; . . Talgo equipment on the state-funded Amtrak Cascades in 2006 Amtrak partnerships with state governments grew throughout the early 2000s; Geography Atlanta Rhinos of the USA Rugby League represent the city of Atlanta at Rugby league the club is linked with professional Super League club the Leeds Rhinos.
; Synchronized swimming (1), Vinings (CDP) pop 9,734, 50/10 80/27 Even before 2002 the state had become increasingly supportive of Republicans in Presidential elections it has supported a Democrat for president only three times since 1960 in 1976 and 1980 native son Jimmy Carter carried the state; in 1992 the former Arkansas governor Bill Clinton narrowly won the state Generally Republicans are strongest in the predominantly white suburban (especially the Atlanta suburbs) and rural portions of the state Many of these areas were represented by conservative Democrats in the state legislature well into the 21st century One of the most conservative of these was U.S Congressman Larry McDonald former head of the John Birch Society who died when the Soviet Union shot down KAL 007 near Sakhalin Island Democratic candidates have tended to win a higher percentage of the vote in the areas where black voters are most numerous as well as in the cities among liberal urban populations (especially Atlanta and Athens) and the rural Black Belt region that passes through the central and southwestern portion of the state.
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