| State: | Georgia |
| District Number: | 12 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
| Representative: | Rick Allen |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Augusta |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 59.96 |
| Percent Rural: | 40.04 |
| Population: | 779,898[2] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $60,966 |
| Percent White: | 52.1 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5.6 |
| Percent Black: | 36.1 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.8 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.6 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.7 |
| Cpvi: | R+8[3] |
Georgia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is represented by Republican Rick Allen. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district covers portions of the eastern and southeastern parts of the state. It includes the cities of Augusta, Dublin, Douglas, and Statesboro.[5]
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bulloch | Statesboro | 84,327 | |
| 33 | Burke | Waynesboro | 24,438 | |
| 43 | Candler | Metter | 11,059 | |
| 73 | Columbia | Appling (de jure), Evans (de facto) | 165,162 | |
| 103 | Effingham | Springfield | 64,769 | |
| 107 | Emanuel | Swainsboro | 23,119 | |
| 109 | Evans | Claxton | 10,754 | |
| 125 | Glascock | Gibson | 2,954 | |
| 163 | Jefferson | Louisville | 15,183 | |
| 165 | Jenkins | Millen | 8,627 | |
| 167 | Johnson | Wrightsville | 9,282 | |
| 175 | Laurens | Dublin | 49,941 | |
| 181 | Lincoln | Lincolnton | 7,879 | |
| 189 | McDuffie | Thomson | 21,799 | |
| 209 | Montgomery | Mount Vernon | 8,761 | |
| 245 | Richmond | Augusta | 205,414 | |
| 251 | Screven | Sylvania | 14,174 | |
| 267 | Tattnall | Reidsville | 24,296 | |
| 279 | Toombs | Lyons | 27,040 | |
| 283 | Treutlen | Soperton | 6,341 | |
| 301 | Warren | Warrenton | 5,106 | |
| 303 | Washington | Sandersville | 19,820 | |
| 309 | Wheeler | Alamo | 7,081 | |
| 317 | Wilkes | Washington | 9,518 |
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 46% |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 54% - John McCain 45% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55% - Barack Obama 44% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 57% - Hillary Clinton 41% |
| 2018 | Governor | Brian Kemp 58% - Stacey Abrams 42% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 56% - Joe Biden 43% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1913 | ||||||||
| align=left | Dudley M. Hughes | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost renomination. | 1913 – 1933 | ||
| align=left | William W. Larsen | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933 | 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. Re-elected in 1930. Retired. | |||
| District eliminated March 3, 1933 | ||||||||
| District re-established January 3, 2003 | ||||||||
| align=left | Max Burns | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | Elected in 2002. Lost re-election. | 2003 – 2007 Bulloch, Burke, Clarke, Effingham, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Screven, Taliaferro, and Warren counties and parts of Bryan, Chatham, Oglethorpe, and Richmond counties. | ||
John Barrow | Democratic | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2015 | Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 2007 – 2013 Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Screven, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Warren, and Washington counties and parts of Baldwin, Chatham, and Richmond counties. | ||||||||
| 2013–2023 Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties and parts of Columbia and Effingham counties. | ||||||||
Rick Allen | 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. | |||||
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