32°54′42.75″N 82°19′14″W / 32.9118750°N 82.32056°W
Georgia's 12th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 779,898[2] |
Median household income | $60,966[2] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[3] |
Georgia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is represented by Republican Rick Allen. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district covers portions of the eastern and southeastern parts of the state. It includes the cities of Augusta, Dublin, Douglas, and Statesboro.[5]
Composition
edit# | County | Seat | Population |
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31 | Bulloch | Statesboro | 84,327 |
33 | Burke | Waynesboro | 24,438 |
43 | Candler | Metter | 11,059 |
73 | Columbia | Appling (de jure), Evans (de facto) | 165,162 |
103 | Effingham | Springfield | 64,769 |
107 | Emanuel | Swainsboro | 23,119 |
109 | Evans | Claxton | 10,754 |
125 | Glascock | Gibson | 2,954 |
163 | Jefferson | Louisville | 15,183 |
165 | Jenkins | Millen | 8,627 |
167 | Johnson | Wrightsville | 9,282 |
175 | Laurens | Dublin | 49,941 |
181 | Lincoln | Lincolnton | 7,879 |
189 | McDuffie | Thomson | 21,799 |
209 | Montgomery | Mount Vernon | 8,761 |
245 | Richmond | Augusta | 205,414 |
251 | Screven | Sylvania | 14,174 |
267 | Tattnall | Reidsville | 24,296 |
279 | Toombs | Lyons | 27,040 |
283 | Treutlen | Soperton | 6,341 |
301 | Warren | Warrenton | 5,106 |
303 | Washington | Sandersville | 19,820 |
309 | Wheeler | Alamo | 7,081 |
317 | Wilkes | Washington | 9,518 |
Cities with 10,000 or more people
edit- Augusta – 202,081
- Evans – 34,536
- Martinez – 34,535
- Statesboro – 33,438
- Dublin – 15,946
- Grovetown – 15,577
- Vidalia – 10,785
2,500-10,000 people
edit- Swainsboro – 7,425
- Thomson – 6,814
- Sandersville – 5,813
- Waynesboro – 5,472
- Lyons – 4,239
- Metter – 4,004
- Glennville – 3,834
- Hephzibah – 3,830
- Washington – 3,754
- Harlem – 3,571
- Wrightsville – 3,449
- Millen – 2,966
- Soperton – 2,889
- Springfield – 2,703
- Sylvania – 2,634
- Claxton – 2,602
- Reidsville – 2,515
Election results from statewide races
editYear | Office | Result |
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2004 | President | John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 46% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 54% - John McCain 45% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55% - Barack Obama 44% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 57% - Hillary Clinton 41% |
2018 | Governor | Brian Kemp 58% - Stacey Abrams 42% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 56% - Joe Biden 43% |
List of members representing the district
editElection results
edit2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow (Incumbent) | 139,148 | 53.70 | |
Republican | Lee Anderson | 119,973 | 46.30 | |
Total votes | 259,121 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Rick Allen | 91,336 | 54.7 | |||
Democratic | John Barrow (incumbent) | 75,478 | 45.3 | |||
Total votes | 166,814 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2016
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rick Allen (incumbent) | 159,492 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Patricia C. McCracken | 99,420 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 258,912 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent) | 148,986 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | Francys Johnson | 101,503 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 250,489 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent) | 181,038 | 58.4 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Johnson | 129,061 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 309,544 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent) | 158,047 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Johnson | 107,148 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 265,195 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
- ^ United States Congress. "Dudley Mays Hughes (id: H000920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "William Washington Larsen (id: L000103)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Max Burns (id: B001249)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "John Barrow (id: B001252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
- ^ "General Election November 4, 2014". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External links
edit- PDF map of Georgia's 12th district at nationalatlas.gov
- Georgia's 12th congressional district at GovTrack.us
- U.S. Census data searchable by congressional district
- Opensecrets.org Fundraising data from FEC reports
- Analysis of district from Capitaleye.org Archived April 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- 2006 results by county from CBSNews.com