Illinois' 6th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Illinois
district number = 6

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image width = 300px
image caption = The 6th congressional district of Illinois since 2003
representative = Peter Roskam
party = Republican
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population = 653,647
population year = 2000
median income = 62,640
percent white = 82.3
percent black = 2.7
percent asian = 8.1
percent native american = 0.2
percent hispanic = 12.5
percent other race = 4.6
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cpvi = R + 3

The 6th Congressional District of Illinois includes parts of DuPage and Cook counties, and has been represented by Republican Peter Roskam since January 2007.

George W. Bush received 53% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R +3.

ee also

*Illinois' 6th congressional district election, 2006

External links

* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/il/district-6/ "Washington Post" page on the 6th District of Illinois]
* [http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1706&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1703&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1706&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= U.S. Census Bureau - 6th District Fact Sheet]