This layer contains boundary polygons depicting the proposed federal 2011 State of Georgia Congressional Districts. Congressional Districts are the areas from which people are elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. After the apportionment of congressional seats among the States based on census population counts, each State is responsible for establishing congressional districts for the purpose of electing representatives. Each congressional district is to be as equal in population to all other congressional districts in a State as practicable.The Georgia General Assembly created the boundaries and they were approved by Governor Nathan Deal. Under the Voting Rights Act, the boundaries still need to be approved by US Federal Courts. The 2010 US Census identified increases in population to warrant the creation of the 14th Congressional District.