Georgia's 7th congressional district
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Georgia's 7th congressional district | |||
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![]() Georgia's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
Representative |
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Population (2019) | 844,773[2] | ||
Median household income | $80,926[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+2 |
Georgia's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[3] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district includes portions of the northeast Atlanta metropolitan area, including the cities of Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Snellville, Suwanee, and Buford.[4] It covers most of Gwinnett County 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 Carolyn Bourdeaux, 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 9th district)
- Gwinnett (Partial, see also 4th district and 10th district)
History[]
Although the seat had been held by Republicans since 1995 until 2020, the 7th district had previously elected Democrats consistently from the Reconstruction era (1868) until the 1994 Congressional Elections.
Demographics[]
According to the 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.
Recent results in statewide elections[]
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 69% - Al Gore 31% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 70% - John Kerry 30% |
2008 | President | John McCain 60% - Barack Obama 39% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 60.2% - Barack Obama 38.3% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 51.1% - Hillary Clinton 44.8% |
2016 | Senate | Johnny Isakson 56.2% – Jim Barksdale 38.7% |
2018 | Governor | Stacey Abrams 50.0% – Brian Kemp 48.7% |
2018 | Lt. Governor | Geoff Duncan 50.6% – Sarah Riggs Amico 49.4% |
2018 | Attorney General | Chris Carr 50.4% – Charlie Bailey 49.6% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 52.5% - Donald Trump 46.1% |
2020 | Senate | Jon Ossoff 50.7% – David Perdue 46.7% |
List of members representing the district[]
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created in 1827 | ||||
John Floyd | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
20th | Elected in 1826. [data unknown/missing] |
Not used | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 |
20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th |
Georgia only used at-large districts. | |
![]() Alexander H. Stephens |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
29th 30th 31st 32nd |
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1851. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
Unionist | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |||
David A. Reese | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1853. [data unknown/missing] |
Nathaniel G. Foster | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1855. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Joshua Hill |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th 36th |
Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned. |
Opposition | March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861 | |||
Vacant | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 |
40th | Civil War and Reconstruction | |
![]() Pierce M. B. Young |
Democratic | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
[data unknown/missing] Re-elected in 1868 but not permitted to qualify. | |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870 |
41st | ||
![]() Pierce M. B. Young |
Democratic | December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() William H. Felton |
Independent Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 |
44th 45th 46th |
Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Judson C. Clements |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1891 |
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st |
Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing] |
Robert W. Everett | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
52nd | Elected in 1890. [data unknown/missing] |
John W. Maddox | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905 |
53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th |
Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Gordon Lee |
Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1927 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th |
Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. [data unknown/missing] |
Malcolm C. Tarver | Democratic | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947 |
70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Henderson L. Lanham |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – November 10, 1957 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Died. |
Vacant | November 10, 1957 – January 8, 1958 |
85th | ||
![]() Harlan E. Mitchell |
Democratic | January 8, 1958 – January 3, 1961 |
85th 86th |
Elected to finish Lanham's term. Re-elected in 1958. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() John W. Davis |
Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1975 |
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd |
Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. [data unknown/missing] |
![]() Larry McDonald |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – September 1, 1983 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th |
Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Died in the Korean Air Lines Flight 007. |
Vacant | September 1, 1983 – November 8, 1983 |
98th | ||
![]() George Darden |
Democratic | November 8, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
Elected to finish McDonald's term. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost reelection. |
![]() Bob Barr |
Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
104th 105th 106th 107th |
Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Lost renomination after redistricting. |
![]() John Linder |
Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
108th 109th 110th 111th |
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. |
![]() Rob Woodall |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 |
112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired. |
![]() Carolyn Bourdeaux |
Democratic | January 3, 2021 – present |
117th | Elected in 2020. |
Election results[]
2002[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Linder | 138,997 | 78.91 | |
Democratic | Michael Berlon | 37,124 | 21.08 | |
No party | Others | 24 | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 176,145 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Linder* | 258,982 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 258,982 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2006[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Linder* | 130,561 | 70.91 | |
Democratic | Allan Burns | 53,553 | 29.09 | |
Total votes | 184,114 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2008[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Linder* | 209,354 | 62.03 | |
Democratic | Doug Heckman | 128,159 | 37.97 | |
Total votes | 337,513 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Woodall | 160,898 | 67.07 | |
Democratic | Doug Heckman | 78,996 | 32.93 | |
Total votes | 239,894 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2012[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Woodall (incumbent) | 156,689 | 62.16 | |
Democratic | Steve Riley | 95,377 | 37.84 | |
Total votes | 252,066 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2014[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Woodall (incumbent) | 113,557 | 65.39 | |
Democratic | Thomas Wight | 60,112 | 34.61 | |
Total votes | 173,669 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Woodall (incumbent) | 174,081 | 60.38 | |
Democratic | Rashid Malik | 114,220 | 39.62 | |
Total votes | 288,301 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2018[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Rob Woodall (incumbent) | 140,430 | 50.07 | ||
Democratic | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 140,011 | 49.93 | ||
Total votes | 280,441 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
2020[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carolyn Bourdeaux | 190,900 | 51.39 | |
Republican | Rich McCormick | 180,564 | 48.61 | |
Total votes | 371,464 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Historical district boundaries[]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Further reading[]
- Amber Phillips (September 25, 2020), "The House seats most likely to flip in November", Washingtonpost.com
External links[]
Coordinates: 34°02′24″N 84°05′00″W / 34.04000°N 84.08333°W
- Congressional districts of Georgia (U.S. state)