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| state = Georgia
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| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
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| representative = [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]
| representative = [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]
| party = Republican
| party = Republican
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| percent urban = 59.72
| percent urban = 59.72
| percent rural = 40.28
| percent rural = 40.28
| population = 779,321<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) |first=US Census Bureau |title=My Congressional District |url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=14 |website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
| population = 779,321<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) |first=US Census Bureau |title=My Congressional District |url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=14 |website=www.census.gov |access-date=February 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024957/https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=14 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population year = 2022
| population year = 2022
| median income = $69,169<ref name="auto" />
| median income = $69,169<ref name="auto" />
| percent white = 77.5
| percent white = 68.1
| percent hispanic = 10.8
| percent hispanic = 12.7
| percent black = 8.9
| percent black = 13.6
| percent asian = 1.0
| percent asian = 1.1
| percent more than one race = 1.4
| percent more than one race = 3.9
| percent other race = 0.4
| percent other race = 0.7
| percent blue collar = 56.58
| percent blue collar = 56.58
| percent white collar = 43.42
| percent white collar = 43.42
| percent gray collar =
| percent gray collar =
| cpvi = R+22<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Georgia's 14th congressional district''' was created following the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], when [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] gained a 14th seat in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The district is represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]].


'''Georgia's 14th congressional district''' is a [[List of United States congressional districts|United States congressional district]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The district is represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]. Located in [[Northwest Georgia]], it was created following the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], when the state gained a 14th seat in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. With a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of R+22, it is tied with the [[Georgia's 9th congressional district|9th district]] for the most Republican congressional district in Georgia.<ref name=Cook/>
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The district is mostly rural and exurban in character. Like most of north Georgia, it has turned almost solidly Republican. While conservative [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] held most local offices and state legislative seats in what is now the 14th well into the 1990s, today there are almost no elected Democrats above the county level. Since the district was created, the Democrats have only nominated a candidate four times, only one of whom has managed as much as 30 percent of the vote.

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The district is mostly rural and [[Exurb|exurban]] in character. Like most of north Georgia, it has turned almost solidly Republican. While conservative [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] held most local offices and state legislative seats in what is now the 14th well into the 1990s, today there are almost no elected Democrats above the county level. The Democrats have only nominated a candidate in four of the six elections since the district was created, with their best result being 34.1% in the 2022 election.


== Counties ==
== Counties ==
The district is in northwest Georgia and includes the cities of [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]], [[Calhoun, Georgia|Calhoun]] and [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton]]. The [[congressional district]] includes the following counties in [[Northwest Georgia (U.S.)|northwest Georgia]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Map |url=http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/house/Committees/reapportionment/gahlcrMaps.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118023602/http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/house/Committees/reapportionment/gahlcrMaps.html |archive-date=November 18, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |publisher=legis.ga.gov}}</ref> After the 2020 census, the congressional map was altered to remove Haralson County and Pickens County and add the western portion of Cobb County.
The district is in northwest Georgia and includes the cities of [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]], [[Calhoun, Georgia|Calhoun]] and [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton]]. The [[congressional district]] includes the following counties in [[Northwest Georgia]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Map |url=http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/house/Committees/reapportionment/gahlcrMaps.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118023602/http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/house/Committees/reapportionment/gahlcrMaps.html |archive-date=November 18, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |publisher=legis.ga.gov}}</ref> After the 2020 census, the congressional map was altered to remove Haralson County and Pickens County and add the western portion of Cobb County.


* [[Catoosa County, Georgia|Catoosa County]]
* [[Catoosa County, Georgia|Catoosa County]]
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Revision as of 12:23, 21 June 2024

Georgia's 14th congressional district
Map
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative
Distribution
  • 59.72% urban[1]
  • 40.28% rural
Population (2022)779,321[2]
Median household
income		$69,169[2]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVIR+22[3]

Georgia's 14th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Georgia. The district is represented by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene. Located in Northwest Georgia, it was created following the 2010 census, when the state gained a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+22, it is tied with the 9th district for the most Republican congressional district in Georgia.[3]

The district is mostly rural and exurban in character. Like most of north Georgia, it has turned almost solidly Republican. While conservative Democrats held most local offices and state legislative seats in what is now the 14th well into the 1990s, today there are almost no elected Democrats above the county level. The Democrats have only nominated a candidate in four of the six elections since the district was created, with their best result being 34.1% in the 2022 election.

Counties

The district is in northwest Georgia and includes the cities of Rome, Calhoun and Dalton. The congressional district includes the following counties in Northwest Georgia:[4] After the 2020 census, the congressional map was altered to remove Haralson County and Pickens County and add the western portion of Cobb County.

The three northernmost counties in the district are part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee metropolitan area and television market, with the central and southern portions reckoned as exurbs of Atlanta.

List of members representing the district

The district was established from portions of the old 9th and 11th districts following the 112th Congress, based on the 2010 census.

Member
(Residence) 		Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District created January 3, 2013

Tom Graves
(Ranger) 		Republican January 3, 2013 –
October 4, 2020 		113th
114th
115th
116th 		Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Resigned. 		2013–2023

Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield; part of Pickens
Vacant October 4, 2020 –
January 3, 2021 		116th

Marjorie Taylor Greene
(Rome) 		Republican January 3, 2021 –
present 		117th
118th 		Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–2025


Recent results in statewide elections

Year Office Results
2012 President Mitt Romney 73.2% – Barack Obama 25.3%
2016 President Donald Trump 75% – Hillary Clinton 22.1%
2016 Senate Johnny Isakson 74.5% – Jim Barksdale 20.8%
2018 Governor Brian Kemp 75.4% – Stacey Abrams 23.7%
2020 President Donald Trump 73.4% – Joe Biden 25.3%

Election results

2012

Further information: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2012)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 159,947 72.97
Democratic Daniel "Danny" Grant 59,245 27.03
Total votes 219,192 100.00
Republican hold

2014

Further information: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2014)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 118,782 100.00
Total votes 118,782 100.00
Republican hold

2016

Further information: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2016)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 216,743 100.00
Total votes 216,743 100.00
Republican hold

2018

Further information: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th Congressional District Election (2018)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (Incumbent) 175,743 76.5
Democratic Steven Lamar Foster 53,981 23.5
Total votes 229,724 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Further information: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th congressional district, 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene 229,827 74.7
Democratic Kevin Van Ausdal (withdrew; remained on ballot) 77,798 25.3
Total votes 307,625 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Further information: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 14
Georgia's 14th congressional district, 2022[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene (Incumbent) 170,162 65.9
Democratic Marcus Flowers 88,189 34.1
Total votes 258,351 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography". Census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. June 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Official Map". legis.ga.gov. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "General Election November 4, 2014". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  7. ^ "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. November 17, 2018. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results". Georgia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

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