| State: | Georgia |
| District Number: | 4 |
| Image Caption: | Interactive map of district boundaries |
| Representative: | Hank Johnson |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Lithonia |
| Distribution Ref: | [1] |
| Percent Urban: | 96.1 |
| Percent Rural: | 3.9 |
| Population: | 764,506[2] |
| Population Year: | 2023 |
| Median Income: | $75,697[3] |
| Percent White: | 25.8 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 11.6 |
| Percent Black: | 52.2 |
| Percent Asian: | 6.1 |
| Percent More Than One Race: | 3.4 |
| Percent Other Race: | 0.8 |
| Cpvi: | D+27[4] |
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Hank Johnson, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[5] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.
The newly drawn district retains its majority African American status and includes many of Atlanta's inner eastern suburbs, such as Conyers, Covington, Decatur, Lilburn, Stone Mountain, and Lithonia.
| County | Seat | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | DeKalb | Decatur | 762,992 | |
| 217 | Newton | Covington | 120,135 | |
| 247 | Rockdale | Conyers | 95,987 |
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Al Gore 70% - George W. Bush 30% |
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 71% - George W. Bush 28% |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 73.2% - John McCain 26.3% |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 73.6% - Mitt Romney 25.6% |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 75.3% - Donald Trump 22.2% |
| 2018 | Governor | Stacey Abrams 79.3% - Brian Kemp 20.5% |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 78.8% - Donald Trump 20.2% |
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District geography | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1827 | ||||||||
| align=left | Wilson Lumpkin | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 | Elected in 1826. Redistricted to the . | 1827–1829 | ||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1845 | ||||||
| align=left | Hugh A. Haralson | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. | 1845–1853 | ||
| align=left | Charles Murphey | Constitutional Union | nowrap | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1851. | |||
| align=left | William B. W. Dent | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1853. | 1853–1861 | ||
| align=left | Hiram B. Warner | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1855. | |||
| align=left | Lucius J. Gartrell | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – January 23, 1861 | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | January 23, 1861 – July 25, 1868 | Civil War and Reconstruction | |||||
| align=left | Samuel F. Gove | Republican | nowrap | July 25, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | Was credentialed for the 44th Congress but was deemed not entitled since the credentials were based on the same election that had seated him the 40th Congress. | 1868–1873 | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1869 – January 15, 1871 | ||||||
| align=left | Jefferson F. Long | Republican | nowrap | January 16, 1871 – March 3, 1871 | Elected to finish Gove's term. | |||
| align=left | Thomas J. Speer | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1871 – August 18, 1872 | Elected in 1870. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 18, 1872 – December 2, 1872 | ||||||
| align=left | Erasmus W. Beck | Democratic | nowrap | December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873 | Elected to finish Speer's term. | |||
| align=left | Henry R. Harris | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. | 1873–1883 | ||
| align=left | Henry Persons | Independent Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1878. | |||
| Hugh Buchanan | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. | |||||
| 1883–1893 | ||||||||
| align=left | Henry R. Harris | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Elected in 1884. | |||
| align=left | Thomas W. Grimes | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. | |||
Charles L. Moses | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. | |||||
| 1893–1903 | ||||||||
William C. Adamson | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – December 18, 1917 | 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. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned to become member of the Board of U.S. General Appraisers. | |||||
| 1903–1913 | ||||||||
| 1913–1933 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | December 18, 1917 – January 16, 1918 | ||||||
| align=left | William C. Wright | Democratic | nowrap | January 16, 1918 – March 3, 1933 | Elected to finish Adamson's term. 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. | |||
| align=left | Emmett M. Owen | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – June 21, 1939 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Died. | 1933–1943 | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | June 21, 1939 – August 1, 1939 | ||||||
A. Sidney Camp | Democratic | August 1, 1939 – July 24, 1954 | Elected to finish Owen's term. 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. Died. | |||||
| 1943–1953 | ||||||||
| 1953–1963 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | July 24, 1954 – November 2, 1954 | ||||||
John Flynt | Democratic | November 2, 1954 – January 3, 1965 | Elected to finish Camp's term. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the . | |||||
| 1963–1973 | ||||||||
| align=left | James MacKay | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Elected in 1964. | |||
Benjamin B. Blackburn | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. | |||||
| 1973–1983 | ||||||||
Elliott H. Levitas | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 | Elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 1983–1993 | ||||||||
| align=left | Pat Swindall | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Ben Jones | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the and lost renomination | |||
| align=left | John Linder | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Redistricted to the . | 1993–2003 | ||
| align=left | Cynthia McKinney | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Lost renomination. | |||
| align=left | Denise Majette | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 | Elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | 2003–2007 | ||
| align=left | Cynthia McKinney | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | Elected in 2004. Lost renomination. | |||
Hank Johnson | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – present | Elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2007–2013 | ||||
| 2013–2023 | ||||||||
| 2023–2025 | ||||||||
| 2025–present --> | ||||||||