Georgia's 2nd congressional district

Georgia's 2nd congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Georgia
district number = 2


representative = Sanford Bishop
party = Democratic
english area =
metric area =
percent urban =
percent rural =
population = 629,735
population year = 2000
median income = 29,354
percent white = 51.4
percent black = 44.8
percent asian = 0.6
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 3.5
percent other race = 0.1
percent blue collar =
percent white collar =
percent gray collar =
cpvi = D+2

The Second Congressional District of Georgia represents most of the southwestern fourth of Georgia. This district is one of the largest districts by size. Much of the district is rural, and peanuts are the major crop in this district. The district does have its share of medium-sized towns such as Albany. The district is also the historic home of Jimmy Carter and has a reputation for being progressive on racial issues.

Even though the district is 60% white, the district has elected Democrat Sanford Bishop, an African-American, since 1993, making Bishop the only Black representative of a White-majority district in the South. Bishop has had a few close races, nonetheless, his standing as a conservative Democrat has helped him win the support of many white voters.Fact|date=April 2008

Counties

* Baker County
* Brooks County
* Calhoun County
* Chattahoochee County
* Clay County
* Crawford County
* Crisp County
* Decatur County
* Dooly County
* Dougherty County
* Early County
* Grady County
* Lee County
* Lowndes County ("see also ushr|Georgia|1|Georgia's 1st district")
* Macon County
* Marion County
* Miller County
* Mitchell County
* Muscogee County ("see also ushr|Georgia|3|Georgia's 3rd district")
* Peach County
* Quitman County
* Randolph County
* Schley County
* Seminole County
* Stewart County
* Sumter County
* Talbot County
* Taylor County
* Terrell County
* Thomas County
* Webster County
* Worth County ("see also ushr|Georgia|8|Georgia's 8th district")

Representation

External links

* [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/congdist/GA02_110.pdf PDF map of Georgia's 2nd district at "nationalatlas.gov"]
* [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd?state=GA&district=2 Georgia's 2nd district at "GovTrack.us"]


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