| State: | Indiana |
| District Number: | 6 |
| Image Name: | Indiana's 6th congressional district (since 2023).png |
| Image Width: | 400 |
| Image Caption: | Indiana's 6th congressional district since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Greg Pence |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Columbus |
| English Area: | 5,550.4 |
| Metric Area: | 14,375.54 |
| Percent Urban: | 59.23 |
| Percent Rural: | 40.77 |
| Population: | 758,725 |
| Population Year: | 2022 |
| Median Income: | $69,426[1] |
| Percent White: | 81.0 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5.3 |
| Percent Black: | 4.0 |
| Percent Asian: | 5.3 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.9 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.6 |
| Cpvi: | 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]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 59% – Al Gore 40% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 64% – John Kerry 35% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 55% – Barack Obama 43.6% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 60.4% – Barack Obama 37.3% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 67.7% – Hillary Clinton 27.4% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 68.8% – Joe Biden 29.1% |
| 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 |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1833 | ||||||||
| align=left | George L. Kinnard | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – November 26, 1836 | Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 26, 1836 – January 25, 1837 | ||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | William Herod | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | January 25, 1837 – March 3, 1837 | Elected to finish Kinnard's term. Re-elected in 1837. Lost re-election. | |||
| Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | ||||||
| align=left | William W. Wick | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841 | Elected in 1839. Retired. | |||
| align=left | David Wallace | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | John W. Davis | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired. | |||
| align=left | George G. Dunn | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1847. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Willis A. Gorman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Thomas A. Hendricks | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Lucien Barbour | People's | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. Retired. | |||
| align=left | James M. Gregg | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1856. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Albert G. Porter | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Renominated but declined to run. | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Ebenezer Dumont | Unionist | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Retired. | |||
| Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | ||||||
| align=left | John Coburn | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1866. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Daniel W. Voorhees | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Morton C. Hunter | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Milton S. Robinson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired. | |||
| align=left | William R. Myers | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1878. Redistricted to the and lost re-election to Orth. | |||
| align=left | Thomas M. Browne | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1891 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Henry U. Johnson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1899 | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. | |||
| align=left | James E. Watson | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1909 | 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. | |||
| align=left | William O. Barnard | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1908. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Finly H. Gray | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Daniel W. Comstock | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – May 19, 1917 | Elected in 1916. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 19, 1917 – June 29, 1917 | ||||||
| align=left | Richard N. Elliott | Republican | nowrap | June 29, 1917 – March 3, 1931 | 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. | |||
| align=left | William Larrabee | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | Virginia E. Jenckes | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Noble J. Johnson | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – July 1, 1948 | 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 | nowrap | July 1, 1948 – January 3, 1949 | ||||||
| align=left | Cecil M. Harden | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1959 | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Fred Wampler | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Richard L. Roudebush | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Redistricted to the . | |||
| align=left | William G. Bray | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | David W. Evans | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the and lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Dan Burton | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2003 | 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 . | |||
| align=left | Mike Pence | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from the 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. | |||
| align=left | Luke Messer | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| align=left | Greg Pence | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2019 – present | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Retiring at end of term. | |||
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Fayette | Connersville | 23,360 | |
| 59 | Hancock | Greenfield | 81,789 | |
| 65 | Henry | New Castle | 48,935 | |
| 81 | Johnson | Franklin | 164,298 | |
| 139 | Rush | Rushville | 16,672 | |
| 145 | Shelby | Shelbyville | 45,039 | |
| 161 | Union | Liberty | 7,047 | |
| 177 | Wayne | Richmond | 66,456 |
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.
Cities in the district with more than 10,000 residents as of the 2020 Census.