Congressional districts of Georgia
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The congressional districts of Georgia are the geographic electoral divisions within the U.S. state of Georgia from which its representatives are elected to the United States House of Representatives.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georgia congressional districts | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
congressional district system
ⓘ
electoral district grouping ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Georgia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | U.S. state of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member district plurality system ⓘ |
| electorate | residents of Georgia eligible to vote in federal elections ⓘ |
| elects | members of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| electsToChamber | lower chamber of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
federal apportionment acts ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryChanges | following each decennial census ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPrecedent | earlier configurations of Georgia's congressional districts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Georgia's 10th congressional district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia's 11th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 12th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 13th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 14th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 1st congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 3rd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 4th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 5th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 6th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 8th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia's 9th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | mandated by federal and state law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| mapsAvailableFrom |
Georgia Secretary of State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDistricts | 14 ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States House of Representatives electoral system
ⓘ
congressional districts of the United States ⓘ |
| redistrictedAfter | decennial United States census ⓘ |
| representationBasis | population of Georgia as determined by the U.S. census ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | congressional district ⓘ |
| subjectOf | redistricting litigation ⓘ |
| typeOfElectoralArea | federal legislative district ⓘ |
| usedFor | federal legislative elections ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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