Illinois's 6th congressional district

Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook and DuPage counties. It has been represented by Democrat Sean Casten since 2019.

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST17/CD119_IL06.pdf

Cook County (38)

Alsip (part, also 1st), Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Bremen Township (part, also 1st), Burbank (part, also 4th), Burr Ridge (part, also 11th; shared with DuPage County), Chicago (part, also 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th; shared with DuPage County), Chicago Ridge, Countryside, Crestwood (part, also 1st), Evergreen Park (part, also 1st), Hickory Hills, Hinsdale (part, also 4th; shared with DuPage County), Hodgkins, Hometown, Indian Head Park, Justice, La Grange (part, also 4th), Lyons Township (part, also 4th), Merrionette Park, Midlothian (part, also 1st), Oak Forest (part, also 1st), Oak Lawn (part, also 4th), Orland Hills, Orland Park (part, also 1st), Orland Township (part, also 1st), Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Palos Township, Robbins (part, also 1st), Stickney Township (part, also 4th), Summit (part, also 4th), Tinley Park (part, also 1st), Western Springs, Willow Springs (part, also 11th), Worth, Worth Township (part, also 1st)

DuPage County (21)

Addison (part, also 3rd), Addison Township (part, also 3rd), Burr Ridge (part, also 11th; shared with Cook County), Clarendon Hills (part, also 4th), Darien (part, also 11th), Downers Grove, Downers Grove Township (part, also 11th), Elmhurst (part, also 4th), Glen Ellyn (part, also 3rd), Lisle (part, also 11th), Lisle Township (part, also 11th), Lombard (part, also 3rd), Milton Township (part, also 3rd), Oak Brook (part, also 4th), Oakbrook Terrace, Villa Park, Willowbrook, Westmont, Wheaton (part, also 3rd), Woodbridge (part, also 11th), York Township (part, also 4th)

Chicago neighborhoods in the 6th district include:

Beverly (part) Clearing (part) Garfield Ridge (part) Mount Greenwood (part)

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 54% - 45%2012 PresidentObama 51% - 49%2016 PresidentClinton 51% - 42% SenateDuckworth 50% - 44% Comptroller (Spec.)Munger 51% - 42%2018 GovernorPritzker 50% - 45% Attorney GeneralRaoul 50% - 47% Secretary of StateWhite 68% - 30% ComptrollerMendoza 57% - 40% TreasurerFrerichs 53% - 44%2020 PresidentBiden 55% - 44% SenateDurbin 53% - 41%2022 SenateDuckworth 55% - 43% GovernorPritzker 53% - 44% Attorney GeneralRaoul 53% - 45% Secretary of StateGiannoulias 54% - 44% ComptrollerMendoza 56% - 42% TreasurerFrerichs 52% - 46%2024 PresidentHarris 51% - 45%

History 2011 redistricting After the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census, the district included portions of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties. All or parts of Algonquin, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Burr Ridge, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Cary, Clarendon Hills, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deer Park, Downers Grove, Elgin, East Dundee, Forest Lake, Fox River Grove, Gilberts, Illinois, Glen Ellyn, Hawthorn Woods, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lakewood, Lisle, Lombard, Long Grove, Naperville, North Barrington, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Oakwood Hills, Palatine, Port Barrington, Rolling Meadows, Sleepy Hollow, South Barrington, South Elgin, St. Charles, Tower Lakes, Trout Valley, Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook and Winfield are included.

Prominent representatives Representative Notes Thompson Campbell Elected the 9th Illinois Secretary of State (1843–1846) Thomas L. Harris Served as a major for the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1847) Edward Dickinson Baker Served as a colonel for the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1847)Elected United States Senator from Oregon (1860–1861)Served as a colonel for the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861) John Alexander McClernand Served as a brigadier general and major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1864) Richard Yates Elected the 13th Illinois Governor (1861–1865)Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1865–1871) Robert R. Hitt Appointed the 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (1881)Served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution (1893–1906) William Lorimer Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1909–1912) Henry Hyde Primary author of the Hyde Amendment Peter Roskam Served as U.S. House Majority Chief Deputy Whip (2011–2014)

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District created March 4, 1843 Joseph P. Hoge Democratic March 4, 1843 –March 3, 1847 Elected in 1842.Re-elected in 1844.Retired. Thomas J. Turner Democratic March 4, 1847 –March 3, 1849 Elected in 1846. Edward D. Baker Whig March 4, 1849 –March 3, 1851 Elected in 1848. Thompson Campbell Democratic March 4, 1851 –March 3, 1853 Elected in 1850. Richard Yates Whig March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852. Thomas L. Harris Democratic March 4, 1855 –November 24, 1858 Re-elected in 1854.Re-elected in 1856.Re-elected in 1858Died. Vacant November 24, 1858 –January 4, 1859 Charles D. Hodges Democratic January 4, 1859 –March 3, 1859 Elected to finish Harris's term in the 35th Congress.Retired. Vacant March 4, 1859 –November 8, 1859 John A. McClernand Democratic November 8, 1859 –October 28, 1861 Elected to finish Harris's term in the 36th Congress.Re-elected in 1860.Resigned to accept commission as brigadier general of volunteers for service in the Civil War. Vacant October 28, 1861 –December 12, 1861 Anthony L. Knapp Democratic December 12, 1861 –March 3, 1863 Elected to finish McClernand's term.Redistricted to the . Jesse O. Norton Republican March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1862. Burton C. Cook Republican March 4, 1865 –August 26, 1871 Re-elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1866.Re-elected in 1868.Re-elected in 1870.Resigned. Vacant August 26, 1871 –December 4, 1871 Henry Snapp Republican December 4, 1871 –March 3, 1873 Elected to finish Cook's term. John B. Hawley Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1872. Thomas J. Henderson Republican March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1874.Re-elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Re-elected in 1880.Redistricted to the . Robert R. Hitt Republican March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1895 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.Re-elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Redistricted to the . Edward D. Cooke Republican March 4, 1895 –June 24, 1897 Elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Died. Vacant June 24, 1897 –November 23, 1897 Henry S. Boutell Republican November 23, 1897 –March 3, 1903 Elected to finish Cooke's term.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Redistricted to the . William Lorimer Republican March 4, 1903 –June 17, 1909 Elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Resigned when elected to US Senate. Vacant June 17, 1909 –November 23, 1909 William Moxley Republican November 23, 1909 –March 3, 1911 Elected to finish Lorimer's term. Edmund J. Stack Democratic March 4, 1911 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1910. James McAndrews Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1921 Elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918. John J. Gorman Republican March 4, 1921 –March 3, 1923 Elected in 1920. James R. Buckley Democratic March 4, 1923 –March 3, 1925 Elected in 1922. John J. Gorman Republican March 4, 1925 –March 3, 1927 Elected in 1924. James T. Igoe Democratic March 4, 1927 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930. Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1939 Elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936. A. F. Maciejewski Democratic January 3, 1939 –December 8, 1942 Elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Resigned. Vacant December 8, 1942 –January 3, 1943 Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic January 3, 1943 –April 14, 1964 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.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Died. Vacant April 14, 1964 –January 3, 1965 Daniel J. Ronan Democratic January 3, 1965 –August 13, 1969 Elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Died. Vacant August 13, 1969 –November 3, 1970 George W. Collins Democratic November 3, 1970 –December 8, 1972 Elected to finish Ronan's term.Re-elected in 1970.Died. Vacant December 8, 1972 –January 3, 1973 Harold R. Collier Republican January 3, 1973 –January 3, 1975 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1972.Retired. Henry Hyde Republican January 3, 1975 –January 3, 2007 Elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-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.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Retired. 1983–1993 1993–2003 2003–2013 Peter Roskam Republican January 3, 2007 –January 3, 2019 Elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Lost re-election. 2013–2023 Sean Casten Democratic January 3, 2019 –present Elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present

Recent election results 2012

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See also Illinois's congressional districts Illinois's 6th congressional district election, 2006 List of United States congressional districts

References

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links 6th District of Illinois, The Washington Post 6th District Fact Sheet , U.S. Census Bureau