Rising healthcare costs have hit Georgia’s most conservative district. Its politics are unlikely to change - Gainesville Times

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Rising healthcare costs have hit Georgia’s most conservative district. Its politics are unlikely to change

Downtown Dallas in the state’s 14th Congressional District. The district is a Republican stronghold that since 2021 had been represented by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a vocal ally of President Donald Trump before she split with him on economic issues and resigned from Congress in January 2026. (Briah Lumpkins/KFF Health News)

Dallas Georgia — Downtown Dallas in the state’s 14th Congressional District. The district is a Republican stronghold that since 2021 had been represented by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a vocal ally of President Donald Trump before she split with him on economic issues and resigned from Congress in January 2026. (Briah Lumpkins/KFF Health News)

Amber Bates of Cohutta, is one of thousands of people without health insurance in the 14th Congressional District, home to about 765,000 people in the northwestern corner of the state.