Arizona's 6th congressional district

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. It is the only district in Arizona that does not include any portion of Maricopa County. Most of its population resides in suburbs of Tucson, including Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Marana, Green Valley, and Vail. The district is currently represented by Republican Juan Ciscomani.

Considered a swing district, the 6th district is one of nine congressional districts (out of 435) with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of EVEN, indicating that the constituency, as a whole, does not lean one way or another.

The new 6th district includes a notable military presence. The Fort Huachuca installation is located in Cochise County, approximately north of the Mexican border, and is within the city of Sierra Vista.

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 For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains the following counties and communities:

Cochise County (17) Benson, Bowie, Douglas (part; also 7th), Dragoon, Elfrida, Huachuca City, Mescal, McNeal, St. David, San Simon, Sierra Vista, Sierra Vista Southeast, Sunizona, Sunsites, Tombstone, Whetstone, Wilcox

Graham County (10) Bryce, Cactus Flats, Central, Fort Thomas, Pima, Safford, San Jose, Solomon, Swift Trail Junction, Thatcher

Greenlee County (5) All 5 communities

Pima County (20) Casas Adobes, Catalina, Catalina Foothills, Corona de Tucson, Elephant Head, Green Valley, J-Six Ranchettes, Kleindale, Marana, Nelson, Oro Valley, Sahuarita (part; also 7th), Rillito, Rincon Valley, Summerhaven, Tanque Verde, Tucson (part; also 7th), Tucson Mountains (part; also 7th), Vail, Willow Canyon

Pinal County (10) Arizona City, Campo Bonito, Casa Grande (part; also 2nd), Eloy, Mammoth, Oracle, Picacho, Red Rock, Saddlebrooke, San Manuel

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2003–2013 Boundaries 2004 PresidentBush 64.4% - 35.2%2008 PresidentMcCain 61.2% - 37.5%2010 SenateMcCain 66.3% - 26.2% GovernorBrewer 62.5% - 33.9% Secretary of StateBennett 67.6% - 32.3% Attorney GeneralHorne 59.0% - 40.8% TreasurerDucey 60.3% - 32.8%2013–2023 Boundaries2008 PresidentMcCain 61.3% - 37.6%2010 SenateMcCain 65.5% - 28.6% GovernorBrewer 58.1% - 38.8%2012 PresidentRomney 59.5% - 38.82% SenateFlake 55.4% - 40.3%2014 GovernorDucey 58.3% - 37.6%2016 PresidentTrump 51.6% - 41.7% SenateMcCain 59.5% - 35.3%2018 SenateMcSally 50.7% - 47.34% GovernorDucey 60.0% - 38.2% Attorney GeneralBrnovich 55.8% - 44.0%2020 PresidentTrump 51.4% - 47.3% Senate (Spec.)McSally 51.8% - 48.3%2023–2033 Boundaries2016 PresidentTrump 49% - 44% SenateMcCain 53% - 41%2018 SenateMcSally 50% - 48% GovernorDucey 57% - 41%2020 PresidentBiden 49.3% - 49.2% Senate (Spec.)Kelly 50.5% - 49.5%2022 SenateKelly 54% - 44% GovernorHobbs 52% - 48% Secretary of StateFontes 54% - 46% Attorney GeneralMayes 52% - 48% TreasurerYee 54% - 46%2024PresidentTrump 50% - 49% SenateGallego 51% - 46%

List of members representing the district Arizona began sending a sixth member to the House after the 1990 census.

Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationMartis, 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 District created January 3, 1993 Karan English Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 1995 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 Republican January 3, 1995 –January 3, 2003 First elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Redistricted to the . Jeff Flake Republican January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2013 Redistricted from the .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 Republican January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2023 Redistricted from the .Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Redistricted to the . 2013–2023: Juan Ciscomani Republican January 3, 2023 –present Elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present:

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See also

Arizona's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts

References Specific

General Demographic information at census.gov 2004 Election data at CNN.com 2002 Election data from CBSNews.com 2000 Election data from CNN.com 1998 Election data from CNN.com

External links Maps of Congressional Districts first in effect for the 2002 election Tentative Final Congressional Maps for the 2012 election