- Georgia was the fourth state to join the union on January 2, 1788, seven days before Connecticut and one year after New Jersey.
- Population, as of 2009, is 9,829,211.
- Senators are Saxby Chambliss (R) and Johnny Isakson (R).
- Representatives are Jack Kingston (R), Sanford Bishop (R), Lynn Westmoreland (R), Henry Johnson (D), John Lewis (D), Tom Price (R), John Linder (R), James Marshall (D), Tom Graves (R), Paul Broun (R), John Gingrey (R), John Barrow (D), and David Scott (D).
- Georgia has fifteen electoral votes. Historically, the state has participated in every presidential election excluding 1864, due to secession. From 1868 until 1960, Georgia has been exclusively democratic. In 1968, Georgia voted for Independent George Wallace. The state has been republican since, barring Jimmy Carter in 1976 and 1980, and Bill Clinton in 1992.
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