| State: | Arizona |
| District Number: | 6 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Juan Ciscomani |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Tucson |
| English Area: | 724 |
| Percent Urban: | 96.8 |
| Percent Rural: | 3.2 |
| Population: | 790,643[1] |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $71,152[2] |
| Percent White: | 63.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 24.7 |
| Percent Black: | 3.3 |
| Percent Asian: | 3.0 |
| Percent Native American: | 0.9 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | R+3[3] |
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. Most of its population resides in suburbs of Tucson, including Oro Valley, Marana, Green Valley, and Vail. The district is currently represented by Republican Juan Ciscomani. It was one of 18 districts that would have voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election had they existed in their current configuration while being won or held by a Republican in 2022.
The new 6th district includes a notable military presence.[4] The Fort Huachuca installation is located in Cochise County, approximately 15miles north of the Mexican border, and is within the city of Sierra Vista.[5]
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.
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cochise | Bisbee | 124,640 | |
| 9 | Graham | Safford | 39,525 | |
| 11 | Greenlee | Clifton | 9,369 | |
| 19 | Pima | Tucson | 1,063,162 | |
| 21 | Pinal | Florence | 484,239 |
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 61–37% | |
| 2004 | President | Bush 64–35% | |
| 2008 | President | McCain 61–38% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 60–39% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 52–42% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 49.4–49% |
Arizona began sending a sixth member to the House after the 1990 census.
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | width=350 | District location[6] [7] [8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1993 | |||||||||
| align=left nowrap | Karan English | Democratic | nowrap | 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) | |||
| align=left nowrap | J. D. Hayworth | Republican | nowrap | 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 . | ||||
| align=left nowrap | Jeff Flake | Republican | nowrap | 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) | |||
| align=left nowrap | David Schweikert | Republican | nowrap | 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: | |||
| align=left nowrap | Juan Ciscomani | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. | 2023–present: | |||
See main article: 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.
See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona.