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Georgia's 14th congressional district is a
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in
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. The district is currently represented by Republican
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. Located in
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, it was created following the 2010 census, when the state gained a 14th seat in the
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. With a
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of R+19, it is the most Republican congressional district in Georgia. The district is mostly rural and
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in character, though it extends into
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's northern fringe and much of the Georgia side of the
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area. 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, and have only managed as much as 30 percent of the vote twice, in 2022 and 2024.


Counties and communities

For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 court order), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities. Catoosa County (4) : All four communities Chattooga County (4) : All four communities Cobb County (2) : Acworth, Kennesaw (part; also 11th) Dade County (4) : All four communities Floyd County (5) : All five communities Murray County (2) : Chatsworth,
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Paulding County (3) : All three communities Polk County (5) : All five communities Walker County (9) : All nine communities Whitfield County (4) : All four communities


List of members representing the district

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


Recent election results from statewide races


Election results


2012


2014


2016


2018


2020


2022


2024


See also

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Georgia's congressional districts Georgia (U.S. state), 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 United States census, 2000 census, th ...
*
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 within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wi ...


References


External links


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