New Congressional Maps
In case you haven’t already seen them, the new congressional maps have been released and approved by the State House.
Here is the view of Metro Atlanta districts (you can view statewide districts here):
New Georgia Congressional Districts (Metro) as of 8/24/11
You may have a hard time reading them while trying to figure out what district you’ll be in. But thankfully, the Reapportionment Office provided Google Earth files that allow you to search where your address is so you can figure out what district you’ll be in.
In case you’ve never used Google Earth, here’s what you need to do:
- Download Google Earth and install the program.
- Download the Google Earth file for the new congressional districts (right click on the link and “Save Link As…” to your desktop).
- Once you’ve installed Google Earth, click the file for the proposed map.
- In the top, left-hand corner you’ll see the “Search” option. Just type in your address and hit “Enter” on your keyboard. You can zoom in or out to get a better look at the district and where you fall in it.