Georgia's 13th congressional district

Georgia's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat David Scott, though 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.

"GA-13" redirects here. For the state route, see Georgia State Route 13.

Georgia's 13th congressional district
Georgia's 13th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  David Scott
D–Atlanta
Distribution
  • 93.83% urban[1]
  • 6.17% rural
Population (2018)757,521[2]
Median income$61,898[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+20[4]

The district is located in the southern and western portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area and includes the cities of Austell, Jonesboro, Mableton, Douglasville, Stockbridge, and Union City, as well as the southern fourth of Atlanta itself.[6][7]

Counties

Recent results in presidential elections
Year Office Results
2004 President John Kerry 60% - George W. Bush 40%
2008 President Barack Obama 71% - John McCain 28%
2012 President Barack Obama 69% - Mitt Romney 30%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 71% - Donald Trump 27%
2018 Governor Stacey Abrams 76% - Brian Kemp 23.4%

List of members representing the district
Congress Representative Party Years Electoral History Constituency
108th
109th
David Scott		 Democratic January 3, 2003 –
Present		 First elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Parts of Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, and Walton counties.
110th
111th
112th		 Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Parts of Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry counties.
113th
114th
115th
116th		 Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.		 Douglas County and parts of Clayton, Cobb, Fayette, Fulton, and Henry counties.

Election results

2002
Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Scott 70,011 59.63
Republican Clay Cox 47,405 40.37
Total votes 117,416 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004
Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Scott* 170,657 100.00
Total votes 170,657 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006
Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Scott* 103,019 69.24
Republican Deborah Honeycutt 45,770 30.76
Total votes 148,789 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008
Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Scott* 205,914 69.05
Republican Deborah Honeycutt 92,309 30.95
Total votes 298,223 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010
Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Scott* 140,294 69.43
Republican Mike Crane 61,771 30.57
Total votes 202,065 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012
Georgia's 13th congressional district election (2012)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Scott* 201,988 71.74
Republican S. Malik 79,550 28.26
Total votes 281,538 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic hold

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  2. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=13
  3. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=13&cd=13
  4. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27
  6. 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
  7. 2012 Congressional maps - Metro Atlanta, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed 2012-1-1
  8. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/42277/113204/en/summary.html
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