Indiana's 6th congressional district
U.S. House district for Indiana
Indiana's 6th congressional district Indiana's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 5,550.4 sq mi (14,375 km2 ) Distribution Population (2022) 758,725 Median household income $69,426[1] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+19[2]
Indiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana . The district takes in a portion of eastern and central Indiana as of the 2020 census, including Columbus and Richmond , some of Cincinnati 's Indiana suburbs, most of Indianapolis ' southern suburbs, and a sliver of Indianapolis itself.
The district is currently represented by Republican Greg Pence . He is the brother of former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence , who represented this district before serving as Governor of Indiana and Vice President of the United States . Greg Pence was elected on November 6, 2018, after the previous incumbent Luke Messer announced his retirement to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018 .[3] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+19, it is one of the most Republican districts in Indiana.[2]
Election results from presidential races
Composition
#
County
Seat
Population
5
Bartholomew
Columbus
83,540
41
Fayette
Connersville
23,349
59
Hancock
Greenfield
83,070
65
Henry
New Castle
48,915
81
Johnson
Franklin
165,782
97
Marion
Indianapolis
969,466
135
Randolph
Winchester
24,437
139
Rush
Rushville
16,673
145
Shelby
Shelbyville
44,991
161
Union
Liberty
6,952
177
Wayne
Richmond
66,273
Cities of 10,000 or more people
Indianapolis – 887,642
Greenwood – 63,830
Columbus – 50,474
Richmond – 35,720
Franklin – 25,313
Greenfield – 23,488
Shelbyville – 20,067
New Castle – 17,396
Beech Grove – 14,717
Connersville – 13,324
2,500 – 10,000 people
Bargersville – 9,560
McCordsville – 8,592
Rushville – 6,208
New Whiteland – 5,550
Cumberland – 5,954
Fortville – 4,784
Whiteland – 4,599
Edinburgh – 4,435
Centerville – 2,748
New Palestine – 2,744
List of members representing the district
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1833
George L. Kinnard (Indianapolis )
Jacksonian
March 4, 1833 – November 26, 1836
23rd 24th
Elected in 1833 .Re-elected in 1835 . Died.
Vacant
November 26, 1836 – January 25, 1837
24th
William Herod (Columbus )
Anti-Jacksonian
January 25, 1837 – March 3, 1837
24th 25th
Elected to finish Kinnard's term .Re-elected in 1837 . Lost re-election.
Whig
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
William W. Wick (Indianapolis )
Democratic
March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
26th
Elected in 1839 . Retired.
David Wallace (Indianapolis )
Whig
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
27th
Elected in 1841 . Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election.
John W. Davis (Carlisle )
Democratic
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847
28th 29th
Elected in 1843 .Re-elected in 1845 . Retired.
George G. Dunn (Bedford )
Whig
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
30th
Elected in 1847 .[a] Retired.
Willis A. Gorman (Bloomington )
Democratic
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
31st 32nd
Elected in 1849 .Re-elected in 1851 . Retired.
Thomas A. Hendricks (Shelbyville )
Democratic
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1852 . Lost re-election.
Lucien Barbour (Indianapolis )
People's
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
34th
Elected in 1854 . Retired.
James M. Gregg (Danville )
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
35th
Elected in 1856 . Retired.
Albert G. Porter (Indianapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
36th 37th
Elected in 1858 .Re-elected in 1860 . Renominated but declined to run.
Ebenezer Dumont (Indianapolis )
Unionist
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
38th 39th
Elected in 1862 .Re-elected in 1864 . Retired.
Republican
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867
John Coburn (Indianapolis )
Republican
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
40th
Elected in 1866 . Redistricted to the 5th district .
Daniel W. Voorhees (Terre Haute )
Democratic
March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
41st 42nd
Elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 . Lost re-election.
Morton C. Hunter (Bloomington )
Republican
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
43rd
Elected in 1872 . Redistricted to the 8th district .
Milton S. Robinson (Anderson )
Republican
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
44th 45th
Elected in 1874 .Re-elected in 1876 . Retired.
William R. Myers (Anderson )
Democratic
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
46th
Elected in 1878 . Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election to Orth.
Thomas M. Browne (Winchester )
Republican
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1891
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 . Retired.
Henry U. Johnson (Richmond )
Republican
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1899
52nd 53rd 54th 55th
Elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 . Retired.
James E. Watson (Rushville )
Republican
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1909
56th 57th 58th 59th 60th
Elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 . Retired to run for Governor of Indiana .
William O. Barnard (Newcastle )
Republican
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
61st
Elected in 1908 . Lost re-election.
Finly H. Gray (Connersville )
Democratic
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917
62nd 63rd 64th
Elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 . Lost re-election.
Daniel W. Comstock (Richmond )
Republican
March 4, 1917 – May 19, 1917
65th
Elected in 1916 . Died.
Vacant
May 19, 1917 – June 29, 1917
65th
Richard N. Elliott (Connersville )
Republican
June 29, 1917 – March 3, 1931
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st
Elected to finish Comstock's term .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 . Lost re-election.
William Larrabee (New Palestine )
Democratic
March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933
72nd
Elected in 1930 . Redistricted to the 11th district .
Virginia E. Jenckes (Terre Haute )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
73rd 74th 75th
Elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 . Lost re-election.
Noble J. Johnson (Terre Haute )
Republican
January 3, 1939 – July 1, 1948
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th
Elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 . Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals .
Vacant
July 1, 1948 – January 3, 1949
80th
Cecil M. Harden (Covington )
Republican
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th
Elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 . Lost re-election.
Fred Wampler (Terre Haute )
Democratic
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961
86th
Elected in 1958 . Lost re-election.
Richard L. Roudebush (Noblesville )
Republican
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1967
87th 88th 89th
Elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 . Redistricted to the 10th district .
William G. Bray (Martinsville )
Republican
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
90th 91st 92nd 93rd
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 . Lost re-election.
David W. Evans (Indianapolis )
Democratic
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983
94th 95th 96th 97th
Elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 . Redistricted to the 10th district and lost renomination.
Dan Burton (Indianapolis )
Republican
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Elected in 1982 .Re-elected 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 . Redistricted to the 5th district .
Mike Pence (Columbus )
Republican
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013
108th 109th 110th 111th 112th
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Retired to run for Governor of Indiana .
Luke Messer (Greensburg )
Republican
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019
113th 114th 115th
Elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Greg Pence (Columbus )
Republican
January 3, 2019 – present
116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 . Retiring at end of term.
Composition
As of 2023, Indiana's 6th congressional district is located in eastern and Central Indiana. It includes Fayette, Hancock, Henry, Johnson, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne counties, and parts of Bartholomew , Marion , and Randolph counties.
Bartholomew County is split between this district and the 9th district . They are partitioned by the borders of Indiana County Rd West 300 South and Indiana County Rd 400 South. The 6th district takes in most of the city of Columbus , and the nine townships of Camp Atterbury , Clay , Clifty , Columbus Township , Flat Rock , German , Harrison , Haw Creek , and Rock Creek , and part of Sand Creek .
Marion County is split between this district and the 7th district . They are partitioned by Stafford Rd, West Troy Ave, and East Troy Ave. The 6th district takes in most of the city of Beech Grove as well as the south side of Indianapolis , encompassing Decatur , Perry , and Franklin Townships.
Several eastern and southern Indianapolis suburbs, including Greenwood , Franklin , and Greenfield , are also in the 6th district.
Randolph County is split between this district and the 3rd district . They are partitioned by Indiana State Rt 32. The 6th district takes in the four townships of Greensfork , Stoney Creek , Union , and Washington , as well as half of White River and Wayne townships.
Largest cities
Cities in the district with more than 10,000 residents as of the 2020 Census .
Indianapolis (portion in 6th district) – 208,675
Greenwood – 63,830
Columbus – 50,474
Richmond – 35,720
Franklin – 25,313
Greenfield – 23,488
Shelbyville – 20,067
New Castle – 17,396
Beech Grove – 14,192
Connersville – 13,481
Election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2023
See also
Notes
^ In 1847 , Whig George G. Dunn defeated Democrat David M. Dobson by 1 vote, 7,455–7,454, in one of the closest elections in state history.
References
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