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North Carolina's 6th congressional district

U.S. House district for North Carolina


U.S. House district for North Carolina

FieldValue
stateNorth Carolina
district number6
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2025
representativeAddison McDowell
partyRepublican
residenceBermuda Run
population794,243
population year2024
median income$68,414
percent white62.5
percent hispanic10.8
percent black18.4
percent asian3.6
percent more than one race3.8
percent other race0.8
cpviR+9

| percent more than one race = 3.8

North Carolina's 6th congressional district is a congressional district located in the north central portion of the U.S state of North Carolina. All of Davidson, Davie, and Rowan counties are located in the district, along with portions of Cabarrus, Forsyth, and Guilford counties including small portions of Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. On October 25, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly approved a new congressional map shifting the district's Cook Partisan Voting Index from D+4 to R+9. It is currently represented by Republican Addison McDowell.

History

From 2003 to 2013 the 6th district comprised all of Moore and Randolph counties and portions of Alamance, Davidson, Guilford, and Rowan counties. Until court-mandated redistricting in 2019, the district included the entirety of Alamance County, Caswell County, Chatham County, Lee County, Person County, Randolph County, and, Rockingham County, as well as portions of Guilford County.

After congressional reapportionment following the 2010 census, the district was shifted northward by the North Carolina General Assembly. From then until 2017, it included portions of Guilford, Alamance, Durham, Granville, and Orange counties, and all of Caswell, Person, Rockingham, Surry, and Stokes counties. In 2015, it was reconfigured again but remained in the same general region.

As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it was shifted into the central Triad region and contained all of Guilford County, all of Rockingham County, most of Caswell County, and a portion of Forsyth County. The cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point were located in the district until 2022.

The district was represented by Mark Walker, a Republican, from 2015 until 2021. In December 2019, Walker announced that he would not run for re-election in 2020.

On February 23, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved a new map only used for the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections which changed the 6th district boundaries to also include Caswell and Rockingham Counties.

Prior to 2022 redistricting the 6th district included all of Guilford County and part of Forsyth.

Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 legislative session), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.

Cabarrus County (2)

: Concord (part; also 8th), Kannapolis (part; also 8th; shared with Rowan County) Davidson County (10) : All ten communities

Davie County (5)

: All five communities Forsyth County (4) : Clemmons (part; also 10th), Kernersville (part; also 5th; shared with Guilford County), Walkertown (part; also 10th), Winston-Salem (part; also 10th) Guilford County (5) : Archdale (part; also 9th; shared with Randolph County), Greensboro (part; also 5th and 9th), High Point (part; also 9th; shared with Davidson, Forsyth, and Randolph counties), Jamestown (part; also 9th), Kernersville (part; also 5th; shared with Forsyth County)

Rowan County (12)

: All 12 communities

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 56% - 43%
SenateDole 50% - 47%
GovernorMcCrory 53% - 43%
2010SenateBurr 63% - 34%
2012PresidentRomney 58% - 42%
GovernorMcCrory 63% - 35%
2014SenateTillis 57% - 39%
2016PresidentTrump 58% - 38%
SenateBurr 58% - 37%
GovernorMcCrory 55% - 42%
Lt. GovernorForest 59% - 38%
Secretary of StateLaPaglia 56% - 44%
AuditorStuber 58% - 42%
TreasurerFolwell 61% - 39%
Attorney GeneralNewton 57% - 43%
2020PresidentTrump 57% - 41%
SenateTillis 55% - 40%
GovernorForest 54% - 45%
Lt. GovernorRobinson 59% - 41%
Secretary of StateSykes 56% - 44%
AuditorStreet 57% - 43%
TreasurerFolwell 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralO'Neill 57% - 43%
2022SenateBudd 59% - 39%
2024PresidentTrump 58% - 41%
GovernorStein 49% - 46%
Lt. GovernorWeatherman 54% - 43%
Secretary of StateBrown 56% - 44%
AuditorBoliek 56% - 41%
TreasurerBriner 59% - 41%
Attorney GeneralBishop 55% - 45%

List of members representing the district

Member
(Residence)PartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District established March 4, 1793
James Gillespie
(Kenansville)Anti-AdministrationMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795Elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1796.
Lost re-election.
Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1799
[[File:NPG-S NPG 74 39 10 30Hill.jpg100px]]
William H. Hill
(Wilmington)FederalistMarch 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1803Elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
[[File:NC-Congress-NathanielMacon.jpg100px]]
Nathaniel Macon
(Warrenton)Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1803 –
December 13, 1815Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Resigned when elected U.S. senator.1803–1813
VacantDecember 13, 1815 –
February 7, 18161813–1843
[[File:WeldonNathanielEdwards.jpg100px]]
Weldon N. Edwards
(Warrenton)Democratic-RepublicanFebruary 7, 1816 –
March 3, 1825Elected to finish Macon's term.
Re-elected in 1817.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Retired.
JacksonianMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Daniel Turner
(Warrenton)JacksonianMarch 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829Elected in 1827.
Retired.
[[File:RobertPotterNC.jpg100px]]
Robert Potter
(Oxford)JacksonianMarch 4, 1829 –
November 1831Elected in 1829.
Resigned.
VacantNovember 1831 –
December 15, 1831
Micajah T. Hawkins
(Warrenton)JacksonianDecember 15, 1831 –
March 3, 1837Elected to finish Potter's term.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
DemocraticMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
Archibald H. Arrington
(Hilliardston)DemocraticMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:JamesIverMcKay.png100px]]
James I. McKay
(Elizabethtown)DemocraticMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Redistricted to the .
John R. J. Daniel
(Halifax)DemocraticMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Richard C. Puryear
(Huntsville)WhigMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Know NothingMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
[[File:NCG-AlfredScales.jpg100px]]
Alfred M. Scales
(Madison)DemocraticMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859Elected in 1857.
[[File:James Madison Leach - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
James M. Leach
(Lexington)OppositionMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1859.
VacantnowrapMarch 3, 1861 –
July 20, 1868Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:Nathaniel Boyden - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Nathaniel Boyden
(Salisbury)ConservativeJuly 13, 1868 –
March 3, 1869Elected to finish the short term.
[[File:Francis Edwin Shober.jpg100px]]
Francis E. Shober
(Salisbury)DemocraticMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
[[File:Thomas Samuel Ashe - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Thomas S. Ashe
(Wadesboro)DemocraticMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
[[File:Walter Leak Steele - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Walter L. Steele
(Rockingham)DemocraticMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Clement Dowd
(Charlotte)DemocraticMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
[[File:Risden Tyler Bennett.jpg100px]]
Risden T. Bennett
(Wadesboro)DemocraticMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887Redistricted from the At-large district and re-elected in 1884.
Alfred Rowland
(Lumberton)DemocraticMarch 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1891Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
[[File:Captain S. B. Alexander.png100px]]
Sydenham B. Alexander
(Charlotte)DemocraticMarch 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
[[File:JamesALockhart.jpg100px]]
James A. Lockhart
(Wadesboro)DemocraticMarch 4, 1895 –
June 5, 1896Lost contested election.
Charles H. Martin
(Polkton)PopulistJune 5, 1896 –
March 3, 1899Won contested election.
Re-elected in 1896.
[[File:JohnDillardBellamy.jpg100px]]
John D. Bellamy
(Wilmington)DemocraticMarch 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
[[File:GilbertBPatterson.jpg100px]]
Gilbert B. Patterson
(Maxton)DemocraticMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
[[File:H.L. Godwin.png100px]]
Hannibal L. Godwin
(Dunn)DemocraticMarch 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1921Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
[[File:HomerLLyon.jpg100px]]
Homer L. Lyon
(Whiteville)DemocraticMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1929Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
[[File:J. Bayard Clark.jpg100px]]
J. Bayard Clark
(Fayetteville)DemocraticMarch 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:William Bradley Umstead.jpg100px]]
William B. Umstead
(Durham)DemocraticMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Retired.
[[File:CarlTDurham.jpg100px]]
Carl T. Durham
(Chapel Hill)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1961Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Retired.
[[File:HoraceRKornegay.jpg100px]]
Horace R. Kornegay
(Greensboro)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1969Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Retired.
[[File:L. Richardson Preyer.jpg100px]]
L. Richardson Preyer
(Greensboro)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1981Elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Gene Johnston.png100px]]
Walter E. Johnston, III
(Greensboro)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1983Elected in 1980.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Robin Britt.png100px]]
Robin Britt
(Greensboro)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1985Elected in 1982.
Lost re-election.1983–1993
[[File:Howard Coble (1).jpg100px]]
Howard Coble
(Greensboro)RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 –
January 3, 2015Elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired.
1993–2003
2003–2013[[File:NC-Congress-6.PNG2003-2013centerframeless]]
2013–2017[[File:North Carolina US Congressional District 6 (since 2013).tif2013-2017300x300pxcenterframeless]]
[[File:Mark Walker official photo.jpg100px]]
Mark Walker
(Greensboro)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2021Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired.
2017–2021[[File:North Carolina US Congressional District 6 (since 2017).tif300pxcenterframeless]]
[[File:Kathy Manning 117th U.S Congress.jpg100px]]
Kathy Manning
(Greensboro)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2025Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Redistricted to the 5th district and retired.2021–2023[[File:North Carolina's 6th congressional district (since 2021).png300x300px2021-2023centerframeless]]
2023–2025
[[File:North Carolina's 6th congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svgalt=District boundaries from 2023 to 2025300px]]
[[File:Addison_McDowell_119th_congress.jpg100px]]
Addison McDowell
(Bermuda Run)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2025 –
presentElected in 2024.2025–present
[[File:North Carolina's 6th congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg300px]]

Past election results

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

Notes

References

References

  1. "My Congressional District". U.S. Census Bureau Center for New Media and Promotion (CNMP).
  2. (April 3, 2025). "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)".
  3. (October 26, 2023). "johnlocke NC 2024 Congressional with Estimated PVI, October 2023".
  4. Murphy, Brian. (December 16, 2019). "His House district was made a Democratic one. Here's what's next for Mark Walker". [[The Herald-Sun (Durham, North Carolina).
  5. Doule, Steve. (February 23, 2022). "Check out new election maps: NC Supreme Court rejects appeals, approves special masters' districts". [[WGHP]].
  6. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST37/CD119_NC01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST37/CD119_NC06.pdf]
  7. "What the NC Supreme Court decision means for redistricting in the state and elsewhere".
  8. Lopez, Ashley. (2023-10-25). "North Carolina lawmakers approve maps creating gains for the GOP in Congress". NPR.
  9. "DRA 2020".
  10. "Data Courtesy of Jeffrey B. Lewis, Brandon DeVine, and Lincoln Pritcher with Kenneth C. Martis".
  11. "North Carolina General Elections Results 2012". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. (November 4, 2014). "North Carolina Official General Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. (November 8, 2016). "North Carolina Official General Election Results". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. "District 6, North Carolina State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement".
  15. "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf".
  16. "NC SBE Contest Results".
  17. "NC SBE Contest Results".
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