Alabama's 6th congressional district

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Alabama's 6th congressional district is a predominantly suburban, strongly Republican U.S. House district centered in the Birmingham metropolitan area.

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Alabama's 6th congressional district canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
abbreviation AL-06
category Congressional districts of Alabama
Suburban congressional districts in the United States
chamber House of Representatives
containsCity Birmingham, Alabama
containsCounty Bibb County, Alabama
Blount County, Alabama
Chilton County, Alabama
Coosa County, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama
Shelby County, Alabama
country United States
createdBy act of the United States Congress
currentRepresentative Gary Palmer
currentRepresentativeAssumedOffice 2015
currentRepresentativeParty Republican Party
electoralCollegeRole no direct role
elects one member of the United States House of Representatives
geographicCharacter predominantly suburban
governmentLevel federal
hasElectionCycle every two years
jurisdiction residents of the district
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Birmingham metropolitan area
central Alabama
notableCharacteristic centered on Birmingham suburbs
heavily suburban
safe Republican seat
partOf Alabama congressional delegation
politicalLeaning strongly Republican
redistrictedAfter United States census
representedIn United States Congress
state Alabama
timeZone Central Time Zone
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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St. Clair County, Alabama isInCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 6th congressional district
Walker County, Alabama isInCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 6th congressional district
John H. Bankhead representedArea Alabama's 6th congressional district
Autauga County, Alabama isInCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 6th congressional district