Georgia's 14th congressional district is a
United States congressional district
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in
Georgia
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. The district is currently represented by
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene
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. Located in
Northwest Georgia
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, it was created following the
2010 census, when the state gained a 14th seat in the
U.S. House of Representatives
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. With a
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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of R+19, it is the most Republican congressional district in Georgia.
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The district is mostly rural and ]exurban
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and relatively hi ...
in character, though it extends into Atlanta
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's northern fringe and much of the Georgia side of the Chattanooga
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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, Eton
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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 112th Congress
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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
*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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Constituencies established in 2013
2013 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)