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U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2024

Georgia's 8th District

A district of about 772,000 people, 30% Black, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+30.0 relative to the nation for president.

Austin Scott (R) · since Jan 5, 2011Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →
GA-8

Source: 2026 results: Georgia Secretary of State; boundaries: Census Bureau TIGER/LineUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Where it sits among all 435 seats

Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+30.0367th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican218th seat · the majority line546132121107113GA-8914

Labels below the bar mark 13 other seats in Georgia.

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

20242026
U.S. HouseR+37.8R+20.8

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Georgia Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in Georgia. The black marker is GA-8.

Adults with a bachelor's degree23% 9th pct · 13th of 14 in GA

Lower than 91% of seats.

White adults without a degree44% 65th pct · 3rd of 14 in GA

Higher than 65% of seats.

Hispanic residents8% 31st pct · 11th of 14 in GA

Lower than 69% of seats.

Black residents30% 90th pct · 7th of 14 in GA

Higher than 90% of seats.

Asian residents2% 19th pct · 13th of 14 in GA

Lower than 81% of seats.

People per square mile70 16th pct · 14th of 14 in GA

Less dense than 84% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

LA-4
31% Black · 22% college gradsR+32.9Held RLA-3
26% Black · 24% college gradsR+35.9Held RLA-5
34% Black · 21% college gradsR+33.3CountingMS-1
28% Black · 25% college gradsR+36.3Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2024.

  1. Austin Scott (R)
    2025– · Won 2024 by 37.8, 2026 by 20.8

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)