Georgia's 7th congressional district

Georgia's 7th congressional district
Georgia's 7th congressional district
	Georgia's 7th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Carolyn Bourdeaux; D–Suwanee
Distribution	99.55% urban; 0.45% rural;
Population (2019)	844,773
Median household; income	$80,926
Ethnicity	46.6% White; 19.5% Black; 18.4% Hispanic; 12.9% Asian; 2.1% Two or more races; 0.6% other;
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
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
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.
Alexander H. Stephens	Unionist	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	29th 30th 31st 32nd
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.
Joshua Hill	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – January 23, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned.
Vacant		January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868	40th	Civil War and Reconstruction
Pierce M. B. Young	Democratic	July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869	40th	[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[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Linder*	258,982	100.00
Total votes			258,982	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Linder*	130,561	70.91
	Democratic	Allan Burns	53,553	29.09
Total votes			184,114	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Linder*	209,354	62.03
	Democratic	Doug Heckman	128,159	37.97
Total votes			337,513	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Woodall	160,898	67.07
	Democratic	Doug Heckman	78,996	32.93
Total votes			239,894	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

Georgia's 7th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

Georgia's 7th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Woodall (incumbent)	140,430	50.07
	Democratic	Carolyn Bourdeaux	140,011	49.93
Total votes			280,441	100.0
	Republican hold

2020[]

Georgia's 7th congressional district, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[]

The district from 2007 to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2007

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

External links[]

Coordinates: 34°02′24″N 84°05′00″W / 34.04000°N 84.08333°W / 34.04000; -84.08333

[1] Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.

[auto-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[justiceapproval-3] Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27

[12congmetro-4] 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1

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