas Adobes – 70,973
Casa Grande – 53,658
Catalina Foothills – 52,401
Marana – 51,908
Oro Valley – 47,070
Sierra Vista – 45,308
Sahuarita – 34,134
Green Valley – 22,616
Douglas – 16,534
Tanque Verde – 16,250
Eloy – 15,635
Sierra Vista Southeast – 14,428
Vail – 13,604
Saddlebrooke – 12,574
Tucson Mountains – 10,862
Safford – 10,129

2,500 – 10,000 people

Arizona City – 9,868
Corona de Tucson – 9,240
Catalina – 7,551
Rincon Valley – 5,612
Benson – 5,355
Thatcher – 5,231
Clifton – 3,933
Whetstone – 3,236
Wilcox – 3,213
San Manuel – 3,114
Oracle – 3,051
Pima – 2,847
Swift Trail Junction – 2,810
Red Rock – 2,625

Voting

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 61–37%
2004	President	Bush 64–35%
2008	President	McCain 61–38%
2012	President	Romney 60–39%
2016	President	Trump 52–42%
2020	President	Biden 49.4–49%

List of members representing the district

Arizona began sending a sixth member to the House after the 1990 census.

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location^[6]^[7]^[8]
District created January 3, 1993
Karan English (Flagstaff)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	103rd	Elected in 1992. Lost re-election.	1993–2003: NE Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix: Apache, Gila, Greenlee, Coconino (part), Graham (part), Maricopa (part), Navajo (part), Pinal (part)
J. D. Hayworth (Scottsdale)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	104th 105th 106th 107th	First elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 5th district.
Jeff Flake (Mesa)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 1st district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	2003–2013: Parts of Metro Phoenix: Pima (part), Pinal (part)
David Schweikert (Fountain Hills)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 5th district. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 1st district.	2013–2023:
Juan Ciscomani (Tucson)	Republican	January 3, 2023 – present	118th	Elected in 2022.	2023–present:

Recent election results

2002

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake	103,094	65.94
	Democratic	Deborah Thomas	49,355	31.57
	Libertarian	Andy Wagner	3,888	2.49
Majority			53,739	34.37
Total votes			156,337	100.00
	Republican hold

2004

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake (Incumbent)	202,882	79.38
	Libertarian	Craig Stritar	52,695	20.62
Majority			150,187	58.76
Total votes			255,577	100.00
	Republican hold

2006

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake (Incumbent)	152,201	74.80
	Libertarian	Jason M. Blair	51,285	25.20
Majority			100,916	49.60
Total votes			203,486	100.00
	Republican hold

2008

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake (Incumbent)	208,582	62.42
	Democratic	Rebecca Schneider	115,457	34.55
	Libertarian	Rick Biondi	10,137	3.03
Majority			93,125	27.87
Total votes			334,176	100.00
	Republican hold

2010

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake (Incumbent)	165,649	66.42
	Democratic	Rebecca Schneider	72,615	29.12
	Libertarian	Darell Tapp	7,712	3.09
	Green	Richard Grayson	3,407	1.37
Majority			93,034	37.30
Total votes			249,383	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (Incumbent)	179,706	61.30
	Democratic	Matt Jette	97,666	33.31
	Libertarian	Jack Anderson	10,167	3.47
	Green	Mark Salazar	5,637	1.92
Majority			82,040	27.99
Total votes			293,176	100.00
	Republican hold

2014

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (Incumbent)	129,578	64.86
	Democratic	John Williamson	70,198	35.14
Majority			58,380	29.82
Total votes			199,776	100.00
	Republican hold

2016

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (Incumbent)	201,578	62.13%
	Democratic	John Williamson	122,866	37.87%
Majority			78,712	24.26%
Total votes			324,444	100
	Republican hold

2018

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (Incumbent)	173,140	55.19%
	Democratic	Anita Malik	140,559	44.81%
Majority			32,581	10.38%
Total votes			313,699	100
	Republican hold

2020

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Schweikert (incumbent)	217,783	52.2
	Democratic	Hiral Tipirneni	199,644	47.8
Total votes			417,427	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

Arizona's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Juan Ciscomani	177,201	50.73
	Democratic	Kirsten Engel	171,969	49.24
	Democratic	Avery Alexander Thornton (write-in)	71	0.02
	Independent	Frank Bertone (write-in)	42	0.01
Total votes			349,283	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

Specific

^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Military Posts". American Communities Project. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "Fort Huachuca Army Base in Cochise, Arizona | MilitaryBases.com". Military Bases. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

General

External links

Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election
Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election
Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Sixth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020

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[1] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[Cook-3] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[4] "Military Posts". American Communities Project. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[5] "Fort Huachuca Army Base in Cochise, Arizona | MilitaryBases.com". Military Bases. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[6] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789–1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.

[7] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789–1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.

[8] Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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