Wisconsin State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-sd-006
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
22.3 sq mi
Water Area
0.06 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin 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
Milwaukee County22.32 sq mi100.0%9.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Milwaukee city20.56 sq mi92.1%21.4%
Wauwatosa city1.76 sq mi7.9%13.3%

Showing all 2 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WI District 4178,495100.0%24.2%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
102,008
Active Voters
102,008 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202479,782 (78.2%)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 05/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
172,634 (± 3,418)
Median Age
31.3
Median Household Income
$50,246 (± $1,905)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
29.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1844,31825.7%
18 to 64109,18463.2%
65 and over19,13211.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,2317.7%
White, not Hispanic48,03027.8%
Black, not Hispanic94,31254.6%
Asian, not Hispanic8,4794.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4880.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5150.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,5774.4%

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
167,992
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
124,162

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic156,07492.9%
Hispanic11,9207.1%
White47,92828.5%
Black93,61155.7%
Asian6,8904.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native4870.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1,0270.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic116,74494.0%
Hispanic7,4236.0%
White42,02333.8%
Black68,09454.8%
Asian5,2034.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3291.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races5060.4%

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