Redistricting Process: The legislature is responsible for congressional and state legislative redistricting. Plans produced by the respective standing committees for the House and Senate are considered in a special session of the General Assembly. Any plans passed are subject to a gubernatorial veto. There are no constitutional requirements regarding when a plan is passed, but the special session is traditionally held in the summer after the release of census data.
Governor: Republican Nathan Deal
Legislature: Republicans control both chambers.
Number of Congressional Seats in 2011: 14 (+1 since 2010)
2011 Ideal District Population: 691,975
Link to Georgia Legislative Reapportionment Services Office
Current District by District Politics and Demographics
1st District- Republican Jack Kingston
2010 Congressional Results: Kingston 72%
2008 Congressional Results: Kingston 67%
2006 Congressional Results: Kingston 69%
2004 Congressional Results: Kingston (Unopposed)
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 62% Obama 37%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 67% Kerry 33%
District Population: 722,068
Over/Under Populated by: 30,093 (Georgia is gaining a seat)
White Population: 470,812
African American Population: 180,174
Hispanic Population: 46,428
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 1st District.*
2nd District- Democrat Sanford Bishop
2010 Congressional Results: Bishop 51.4%
2008 Congressional Results: Bishop 69%
2006 Congressional Results: Bishop 68%
2004 Congressional Results: Bishop 67%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 45% Obama 54%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 48% Kerry 51%
District Population: 631,973
Over/Under Populated by: 60,002
White Population: 283,895
African American Population: 303,774
Hispanic Population: 29,025
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 2nd District.
3rd District- Republican Lynn Westmoreland
2010 Congressional Results: Westmoreland 70%
2008 Congressional Results: Westmoreland 66%
2006 Congressional Results: Westmoreland 68%
2004 Congressional Results: Westmoreland 76%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 64% Obama 35%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 70% Kerry 29%
District Population: 817,247
Over/Under Populated by: 125,272
White Population: 545,804
African American Population: 198,089
Hispanic Population: 40,003
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 3rd District.
4th District- Democrat Hank Johnson
2010 Congressional Results: Johnson 75%
2008 Congressional Results: Johnson 100%
2006 Congressional Results: Johnson 75%
2004 Congressional Results: Cynthia McKinney (D) 64%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 20% Obama 79%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 28% Kerry 72%
District Population: 665,541
Over/Under Populated by: 26,434
White Population: 141,233
African American Population: 367,651
Hispanic Population: 107,294
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 4th District.
5th District- Democrat John Lewis
2010 Congressional Results: Lewis 74%
2008 Congressional Results: Lewis 100%
2006 Congressional Results: Lewis (Unopposed)
2004 Congressional Results: Lewis (Unopposed)
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 20% Obama 79%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 25% Kerry 74%
District Population: 630,462
Over/Under Populated by: 61,513
White Population: 232,507
African American Population: 313,302
Hispanic Population: 50,167
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 5th District.
6th District- Republican Tom Price
2010 Congressional Results: Price 100%
2008 Congressional Results: Price 69%
2006 Congressional Results: Price 72%
2004 Congressional Results: Price (Unopposed)
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 63% Obama 35%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 70% Kerry 30%
District Population: 767,798
Over/Under Populated by: 75,823
White Population: 542,476
African American Population: 76,760
Hispanic Population: 71,779
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 6th District.
7th District- Republican Rob Woodall
2010 Congressional Results: Woodall 67%
2008 Congressional Results: John Linder (R) 62%
2006 Congressional Results: Linder 71%
2004 Congressional Results: Linder (Unopposed)
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 60% Obama 39%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 69% Kerry 30%
District Population: 903,191
Over/Under Populated by: 211,216
White Population: 486,673
African American Population: 196,955
Hispanic Population: 118,860
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 7th District.
8th District- Republican Austin Scott
2010 Congressional Results: Scott 53%
2008 Congressional Results: Jim Marshall (D) 57%
2006 Congressional Results: Marshall 51%
2004 Congressional Results: Marshall 63%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 56% Obama 43%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 61% Kerry 39%
District Population: 715,599
Over/Under Populated by: 23,624
White Population: 411,662
African American Population: 248,308
Hispanic Population: 34,843
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 8th District.
9th District- Republican John Graves Jr.
2010 Congressional Results: Graves 100%
2008 Congressional Results: Nathan Deal (R) 76%
2006 Congressional Results: Deal 77%
2004 Congressional Results: Charlie Norwood (R) 74%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 75% Obama 23%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 77% Kerry 22%
District Population: 823,583
Over/Under Populated by: 131,608
White Population: 658,981
African American Population: 26,354
Hispanic Population: 111,467
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 9th District.
10th District- Republican Paul Broun
2010 Congressional Results: Broun 67%
2008 Congressional Results: Broun 61%
2006 Congressional Results: Charlie Norwood (R) 67%
2004 Congressional Results: Norwood 74%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 62% Obama 37%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 65% Kerry 34%
District Population: 738,248
Over/Under Populated by: 46,273
White Population: 521,596
African American Population: 141,557
Hispanic Population: 44,248
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 10th District.
11th District- Republican Phil Gingrey
2010 Congressional Results: Gingrey 100%
2008 Congressional Results: Gingrey 68%
2006 Congressional Results: Gingrey 71%
2004 Congressional Results: Gingrey 57%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 66% Obama 33%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 71% Kerry 29%
District Population: 794,969
Over/Under Populated by: 102,994
White Population: 572,945
African American Population: 121,672
Hispanic Population: 68,054
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 11th District.
12th District- Democrat John Barrow
2010 Congressional Results: Barrow 57%
2008 Congressional Results: Barrow 66%
2006 Congressional Results: Barrow 50%
2004 Congressional Results: Barrow 52%
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 45% Obama 54%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 49.6% Kerry 50.2%
District Population: 692,529
Over/Under Populated by: 554
White Population: 343,283
African American Population: 297,085
Hispanic Population: 31,703
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 12th District.
13th District- Democrat David Scott
2010 Congressional Results: Scott 70%
2008 Congressional Results: Scott 69%
2006 Congressional Results: Scott 69%
2004 Congressional Results: Scott (Unopposed)
2008 Presidential Results: McCain 27% Obama 72%
2004 Presidential Results: Bush 39% Kerry 61%
District Population: 784,445
Over/Under Populated by: 92,470
White Population: 202,053
African American Population: 439,119
Hispanic Population: 99,818
See more demographic information from the 2010 Census for the 13th District.
*In some browsers, the link to the 2010 Census page may link to a table of demographics for several states as opposed to the districts for the specific state. If this occurs, click the “Back to Search” link at the top of the page and then click on the arrow next to “Geographies” in the left column. Select “All Congressional Districts within Georgia” and then close the box. Click on the link for “Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age and Housing Occupancy: 2010” and the correct table should appear.
Redistricting Process taken from Rose Institute study “Redistricting in America.”