Georgia's 14th congressional district
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Georgia's 14th congressional district was created following the 2010 Census, when
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gained a 14th seat in the
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. The district is represented by
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Marjorie Taylor Greene. 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. Since the district was created, only one Democrat has managed as much as 30 percent of the vote.


Geography

The district is in northwest Georgia and includes the cities of
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includes the following counties in
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: 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 *
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(partial, see also 11th district and 6th district) * Dade County * Floyd County * Gordon County * Murray County *
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* Walker County * Whitfield County The three northernmost counties in the district are part of the
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metropolitan area and television market, with the central and southern portions reckoned as exurbs of
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List of members representing the district

District established from portions of the old
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districts following the
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, based on the 2010 census.


Recent results in statewide elections


Election results


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2018


2020


2022


See also

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Georgia's congressional districts Georgia is represented in the United States House of Representatives by 14 elected representatives, each campaigning and receiving votes in only one district of the 14. After the 2000 census, the State of Georgia was divided into 13 congressiona ...
*
List of United States congressional districts Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wit ...


References


External links


Georgia's 14th congressional district at ''GovTrack.us''
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