Montana State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
mt-sd-006
State
Montana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
703.9 sq mi
Water Area
170.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Montana State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Flathead County361.35 sq mi51.3%7.1%
Lake County342.54 sq mi48.7%23.0%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bigfork CDP31.25 sq mi4.4%100.0%
Swan Lake CDP7.61 sq mi1.1%100.0%
Big Arm CDP5.42 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Finley Point CDP4.27 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Rollins CDP2.87 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Bear Dance CDP2.78 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Lindisfarne CDP2.58 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Woods Bay CDP1.36 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Kalispell city1.12 sq mi0.2%8.7%
Lake Mary Ronan CDP1.05 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dayton CDP0.55 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Niarada CDP0.50 sq mi0.1%1.0%
Elmo CDP0.32 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Kings Point CDP0.26 sq mi<0.1%19.4%

Showing all 14 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MT District 121,608100.0%4.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
18,344
Active Voters
15,582 (84.9%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202414,557 (79.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202212,152 (66.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202013,441 (73.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201810,466 (57.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20169,364 (51.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,796 (37.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20127,695 (41.9%)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 09/10/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
22,978 (± 1,048)
Median Age
48.1
Median Household Income
$83,179 (± $5,776)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
97.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
43.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,44719.4%
18 to 6412,30453.5%
65 and over6,22727.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8703.8%
White, not Hispanic20,09287.4%
Black, not Hispanic640.3%
Asian, not Hispanic730.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic7933.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic510.2%
Some other race, not Hispanic2281.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic8073.5%

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
22,724
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
18,279

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,90696.4%
Hispanic8213.6%
White20,33989.5%
Black630.3%
Asian890.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native7913.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.2%
Two or More Races330.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic17,68896.8%
Hispanic5953.3%
White16,52390.4%
Black610.3%
Asian1070.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native9405.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.2%
Two or More Races140.1%

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