Georgia’s 2nd congressional district

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Georgia’s 2nd congressional district is a largely rural, majority-Black U.S. House district in southwestern Georgia that includes cities such as Albany and Columbus and is known as a Democratic stronghold.

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instanceOf United States congressional district ⓘ
member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
abbreviation GA-02 ⓘ
borderedBy Alabama state line ⓘ
Georgia's 12th congressional district ⓘ
Georgia's 1st congressional district ⓘ
Georgia's 3rd congressional district ⓘ
Georgia's 8th congressional district ⓘ
characteristic largely rural ⓘ
containsCity Albany, Georgia ⓘ
Americus, Georgia ⓘ
Bainbridge, Georgia ⓘ
Columbus, Georgia ⓘ
Cordele, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Cordele

Fort Benning area ⓘ
linked to: Fort Benning

Moultrie, Georgia ⓘ
Thomasville, Georgia ⓘ
Valdosta, Georgia ⓘ
containsCounty Dougherty County, Georgia ⓘ
Muscogee County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sumter County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created 1873 ⓘ
currentRepresentative Sanford Bishop ⓘ
demographics majority-Black population ⓘ
economicProfile agriculture-based economy ⓘ
military-related employment near Fort Benning ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
hasNumber 2 ⓘ
hasOneRepresentative true ⓘ
includesRegion Black Belt region of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Southwest Georgia
legislativeChamber lower house ⓘ
levelOfGovernment federal ⓘ
locatedIn southwestern Georgia ⓘ
notableCity Albany, Georgia metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Albany, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area ⓘ
party Democratic Party ⓘ
partyOfIncumbent Democratic Party ⓘ
politicalLeaning Democratic stronghold ⓘ
postbellumReconstructionEra true ⓘ
previouslyIncluded parts of Macon, Georgia ⓘ
redistrictedAfter 2020 United States census ⓘ
representedIn United States House of Representatives ⓘ
represents Georgia's 2nd congressional district ⓘ
state Georgia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
votingPattern consistently reelects Democratic House members ⓘ
consistently votes Democratic in presidential elections ⓘ

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