District of Columbia Ward 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
dc-sd-006
State
District of Columbia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
5.29 sq mi
Water Area
1.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of District of Columbia Ward 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
District of Columbia5.29 sq mi100.0%8.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Washington city5.29 sq mi100.0%8.7%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
DC At-Large84,266100.0%12.2%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
68,276
Active Voters
68,276 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic48,79671.5%
Republican5,6748.3%
Unaffiliated12,84418.8%
Other parties9421.4%
No party recorded200.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202447,835 (70.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202225,959 (38.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202033,079 (48.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201820,845 (30.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201621,943 (32.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,670 (17.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201214,575 (21.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
84,376 (± 2,310)
Median Age
34.1
Median Household Income
$138,170 (± $6,459)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
83.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,29012.2%
18 to 6466,05378.3%
65 and over8,0339.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)7,1398.5%
White, not Hispanic47,43456.2%
Black, not Hispanic19,90323.6%
Asian, not Hispanic4,6625.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic90.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic370.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7030.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,4895.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
79,735
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
69,583

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic73,54992.2%
Hispanic6,1877.8%
White47,63359.7%
Black19,21524.1%
Asian3,3614.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander360.0%
Two or More Races6120.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic64,49192.7%
Hispanic5,0967.3%
White42,79861.5%
Black16,34923.5%
Asian2,9764.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native60.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander200.0%
Two or More Races4720.7%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).