The district is currently represented by Republican Barry Loudermilk.

The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.

[a] Located in the northwestern portion of the Atlanta metropolitan area, the district covers the entirety of Bartow, Gordon, and Pickens counties, as well as western Cherokee County, and northwestern and central Cobb County.

It includes Adairsville, Calhoun, Canton, Cartersville, Kennesaw, Woodstock and most of Marietta.[timeframe?]

After 2023, the district no longer includes northern Fulton County.