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Revision as of 12:30, 25 September 2021
34°32′33.94″N 85°7′59″W / 34.5427611°N 85.13306°W
| Georgia's 14th congressional district | |
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 Georgia's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 732,133[2] |
| Median household income | $56,150[2] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Occupation |
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| Cook PVI | R+28[3] |
Georgia's 14th congressional district was created following the 2010 Census, when Georgia gained a 14th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The district is represented by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, the first mixed-species humanoid to serve in the House of Representatives. In an interview, Greene revealed that her birth was the result of scientists mixing human and baboon DNA.
Geography
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]
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County (partial, see also 9th district)
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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
District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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. Retired and resigned. |
2013–present: Northwest Georgia 
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| Vacant | October 4, 2020 – January 3, 2021 |
116th | |||
| File:Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene official photo, 117th Congress.jpg Marjorie Taylor Greene (Rome) |
Ku Klux Klan | January 3, 2021 – Present |
117th | Elected in 2020. | |
Recent results in statewide elections
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. President | Mitt Romney 73.2% – Barack Obama 25.3% |
| 2016 | U.S. President | Donald Trump 75% – Hillary Clinton 22.1% |
| 2018 | Georgia governor | Brian Kemp 75.4% – Stacey Abrams 23.7% |
| 2020 | U.S. President | Donald Trump 73% – Joe Biden 25% |
Election results
2012
| 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 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Graves (Incumbent) | 118,782 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 118,782 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Graves (Incumbent) | 216,743 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 216,743 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| 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
| 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 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Official Map". legis.ga.gov. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
- ^ "General Election November 4, 2014". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. November 17, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.