Georgia's 9th congressional district

Georgia's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the north of the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is represented by Republican Andrew Clyde, who succeeded fellow Republican Doug Collins. The district is mostly rural and exurban in character, though it stretches into Hall (home to the district's largest city, Gainesville) and Gwinnett counties on Atlanta's northern fringe.

The district has a heavy Republican lean. Donald Trump carried the district with almost 78 percent of the vote in 2016, his fourth-best showing in the nation. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+22, it is one of the most Republican districts in Georgia. Since then-congressman and future governor Nathan Deal switched parties in 1995, no Democrat running in the district has crossed the 40 percent mark, and only one Democrat has won as much as 30 percent.

Republicans are no less dominant at the state and local level. It was one of the first areas of Georgia where old-line Southern Democrats began splitting their tickets. Despite this, even as the district turned increasingly Republican at the national level (Jimmy Carter is the only Democratic presidential candidate to carry the district since 1960), conservative Democrats still held most local offices well into the 1990s. However, after Deal's party switch, Republicans gradually eroded the Democratic advantage, with the help of other party switchers. By the early 21st century, there were almost no elected Democrats left above the county level. Republicans typically win with margins of well over 70 percent of the vote on the occasions they face opposition at all.

Much of this district was the 10th district from 2003 to 2007; it became the 9th once again in a mid-decade redistricting.

Four-term Republican Doug Collins announced in January 2020 that he would run for U.S. senator. Collins placed third in the race, behind incumbent Kelly Loeffler and her Democrat opponent Raphael Warnock.

Counties in the district

2003–2013

• Catoosa
• Dade
• Dawson
• Fannin
• Forsyth (Partial, see also 7th district)
• Gilmer
• Gordon (Partial, see also 11th district)
• Habersham
• Hall
• Jackson
• Lumpkin
• Murray
• Pickens
• Union
• White
• Walker
• Whitfield

2013–2023

• Banks
• Clarke (Partial, see also 10th district)
• Dawson
• Elbert
• Fannin
• Forsyth (Partial, see also 7th district)
• Franklin
• Gilmer
• Gwinnett
• Habersham
• Hall
• Hart
• Jackson
• Lumpkin
• Madison
• Pickens (Partial)
• Rabun
• Stephens
• Towns
• Union
• White

Recent results in statewide elections

List of members representing the district

Election results

2006

2008

2010 special election

Nathan Deal resigned March 21, 2010 to run for Governor of Georgia. A special election was held on June 8, 2010.

2010 general election

2012

Following redistricting, Tom Graves moved to the newly created 14th district.

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

See also

• Georgia's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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

• PDF map of Georgia's 9th district at nationalatlas.gov
• Georgia's 9th district at GovTrack.us