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U.S. House district for Georgia
32°54′42.75″N 82°19′14″W / 32.9118750°N 82.32056°W / 32.9118750; -82.32056
Georgia's 12th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution 59.96% urban[ 1] 40.04% rural Population (2023) 779,898[ 2] Median household income $60,966[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+8[ 3]
Georgia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia . It is represented by Republican Rick Allen . The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census , which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[ 4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections .
The district covers portions of the eastern and southeastern parts of the state. It includes the cities of Augusta , Dublin , Douglas , and Statesboro .[ 5]
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County
Seat
Population
31
Bulloch
Statesboro
84,327
33
Burke
Waynesboro
24,438
43
Candler
Metter
11,059
73
Columbia
Appling (de jure), Evans (de factor)
165.162
103
Effingham
Springfield
107
Emanuel
Swainsboro
23,119
109
Evans
Claxton
10,754
125
Glascock
Gibson
2,954
163
Jefferson
Louisville
15,183
165
Jenkins
Millen
8,627
167
Johnson
Wrightsville
9,282
175
Laurens
Dublin
49,941
181
Lincoln
Lincolnton
7,879
189
McDuffie
Thomson
21,799
209
Montgomery
Mount Vernon
8,761
245
Richmond
Augusta
205,414
251
Screven
Sylvania
14,174
267
Tattnall
Reidsville
24,296
279
Toombs
Lyons
27,040
283
Treutlen
Soperton
6,341
301
Warren
Warrenton
5,106
303
Washington
Sandersville
19,820
309
Wheeler
Alamo
7,081
317
Wilkes
Washington
9,518
Cities with 10,000 or more people[ edit ]
2,500-10,000 people[ edit ]
Swainsboro – 7,425
Thomson – 6,814
McRae-Helena – 6,253
Sandersville – 5,813
Waynesboro – 5,472
Lyons – 4,239
Metter – 4,004
Glennville – 3,834
Hephzibah – 3,830
Washington – 3,754
Harlem – 3,571
Wrightsville – 3,449
Millen – 2,966
Soperton – 2,889
Springfield – 2,703
Sylvania – 2,634
Claxton – 2,602
Reidsville – 2,515
Election results from statewide races [ edit ]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
District established March 4, 1913
Dudley M. Hughes [ 6] (Danville )
Democratic
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
63rd 64th
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 . Lost renomination.
1913 – 1933 [data missing ]
William W. Larsen [ 7] (Dublin )
Democratic
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933
65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 . Retired.
District eliminated March 3, 1933
District re-established January 3, 2003
Max Burns [ 8] (Sylvania )
Republican
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
108th
Elected in 2002 . Lost re-election.
2003 – 2007 Bulloch , Burke , Clarke , Effingham , Glascock , Jefferson , Jenkins , Screven , Taliaferro , and Warren counties and parts of Bryan , Chatham , Oglethorpe , and Richmond counties.
John Barrow [ 9] (Savannah )
Democratic
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015
109th 110th 111th 112th 113th
Elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 . Lost re-election.
2007 – 2013 Bulloch , Burke , Candler , Effingham , Emanuel , Evans , Glascock , Hancock , Jefferson , Jenkins , Johnson , Montgomery , Screven , Taliaferro , Tattnall , Toombs , Treutlen , Warren , and Washington counties and parts of Baldwin , Chatham , and Richmond counties.
2013–2023 Appling , Bulloch , Burke , Candler , Coffee , Emanuel , Evans , Jeff Davis , Jenkins , Laurens , Montgomery , Richmond , Screven , Tattnall , Toombs , Treutlen , and Wheeler counties and parts of Columbia and Effingham counties.
Rick Allen (Augusta )
Republican
January 3, 2015 – present
114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2023–2025
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau" . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011
^ 2012 Congressional maps , Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
^ United States Congress. "Dudley Mays Hughes (id: H000920)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
^ United States Congress. "William Washington Larsen (id: L000103)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
^ United States Congress. "Max Burns (id: B001249)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
^ United States Congress. "John Barrow (id: B001252)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress .
^ "GA - Election Results" . results.enr.clarityelections.com .
^ "General Election November 4, 2014" . Georgia Election Results . Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015 .
^ "General Election November 8, 2016" . Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
^ "November 6, 2018 General Election" . GA - Election Night Reporting . Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018 .
^ Raffensperger, Brad . "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots" . Georgia Secretary of State . Retrieved November 22, 2020 .
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