Georgia's 11th congressional district

Georgia's 11th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Barry Loudermilk. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

Georgia's 11th congressional district
Georgia's 11th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Barry Loudermilk
RCassville
Distribution
  • 96.1% urban[1]
  • 3.9% rural
Population (2019)782,704[2]
Median household
income
$76,640[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+17[4]

Located in the northwestern portion of the Atlanta metropolitan area, the district covers the entirety of Bartow and Cherokee counties, as well as northwestern and central Cobb County and the northern "neck" of Fulton County. It includes Cartersville, Kennesaw, Marietta, Woodstock, and portions of the city of Atlanta.[6]

Counties

Recent results in presidential elections

Year Office Results
2000 President George W. Bush 66% – Al Gore 35%
2004 President George W. Bush 71% – John Kerry 29%
2008 President John McCain 64.3% – Barack Obama 34.7%
2012 President Mitt Romney 65.4% – Barack Obama 35.6%
2016 President Donald Trump 60.3% – Hillary Clinton 35.3%
2020 President Donald Trump 57% – Joe Biden 42%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history Historical boundaries
District established March 4, 1893

Henry G. Turner
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
1893–1913
[data unknown/missing]

William G. Brantley
Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1913
54th
55th
[data unknown/missing]

John R. Walker
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1919
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
[data unknown/missing] 1913–1933
[data unknown/missing]

William C. Lankford
Democratic March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933
64th
65th
66th
[data unknown/missing]
District eliminated
District re-established
March 3, 1933 –
January 3, 1993
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd

Cynthia McKinney
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1997
103rd Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
1993–2003
[data unknown/missing]

John Linder
Republican January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003
104th
105th
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Phil Gingrey
Republican January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2015
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
2003–2009
Chattooga, Floyd, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Polk, Talbot counties and parts of Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Harris, Muscogee, Paulding, Troup, Upson counties.
2009–2013
Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Haralson, and Polk counties and parts of Carroll, Cobb, and Gordon counties.
2013–present
Bartow and Cherokee counties and parts of Cobb and Fulton counties.


Barry Loudermilk
Republican January 3, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Election results

2016

Georgia's 11th congressional district, 2016 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Loudermilk (incumbent) 217,935 67.4
Democratic Don Wilson 105,383 32.6
Total votes 323,318 100.0
Republican hold


2020


Georgia's 11th congressional district, 2020[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Loudermilk (incumbent) 245,256 60.4
Democratic Dana Barrett 160,623 39.6
Total votes 405,882 100.0
Republican hold

References

Further reading

  • 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.
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