Georgia's 1st congressional district
Georgia's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Buddy Carter, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 United States Census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries were the 2012 congressional elections.
The district comprises the entire coastal area of Sea Islands and much of the southeastern part of the state. In addition to Savannah, the district includes the cities of Brunswick, Jesup, and Waycross.
There are four military bases in the district:
- Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, at Kings Bay in Camden County
- Fort Stewart, near Hinesville in Liberty County
- Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah
- Moody Air Force Base near Valdosta
Counties
- Bacon County
- Brantley County
- Bryan County
- Camden County
- Charlton County
- Chatham County
- Clinch County
- Echols County
- Effingham County
- Glynn County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Lowndes County
- McIntosh County
- Pierce County
- Ware County
- Wayne County
Recent results in presidential elections
Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | George W. Bush 62% - Al Gore 38% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 66% - John Kerry 34% |
2008 | President | John McCain 55% - Barack Obama 44.4% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 56% - Barack Obama 43% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 56.4% - Hillary Clinton 41% |
2018 | Governor | Brian Kemp 56% - Stacey Abrams 42% |