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Congressional District 12·Georgia

Georgia 12th Congressional District delivered R+14 in 2024.

A reliably Republican stretch anchored by Augusta's suburban and rural counties

2008 — 2024·5 elections
GA
LatestR+14in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population796,7852024 ACS

Georgia 12th Congressional District: Industrial Catholic Metro district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+14 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+14MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
796,7852024 5-year
Median household income
$64,4702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.5%2024 5-year
Black
35.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.1%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+14 in 2024MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
R
ALLEN, Rick W.Congress 119 · Republican
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score0.69 sits at approximately the 85th percentile.00.69−1 liberal+1 conservative
ALLEN scores 0.69 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: BARROW, John (2013–2015), BARROW, John (2011–2013), BARROW, John (2009–2011), BARROW, John (2007–2009)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 12
TrumpR+14
—
2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 12, GAA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 12, GA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).McDuffie County, GA · R+25Burke County, GA · R+9Lincoln County, GA · R+45Jenkins County, GA · R+30Screven County, GA · R+25Wheeler County, GA · R+45Laurens County, GA · R+33Treutlen County, GA · R+44Effingham County, GA · R+49Washington County, GA · R+2Emanuel County, GA · R+44Candler County, GA · R+48Jefferson County, GA · R+1Wilkes County, GA · R+17Glascock County, GA · R+84Warren County, GA · D+5Montgomery County, GA · R+53Toombs County, GA · R+51Tattnall County, GA · R+53Evans County, GA · R+42Johnson County, GA · R+46Columbia County, GA · R+26Richmond County, GA · D+36Bulloch County, GA · R+29
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican56.8%197,546
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.7%148,372
OtherAll other candidates0.5%1,705
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −14.1% in 2024.−14.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−8.9%
2012−9.3%
2016−13.2%
2020−10.1%
2024−14.1%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−14.1%
148,372197,546347,623
R
−10.1%
151,132185,716340,904
R
−13.2%
121,475159,475287,752
R
−9.3%
129,254155,611284,865
R
−8.9%
129,245154,790287,663
Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022D49.4%48.5%3,935,924
2020R47.9%49.7%4,952,175
2016R41.0%54.8%3,898,605
2014R45.2%52.9%2,567,805
2010R39.0%58.3%2,555,258
2008R42.6%57.4%2,137,956
2004R40.0%57.9%3,220,981
2002R45.9%52.7%2,031,604
2000D58.5%0.0%2,415,743
1998R45.1%52.4%1,753,953
1996D48.9%47.5%2,259,224
1992R49.4%50.6%1,253,991
1990D100.0%0.0%1,033,439
1986D50.9%49.1%1,225,008
1984D79.9%20.1%1,681,344
1980R49.1%50.9%1,579,829
1978D83.1%16.9%645,128

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.0%
American
8.2%
Irish
6.5%
German
5.9%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.3%
French
0.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.9%
75–84
2.7%
4.5%
65–74
5.3%
5.8%
55–64
6.4%
5.6%
45–54
5.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.6%
6.8%
25–34
6.6%
5.7%
18–24
4.9%
8.9%
5–17
8.4%
3.1%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,470
Congressional District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 12$64,470
Georgia$77,353
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.4%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)13.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.3%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
22.3%
Other Christian
8.5%
Methodist
7.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Georgia's 12th district spans a broad swath of the state's eastern corridor, where a predominantly rural electorate has delivered double-digit Republican presidential margins in each of the last three cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of fourteen points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.

A population of 796,785, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,470 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 12, Georgia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 12, Georgia voted Republican by 14.1 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 347,623 votes cast, 148,372 went Democratic and 197,546 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 12, Georgia's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 12, Georgia in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District 12, Georgia?
Congressional District 12, Georgia has a population of 796,785 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 12, Georgia?
Median household income in Congressional District 12, Georgia is $64,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Georgia state median is $77,353.
What is the political history of Congressional District 12, Georgia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 12, Georgia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.