Georgia's 7th congressional district is a

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in the

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. It is currently represented by Democrat

Carolyn Bourdeaux Carolyn Jordan Bourdeaux (born June 3, 1970) is an American educator and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Georgia's 7th congressional district since 2021. The district was based in Gwinnett County, an affluent suburban county ...

. 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 2011-12-27 The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections. The district includes portions of the northeast

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, including the cities of Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Cumming, Lawrenceville,

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, Snellville, Suwanee, and

Buford Buford may refer to: Places United States *Buford, Arkansas *Buford, Colorado, an unincorporated community * Buford, Georgia *Buford Highway corridor, in Fulton, DeKalb, and Gwinnett Counties in Georgia * Buford, North Dakota *Buford, Ohio *Bufo ...

.2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta
Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1 It covers most of

Gwinnett County Gwinnett County ( ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In 2020, the population was 957,062, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia (after Fulton ...

and part of Forsyth. While the district had been considered a Republican stronghold since the mid-1990s, it has recently become friendlier to Democrats as a result of significant demographic changes, particularly the growth of Black, Hispanic and Asian populations. In the 2018 midterm elections, Republican Rob Woodall won reelection by only 433 votes, or 0.15%, against Democrat

, and his victory was only confirmed after a recount. In terms of both absolute numbers and vote percentage, it was the closest U.S. House race in the country in 2018. In 2020, Bourdeaux was elected to represent the district in Congress.

Counties

* Forsyth (''Partial, see also '') * Gwinnett (''Partial, see also and '')

History

Although the seat had been held by Republicans since 1995 until 2020, the 7th district had previously elected Democrats consistently from the

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(1868) until the 1994 Congressional Elections.

Demographics

According to th
APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools
(featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 502,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18+). Of these, 52% are White, 24% Black, 12% Asian, and 10% Latino. More than one-fifth (21%) of the district's potential voters are immigrants. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $85,800. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 44% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.

List of members representing the district

Election results

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

Historical district boundaries

United States House of Representatives, Georgia District 07, 110th Congress

United States House of Representatives, Georgia District 7 map

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

PDF map of Georgia's 7th district at ''nationalatlas.gov''

Georgia's 7th district at ''GovTrack.us''
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