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.
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.