Georgia's 4th congressional district

E418103

Georgia's 4th congressional district is a U.S. House district in the Atlanta metropolitan area known for its predominantly Democratic electorate and history of electing progressive representatives.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Georgia's 4th congressional district canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
appliesLaw federal law of the United States
ballotType partisan ballot
contains Conyers, Georgia
surface form: city of Conyers, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia
surface form: city of Decatur, Georgia

Stone Mountain, Georgia
surface form: city of Stone Mountain, Georgia

eastern suburbs of Atlanta
country United States of America
createdBy reapportionment following a United States census
currentRepresentative Hank Johnson
currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives ONNED1
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
demographicCharacteristic heavily urban and suburban
racially diverse population
electoralLevel federal
electorateType single-member district
elects one member of the United States House of Representatives
electsRole voting member of the United States House of Representatives
governingDocument United States Constitution
governmentType federal electoral district
hasConstituents residents of parts of eastern Atlanta metro area
hasElectionCycle biennial elections
hasElectorateTendency Democratic
hasNumber 4
jurisdiction federal lawmaking in the United States
knownFor electing progressive representatives
predominantly Democratic electorate
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Atlanta urban area
surface form: Atlanta metropolitan area

U.S. state of Georgia
surface form: state of Georgia
lowerHouse United States Congress
mapColorConvention blue for Democratic wins
officeTermLength 2 years
officialName Georgia's 4th congressional district self-link
oversightArea federal issues affecting its constituents
partOf Georgia congressional delegation
surface form: Georgia's congressional delegation
policyOrientation progressive-leaning representation
redistricted after each decennial United States census
representedIn United States House of Representatives
represents parts of DeKalb County, Georgia
parts of Gwinnett County, Georgia
parts of Newton County, Georgia
parts of Rockdale County, Georgia
stateAbbreviation GA
stateLawContext laws of the state of Georgia
subdivisionOf state of Georgia's congressional map
typicalPartyMargin strongly Democratic
votingSystem first-past-the-post

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cynthia McKinney represented Georgia's 4th congressional district
GA3 borderedBy Georgia's 4th congressional district
McKinney representedDistrict Georgia's 4th congressional district
subject surface form: Cynthia McKinney
Georgia's 4th congressional district officialName Georgia's 4th congressional district self-link