Georgia's 9th congressional district

Georgia's 9th congressional district
Georgia's 9th congressional district
	Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative	Andrew Clyde; R–Athens
Distribution	57.32% rural; 42.68% urban;
Population (2023)	810,092
Median household; income	$75,543
Ethnicity	64.7% White; 15.4% Hispanic; 9.7% Black; 6.0% Asian; 3.6% Two or more races; 0.6% other;
Cook PVI	R+22

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.^[5] 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.^[4] The district swung rapidly into the Republican column after then-congressman and future governor Nathan Deal switched parties in 1995. Since then, 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.

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.^[6] Collins placed third in the race, behind incumbent Kelly Loeffler and her Democrat opponent Raphael Warnock.

Past 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

Current composition

#	County	Seat	Population
11	Banks	Homer	19,789
111	Fannin	Blue Ridge	25,955
119	Franklin	Carnesville	24,782
123	Gilmer	Ellijay	32,860
135	Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	983,526
137	Habersham	Clarkesville	48,757
139	Hall	Gainesville	217,267
147	Hart	Hartwell	27,556
187	Lumpkin	Dahlonega	35,258
241	Rabun	Clayton	17,442
257	Stephens	Toccoa	27,228
281	Towns	Hiawassee	13,035
291	Union	Blairsville	27,124
311	White	Cleveland	29,026

Cities with 10,000 or more people

Gainesville – 42,296
Lawrenceville – 30,629
Sugar Hill – 25,076
Suwanee – 20,786
Buford – 17,144
Braselton – 13,403

2,500-10,000 people

Flowery Branch – 9,391
Toccoa – 9,133
Dahlonega – 7,537
Auburn – 7,495
Oakwood – 4,822
Cornelia – 4,503
Hartwell – 4,470
Baldwin – 3,629
Cleveland – 3,514
Lula – 2,822
Raoul – 2,803
Reed Creek – 2,604

Recent results in statewide elections

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 69% - Al Gore 28%
2004	President	George W. Bush 77% - John Kerry 23%
2008	President	John McCain 74.7% - Barack Obama 24.3%
2012	President	Mitt Romney 78.1% - Barack Obama 20.5%
2016	President	Donald Trump 77.8% - Hillary Clinton 19.3%
2020	President	Donald Trump 76% - Joe Biden 22%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District map
District created March 4, 1873
Hiram P. Bell (Cumming)	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. [data missing]
Vacant		March 3, 1875 – May 5, 1875	44th	Garnett McMillan (D) was elected in 1874 but died January 14, 1875.
Benjamin H. Hill (Atlanta)	Democratic	May 5, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected to finish McMillan's term. Re-elected in 1876. Resigned when elected U.S. senator.
Vacant		March 3, 1877 – March 13, 1877	45th
Hiram P. Bell (Cumming)	Democratic	March 13, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected to finish Hill's term. Lost re-election.
Emory Speer (Athens)	Independent Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data missing]
Allen D. Candler (Gainesville)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891	48th 49th 50th 51st	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data missing]
Thomas E. Winn (Lawrenceville)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. [data missing]
Farish C. Tate (Jasper)	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1905	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. [data missing]
Thomas M. Bell (Gainesville)	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1931	59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-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. [data missing]
John S. Wood (Canton)	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935	72nd 73rd	Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. [data missing]
B. Frank Whelchel (Gainesville)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. [data missing]
John S. Wood (Canton)	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. [data missing]
Phillip M. Landrum (Jasper)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1977	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. [data missing]
Ed Jenkins (Jasper)	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. [data missing]
Nathan Deal (Clermont)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – April 10, 1995	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 10th district.
Nathan Deal (Clermont)	Republican	April 10, 1995 – January 3, 2003	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th
Charlie Norwood (Evans)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007	108th 109th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Redistricted to the 10th district.	2003–2007
Nathan Deal (Gainesville)	Republican	January 3, 2007 – March 21, 2010	110th 111th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to run for Governor of Georgia.	2007–2013
Vacant		March 21, 2010 – June 8, 2010	111th
Tom Graves (Ranger)	Republican	June 8, 2010 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected to finish Deal's term. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 14th district.
Doug Collins (Gainesville)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021	113th 114th 115th 116th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	2013–2023
Andrew Clyde (Athens)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2013–2023
					2023–2025

Election results

2006

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Deal (Incumbent)	128,685	76.63
	Democratic	John Bradbury	39,240	23.37
Total votes			167,925	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Deal (Incumbent)	217,493	75.51
	Democratic	Jeff Scott	70,537	24.49
Total votes			288,030	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010 special election

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

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Special Election (June 2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Graves	22,694	56.4
	Republican	Lee Hawkins	17,509	43.6
Total votes			40,203	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010 general election

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Graves (Incumbent)	173,512	100.00
Total votes			173,512	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2012

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

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2012)^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Collins	192,101	76.18
	Democratic	Jody Cooley	60,052	23.82
Total votes			252,153	100.00
Turnout
	Republican win (new seat)

2014

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Collins (incumbent)	146,059	80.67
	Democratic	David Vogel	34,988	19.33
Total votes			181,047	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2016

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Collins (incumbent)	256,535	100.00
Total votes			256,535	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2018

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2018)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Collins (incumbent)	224,412	79.51
	Democratic	Josh McCall	57,823	20.49
Total votes			282,235	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2020

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2020)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Clyde	292,750	78.58
	Democratic	Devin Pandy	79,797	21.42
Total votes			372,547	100.00
	Republican hold

2022

Georgia's 9th Congressional District Election (2022)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Clyde (incumbent)	212,820	72.35
	Democratic	Michael Ford	81,318	27.65
Total votes			294,138	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "My Congressional District".
^ "My Congressional District".
^ ^a ^b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "Republican Andrew Clyde wins election to U.S. House in Georgia's 9th Congressional District". The Brunswick News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
^ Wise, Justin (January 29, 2020). "Doug Collins announces Georgia Senate bid". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
^ "Georgia Election Results". Retrieved October 25, 2018.

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

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[1] "My Congressional District".

[2] "My Congressional District".

[3] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-4] "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[5] "Republican Andrew Clyde wins election to U.S. House in Georgia's 9th Congressional District". The Brunswick News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

[6] Wise, Justin (January 29, 2020). "Doug Collins announces Georgia Senate bid". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

[7] "Georgia Election Results". Retrieved October 25, 2018.

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Georgia's 9th congressional district
From 2023 to 2025 From 2025 Interactive map of district boundaries
Representative	Andrew Clyde R–Athens
Distribution	57.32% rural^[1] 42.68% urban
Population (2023)	810,092^[2]
Median household income	$75,543^[3]
Ethnicity	64.7% White 15.4% Hispanic 9.7% Black 6.0% Asian 3.6% Two or more races 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+22^[4]