Georgia's 12th congressional district

32°54′42.75″N 82°19′14″W / 32.9118750°N 82.32056°W / 32.9118750; -82.32056

Georgia's 12th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
 Rick Allen
RAugusta
Distribution
  • 59.96% urban[1]
  • 40.04% rural
Population (2022)770,831[2]
Median household
income
$56,189[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+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]

Counties


Former

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResult
2004PresidentJohn Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 46%
2008PresidentBarack Obama 54% - John McCain 45%
2012PresidentMitt Romney 55% - Barack Obama 44%
2016PresidentDonald Trump 57% - Hillary Clinton 41%
2018GovernorBrian Kemp 58% - Stacey Abrams 42%
2020PresidentDonald Trump 56% - Joe Biden 43%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District established March 4, 1913

Dudley M. Hughes[6]
(Danville)
DemocraticMarch 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)
DemocraticMarch 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)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2005
108thElected 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]
(Athens)
DemocraticJanuary 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)
RepublicanJanuary 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

Election results

2012

Georgia's 12th Congressional District Election (2012)[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn Barrow (Incumbent) 139,148 53.70
RepublicanLee Anderson119,97346.30
Total votes259,121 100.00
Democratic hold

2014

Georgia's 12th congressional district election, 2014[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRick Allen 91,336 54.7
DemocraticJohn Barrow (incumbent)75,47845.3
Total votes166,814 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

2016

Georgia's 12th congressional district, 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRick Allen (incumbent) 159,492 61.6
DemocraticPatricia C. McCracken99,42038.4
Total votes258,912 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Georgia's 12th congressional district, 2018[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRick W. Allen (incumbent) 148,986 59.5
DemocraticFrancys Johnson101,50340.5
Total votes250,489 100.0
Republican hold

2020

Georgia's 12th congressional district, 2020[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRick W. Allen (incumbent) 181,038 58.4
DemocraticElizabeth Johnson129,06141.6
Total votes309,544 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Georgia's 12th congressional district, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRick W. Allen (incumbent) 158,047 59.6
DemocraticElizabeth Johnson107,14840.4
Total votes265,195 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

Further reading

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

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