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Georgia's 1st district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

GA · District 1
Republican
Raised $7,300,243 · 101K followers (office + personal) · missed 3.8% of votes
11.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Energy and Commerce · House Committee on the Budget +3 more
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Cook PVI: R+8

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population806,580
Median household income$72,484
Median age37.6
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%
White alone55.8%
Black alone26.6%
Hispanic or Latino8.6%
Asian alone2.3%
Unemployment rate6.0%
Population density (per sq mi)110

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.