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Georgia's 1st congressional district
U.S. House district for Georgia
U.S. House district for Georgia
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| state | Georgia | |
| district number | 1 | |
| <!--There is no change in the district boundaries after 2024 redistricting. Change to the new inset/overlay after new members from the 2024 election are sworn in.--> | image name | |
| image caption | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| representative | Buddy Carter | |
| party | Republican | |
| residence | St. Simons | |
| distribution ref | ||
| percent urban | 70.98 | |
| percent rural | 29.02 | |
| population | 806,580 | |
| population year | 2024 | |
| median income | $72,484 | |
| percent white | 57.6 | |
| percent hispanic | 7.8 | |
| percent black | 27.5 | |
| percent asian | 2.2 | |
| percent more than one race | 4.1 | |
| percent other race | 0.8 | |
| cpvi | R+8 |
| percent more than one race = 4.1
Georgia's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Buddy Carter. The district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2010 United States census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district comprises the entire coastal area of Sea Islands and much of the southeastern part of the state. In addition to Savannah, the district includes the cities of Brunswick, Jesup, and Waycross.
There are three military bases in the district:
- Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, at Kings Bay in Camden County
- Fort Stewart, near Hinesville in Liberty County
- Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah
Counties and communities
For the 119th and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 court order), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities.
Appling County (3)
: All three communities
Bacon County (2)
: Alma, Rockingham
Brantley County (5)
: All five communities Bryan County (3) : All three communities
Camden County (5)
: All five communities
Charlton County (2)
: Folkston, Homeland Chatham County (18) : All 18 communities
Effingham County (3)
: Guyton (part; also 12th), Rincon, Springfield (part; also 12th) Glynn County (7) : All seven communities Liberty County (8) : All eight communities
Long County (1)
: Ludowici
McIntosh County (3)
: All three communities
Pierce County (5)
: All five communities
Ware County (7)
: All seven communities
Wayne County (4)
: All four communities
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | McCain 55% - 44% | |
| 2012 | President | Romney 57% - 43% | |
| 2016 | President | Trump 57% - 40% | |
| Senate | Isakson 60% - 36% | ||
| 2018 | Governor | Kemp 57% - 42% | |
| Lt. Governor | Duncan 58% - 42% | ||
| Attorney General | Carr 58% - 42% | ||
| 2020 | President | Trump 56% - 43% | |
| 2021 | Senate (Reg.) | Perdue 56% - 44% | |
| Senate (Spec.) | Loeffler 56% - 44% | ||
| 2022 | Senate | Walker 56% - 44% | |
| Governor | Kemp 60% - 39% | ||
| Lt. Governor | Jones 58% - 39% | ||
| Attorney General | Carr 59% - 40% | ||
| Secretary of State | Raffensperger 60% - 37% | ||
| 2024 | President | Trump 58% - 42% |
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ress | Electoral history | District location | ||||
| District created March 4, 1789 | ||||||
| [[File:JamesJackson.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| James Jackson | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Anti-Administration | nowrap | March 4, 1789 – | |||
| March 3, 1791 | Elected in 1789. | |||||
| Lost re-election. | 1789–1791 | |||||
| "Lower district": Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Greene, Liberty, Richmond, Washington, and Wilkes counties | ||||||
| [[File:Anthony Wayne.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Anthony Wayne | ||||||
| (Richmond and Kew) | Anti-Administration | nowrap | March 4, 1791 – | |||
| March 21, 1792 | Elected in 1791. | |||||
| Seat declared vacant due to dispute over validity of election result. | 1791–1793 | |||||
| "Southern (or Eastern) district": Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, and Liberty counties | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 21, 1792 – | ||||
| November 22, 1792 | ||||||
| [[File:Milledge.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| John Milledge | ||||||
| (Augusta) | Anti-Administration | nowrap | November 22, 1792 – | |||
| March 3, 1793 | Elected July 9, 1792 to finish Wayne's term and seated November 22, 1792. | |||||
| Redistricted to the . | ||||||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1793 – | ||||
| March 3, 1827 | ||||||
| Edward Fenwick Tattnall | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1827 – | |||
| ????, 1827 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1826. | |||||
| Resigned before Congress convened. | 1827–1829 | |||||
| Vacant | nowrap | ????, 1827 – | ||||
| October 1, 1827 | ||||||
| [[File:George Rockingham Gilmer.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| George Rockingham Gilmer | ||||||
| (Lexington) | Jacksonian | nowrap | October 1, 1827 – | |||
| March 3, 1829 | Elected October 1, 1827 to finish Tattnall's term and seated December 3, 1827. | |||||
| Redistricted to the and although re-elected in 1828, failed to accept the position within the legal time frame and the governor ordered a new election. | ||||||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – | ||||
| March 3, 1845 | ||||||
| [[File:Thomas Butler King 3c09840r.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Thomas Butler King | ||||||
| (Waynesville) | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – | |||
| 1850 | ||||||
| Elected in 1844. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1846. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1848. | ||||||
| Resigned. | 1845–1853 | |||||
| Joseph Webber Jackson | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1850 – | |||
| March 3, 1851 | Elected to finish King's term. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1851. | ||||||
| Nullifier | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – | ||||
| March 3, 1853 | ||||||
| [[File:JamesLSeward.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| James Lindsay Seward | ||||||
| (Thomasville) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – | |||
| March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1853. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1855. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1857. | ||||||
| 1853–1861 | ||||||
| [[File:Peter Early Love (Georgia Congressman).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Peter Early Love | ||||||
| (Thomasville) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – | |||
| January 23, 1861 | Elected in 1859. | |||||
| Resigned. | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 23, 1861 – | ||||
| July 25, 1868 | Civil War and Reconstruction | |||||
| [[File:Hon. Joseph W. Clift, Ga. Surgeon, U.S.A - NARA - 527370.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Joseph W. Clift | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Republican | nowrap | July 25, 1868 – | |||
| March 3, 1869 | Elected in 1868 to finish term. | |||||
| 1868–1873 | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – | ||||
| December 22, 1870 | Representative-elect Joseph W. Clift was not permitted to qualify. | |||||
| William W. Paine | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | nowrap | December 22, 1870 – | |||
| March 3, 1871 | Elected to finish Clift's term. | |||||
| [[File:ArchibaldTMacIntyre.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Archibald T. MacIntyre | ||||||
| (Thomasville) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – | |||
| March 3, 1873 | Elected in 1870. | |||||
| [[File:MorganRawls.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Morgan Rawls | ||||||
| (Guyton) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – | |||
| March 24, 1874 | Lost contested election. | 1873–1883 | ||||
| Andrew Sloan | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Republican | nowrap | March 24, 1874 – | |||
| March 3, 1875 | Won contested election. | |||||
| Julian Hartridge | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – | |||
| January 8, 1879 | Elected in 1874. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1876. | ||||||
| Elected in 1878. | ||||||
| Died. | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 8, 1879 – | ||||
| February 10, 1879 | ||||||
| William Bennett Fleming | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | nowrap | February 10, 1879 – | |||
| March 3, 1879 | Elected January 23, 1879 to finish Hartridge's term. | |||||
| John C. Nicholls | ||||||
| (Blackshear) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – | |||
| March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1878. | |||||
| [[File:George Robison Black.png | 100px]] | |||||
| George Robison Black | ||||||
| (Sylvania) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1881 – | |||
| March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1880. | |||||
| John C. Nicholls | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – | |||
| March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. | |||||
| 1883–1893 | ||||||
| [[File:Thomas M. Norwood - Brady-Handy.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Thomas M. Norwood | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – | |||
| March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1884. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1886. | ||||||
| [[File:Rufus E. Lester (Georgia Congressman).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Rufus E. Lester | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – | ||||
| June 16, 1906 | Elected in 1888. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1890. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1892. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1894. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1896. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1898. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1900. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1902. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1904. | ||||||
| Died. | ||||||
| 1893–1903 | ||||||
| 1903–1913 | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 16, 1906 – | ||||
| October 3, 1906 | ||||||
| [[File:JamesWOverstreet.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| James W. Overstreet | ||||||
| (Sylvania) | Democratic | nowrap | October 3, 1906 – | |||
| March 3, 1907 | Elected to finish Lester's term. | |||||
| [[File:CharlesGordonEdwards.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Charles Gordon Edwards | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – | ||||
| March 3, 1917 | Elected in 1906. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1908. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1910. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1912. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1914. | ||||||
| Retired. | ||||||
| 1913–1923 | ||||||
| [[File:JamesWOverstreet.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| James W. Overstreet | ||||||
| (Sylvania) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – | |||
| March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1916. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1918. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1920. | ||||||
| Lost renomination. | ||||||
| Robert Lee Moore | ||||||
| (Statesboro) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – | |||
| March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1922. | |||||
| Lost renomination. | 1923–1933 | |||||
| [[File:CharlesGordonEdwards.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Charles Gordon Edwards | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – | |||
| July 13, 1931 | Elected in 1924. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1926. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1928. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1930. | ||||||
| Died. | ||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 13, 1931 – | ||||
| September 9, 1931 | ||||||
| Homer C. Parker | ||||||
| (Statesboro) | Democratic | September 9, 1931 – | ||||
| January 3, 1935 | Elected to finish Edwards's term. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1932. | ||||||
| Lost renomination. | ||||||
| 1933–1943 | ||||||
| Hugh Peterson | ||||||
| (Ailey) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – | ||||
| January 3, 1947 | Elected in 1934. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1936. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1938. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1940. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1942. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1944. | ||||||
| Lost renomination. | ||||||
| 1943–1953 | ||||||
| [[File:Prince H. Preston (Georgia Congressman).jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Prince Hulon Preston Jr. | ||||||
| (Statesboro) | Democratic | January 3, 1947 – | ||||
| January 3, 1961 | Elected in 1946. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1948. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1950. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1952. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1954. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1956. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1958. | ||||||
| Lost renomination. | ||||||
| 1953–1963 | ||||||
| [[File:G Elliott Hagan.png | 100px]] | |||||
| George Elliott Hagan | ||||||
| (Sylvania) | Democratic | January 3, 1961 – | ||||
| January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1960. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1962. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1964. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1966. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1968. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1970. | ||||||
| Lost renomination. | ||||||
| 1963–1973 | ||||||
| [[File:Bo Ginn.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Ronald 'Bo' Ginn | ||||||
| (Millen) | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1973 – | |||
| January 3, 1983 | Elected in 1972. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1974. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1976. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1978. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1980. | ||||||
| Retired to run for Governor of Georgia. | 1973–1983 | |||||
| [[File:Lindsay Thomas.png | 100px]] | |||||
| Lindsay Thomas | ||||||
| (Statesboro) | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1983 – | |||
| January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1982. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1984. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1986. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1988. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1990. | ||||||
| Retired. | 1983–1993 | |||||
| [[File:Rep. Jack Kingston.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Jack Kingston | ||||||
| (Savannah) | Republican | January 3, 1993 – | ||||
| January 3, 2015 | Elected in 1992. | |||||
| Re-elected in 1994. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1996. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 1998. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2000. | ||||||
| Re-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. | 1993–2003 | |||||
| 2003–2007 | ||||||
| [[File:United States House of Representatives, Georgia District 1 map.png | 300px]] | |||||
| 2007–2013 | ||||||
| [[File:United States House of Representatives, Georgia District 01, 110th Congress.png | 300px]] | |||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||
| [[File:Georgia US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif | 300px]] | |||||
| [[File:Official portrait of Congressman Buddy Carter 2025.jpg | 100px]] | |||||
| Buddy Carter | ||||||
| (St. Simons) | Republican | January 3, 2015 – | ||||
| present | Elected in 2014. | |||||
| Re-elected in 2016. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2018. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2020. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2022. | ||||||
| Re-elected in 2024. | ||||||
| Retiring to run for U.S Senate. | ||||||
| 2023–2025 | ||||||
| [[File:Georgia's 1st congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svg | 300px]] | |||||
| 2025–present | ||||||
| [[File:Georgia's 1st congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg | 300px]] |
Recent election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
References
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