Texas State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
tx-sd-006
State
Texas
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
316.8 sq mi
Water Area
19.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Texas 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
Harris County316.77 sq mi100.0%18.6%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Houston city137.87 sq mi43.5%21.5%
Pasadena city20.00 sq mi6.3%45.8%
Channelview CDP14.41 sq mi4.5%100.0%
Baytown city13.47 sq mi4.3%33.3%
Aldine CDP7.87 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Galena Park city4.80 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Barrett CDP4.21 sq mi1.3%65.8%
Cloverleaf CDP3.07 sq mi1.0%99.6%
South Houston city3.05 sq mi1.0%100.0%
Sheldon CDP2.50 sq mi0.8%100.0%
Jacinto City city1.85 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Deer Park city0.60 sq mi0.2%5.7%
Webster city0.27 sq mi0.1%4.3%
Atascocita CDP0.01 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

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
TX District 29703,58673.3%91.7%58.0%
TX District 36100,85610.5%13.1%16.5%
TX District 956,4355.9%7.4%5.2%
TX District 1855,8465.8%7.3%7.9%
TX District 243,1584.5%5.6%12.4%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
418,993
Active Voters
388,712 (92.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024194,702 (46.5%)24,028 (5.7%)13,681 (3.3%)
2021–2022122,590 (29.3%)25,605 (6.1%)12,483 (3.0%)
2019–2020191,682 (45.7%)39,901 (9.5%)10,644 (2.5%)
2017–2018133,774 (31.9%)20,886 (5.0%)7,632 (1.8%)
2015–2016141,358 (33.7%)33,527 (8.0%)16,001 (3.8%)
2013–201458,528 (14.0%)6,772 (1.6%)5,456 (1.3%)
2011–2012106,594 (25.4%)10,911 (2.6%)6,207 (1.5%)

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 08/14/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
939,748 (± 11,334)
Median Age
32.8
Median Household Income
$54,816 (± $1,031)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
67.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
14.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 18263,59528.0%
18 to 64578,19961.5%
65 and over97,95410.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)683,96172.8%
White, not Hispanic94,96510.1%
Black, not Hispanic122,47913.0%
Asian, not Hispanic22,0072.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic8090.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic4560.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2,1890.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic12,8821.4%

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
737,029
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
493,496

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic246,72533.5%
Hispanic490,30366.5%
White97,18413.2%
Black121,07116.4%
Asian17,3212.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native8130.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3460.0%
Two or More Races1,5660.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic194,95139.5%
Hispanic298,53960.5%
White83,17416.9%
Black93,08618.9%
Asian15,4753.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3,0010.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2970.1%
Two or More Races7250.1%

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