| State: | Georgia |
| District Number: | 6 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Representative: | Rich McCormick |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Suwanee |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 99.77 |
| Percent Rural: | 0.23 |
| Population: | 797,492[2] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $123,681[3] |
| Percent White: | 63.7 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 10.2 |
| Percent Black: | 8.6 |
| Percent Asian: | 12.4 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 4.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.9 |
| Cpvi: | R+11[4] |
Georgia's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia., it is represented by Republican Rich McCormick. Previously represented by Democrat Lucy McBath, the district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2020 census to be significantly more Republican-leaning than it had been in the previous decade. As a result, McBath announced that she would be running against Carolyn Bourdeaux in the Democratic primary in the neighboring 7th congressional district, which she subsequently won.[5] Rich McCormick defeated Democrat Bob Christian for the seat in the 2022 congressional elections, took office on January 3, 2023.[6] . It is the wealthiest congressional district in the state of Georgia. [7]
Georgia's 6th congressional district has existed since the 29th Congress (1845–1847), the first Congress in which U.S. representatives were elected from districts rather than at-large. Georgia gained a sixth U.S. representative for the first time in the 13th Congress (1813–1815).
Located in north-central Georgia, the district consists of many of the northern suburbs of Atlanta and includes all of Forsyth, Dawson County, portions of eastern Cobb County, northern Fulton County, a snippet of western Gwinnett County, and eastern Cherokee County. From 1965 to 1993, the 6th District covered a swath of exurban and rural territory south and west of Atlanta. In 1992, it moved to its present position in Atlanta's northern suburbs.
The district is known for producing prominent figures in American politics, including former House Speaker and 2012 presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, and former U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. It was also known as a suburban Republican stronghold for much of its recent history, and the party held the seat from 1992 to 2018. However, Metro Atlanta's recent population growth has brought Democratic-leaning voters into the area, as evidenced by McBath's 2018 victory over Republican incumbent Karen Handel. The district's new boundaries have restored its previous Republican bent.
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Cherokee | Canton | 286,602 | |
| 67 | Cobb | Marietta | 776,743 | |
| 85 | Dawson | Dawsonville | 31,732 | |
| 117 | Forsyth | Cumming | 272,887 | |
| 121 | Fulton | Atlanta | 1,079,105 | |
| 135 | Gwinnett | Lawrenceville | 983,526 |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District geography | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1827 | ||||||||
| align=left | Tomlinson Fort | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | Elected in 1826. | 1827–1829 | ||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 | ||||||
| align=left | Howell Cobb | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Elected Governor of Georgia in 1851. | 1845–1853 | ||
Junius Hillyer | Constitutional Union | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. | |||||
| Democratic | 1853–1861 | |||||||
| align=left | Howell Cobb | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1855. | |||
| align=left | James Jackson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – January 23, 1861 | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned from office in 1861, following Georgia's secession from the Union. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 | Civil War and Reconstruction | |||||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | Georgia rejoined the Union, but district failed to elect a member to finish the term. | 1868–1873 | ||||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – December 22, 1870 | District failed to elect a member. | |||||
| align=left | William P. Price | Democratic | nowrap | December 22, 1870 – March 3, 1873 | Elected to finish the vacant term. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. | |||
James H. Blount | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1893 | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Retired. | 1873–1883 | ||||
| 1883–1893 | ||||||||
| align=left | Thomas B. Cabaniss | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. Lost renomination. | 1893–1903 | ||
Charles L. Bartlett | Democratic | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired. | |||||
| 1903–1913 | ||||||||
| 1913–1923 | ||||||||
James W. Wise | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Failed to attend the 68th Congress due to prolonged illness. Retired. | |||||
| 1923–1933 | ||||||||
| align=left | Samuel Rutherford | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – February 4, 1932 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 4, 1932 – March 2, 1932 | ||||||
| align=left | Carlton Mobley | Democratic | nowrap | March 2, 1932 – March 3, 1933 | Elected to finish Rutherford's term. Retired. | |||
Carl Vinson | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1965 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-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. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Retired. | 1933–1943 | ||||
| 1943–1953 | ||||||||
| 1953–1963 | ||||||||
| 1963–1973 | ||||||||
John Flynt | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1979 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired. | |||||
| 1973–1983 | ||||||||
Newt Gingrich | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999 | 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. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998, but resigned. | |||||
| 1983–1993 | ||||||||
| 1993–2003 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 3, 1999 – February 23, 1999 | ||||||
Johnny Isakson | Republican | February 23, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | Elected to finish Gingrich's term. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||||
| 2003–2006 Parts of Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton counties | ||||||||
Tom Price | Republican | January 3, 2005 – February 10, 2017 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. | |||||
| 2007–2013 Cherokee County and parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 Parts of Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | February 10, 2017 – June 26, 2017 | ||||||
| align=left | Karen Handel | Republican | nowrap | June 26, 2017 – January 3, 2019 | Elected to finish Price's term. Lost re-election. | |||
Lucy McBath | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 7th district. | ||||
| align=left | Rich McCormick | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | Elected in 2022. Redistricted to the 7th district. | 2023–2025 Dawson and Forsyth counties; Parts of Cobb, Cherokee, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties | |||
Lucy McBath | Democratic | January 3, 2025 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2024. | |||||
| 2025–present Parts of Cobb, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, and Fulton counties --> | ||||||||
See main article: Georgia's 6th congressional district election, 1974.
See main article: Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017.