ɪstˈæblɪʃt ˈæftɚ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi jˈuː.ˈɛs. sˈɛnsəs, ðə sˈɪksθ dˈɪstɹɪkt ɪz ɐ wˈɜːkɪŋ klˈæs dˈɪstɹɪkt, wɪð mˈɛnɪəv ɪts dʒˈɑːbz pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd baɪ tˈʊɹɹɪzəm ænd ɐ dᵻklˈaɪnɪŋ tˈɪmbɚɹ ˈɪndʌstɹi ɔnðə pɐsˈɪfɪk ænd hwˈɑːn də fjˈuːkə kˈoʊsts, ænd baɪ ðə pjˈuːɡɪt sˈaʊnd nˈeɪvəl ʃˈɪpjɑːɹd ɪn bɹˈɛmɚtən.
Established after the 1930 U.S. census, the 6th district is a working class district, with many of its jobs provided by tourism and a declining timber industry on the Pacific and Juan de Fuca coasts, and by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton.