Alabama's 6th congressional district
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Alabama's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
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| Current Representative | Gary Palmer (R–Vestavia Hills) |
| Area | 4,649 sq mi (12,040 km2) |
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| Population (2000) | 635,300 |
| Median income | 46,946 |
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| Cook PVI | R+28 |
Coordinates: 33°18′35.54″N 86°44′23.31″W / 33.3098722°N 86.7398083°W
Alabama's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It is composed of the wealthier portions of Birmingham, nearly all of Jefferson County outside of Birmingham, and the entirety of Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Coosa, and Shelby counties.
It is currently represented by Republican Gary Palmer. The Cook Partisan Voting Index rating lists the district as tied with Texas's 13th congressional district as being the most Republican districts in the United States.
Once encompassing all of Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama's 6th Congressional District is now the suburban Birmingham-area district with nearly all of the urban precincts having been removed over the past couple of decades. A continual process of redistricting by Republican state governments has seen the 6th District take on an increasingly unusual shape and becoming one of the most Republican districts in the country, voting 78% for George W. Bush in 2004. John McCain swept the district in 2008, taking 75.91% of the vote while Barack Obama received 23.28%.
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