Georgia's 13th Congressional District
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Georgia's 13th congressional district is a
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in the
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of
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
. The district is currently represented by
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, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps
. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011
The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections. The district is located in the southern and western portions of the
Atlanta metropolitan area Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ...
and includes the cities of Austell, Jonesboro, Mableton,
Douglasville The city of Douglasville is the county seat of Douglas County, Georgia, United States. , the city had a population of 34,650, up from 30,961 in 2010 and 20,065 in 2000. Douglasville is located approximately west of Atlanta and is part of the ...
, Stockbridge, and Union City, as well as the southern fourth of
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
itself.2012 Congressional maps
Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta
Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012


Counties

* Clayton (''Partial, see also '') * Cobb (''Partial, see also and '') *
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* Fayette (''Partial, see also '') *
Fulton Fulton may refer to: People * Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship * Fulton (surname) Given name * Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer * Fult ...
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Recent results in presidential elections


List of members representing the district


Election results


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2008


2010


2012


2014


2016


2018


2020


2022


References


External links


PDF map of Georgia's 13th district at ''nationalatlas.gov''

Georgia's 13th congressional district at ''GovTrack.us''
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