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Alabama's 6th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Gary J. Palmer

Gary J. Palmer

AL · District 6
RepublicanChair, Environment
Raised $1,053,566 · 52K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.3% of votes
11.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Committee on Energy and Commerce +5 more
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Cook PVI: R+17

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population728,184
Median household income$86,712
Median age39.3
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%
White alone70.4%
Black alone18.3%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%
Asian alone1.6%
Unemployment rate3.1%
Population density (per sq mi)164

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.