Georgia sees record turnout with over 4 million people voting ahead of Election Day
Georgia sees record turnout with over 4 million people voting ahead of Election Day
More than half the registered voters across the state have already voted in the 2024 election.
Some polling sites across Georgia may be a ghost town on Election Day.
More than half of the registered across the state have already voted. Early voting in Georgia wrapped up on Friday night.
According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, 4,000,137 votes have been cast between absentee voting and in-person early voting.
On Friday, 289,589 people showed up to vote in person, the second-highest turnout in the 18-day period. The highest number happened on Oct. 15, the first day of in-person voting, when 313,411 people voted.
Let’s take a look at the top 10 counties when it comes to in-person voting:
- Fulton County 416,845
- Gwinnett County 299,685
- Cobb County 292,794
- Dekalb County 269,762
- Cherokee County 116,854
- Forsyth County 108,815
- Henry County 98,831
- Chatham County 91,550
- Clayton County 81,194
- Hall County 76,262
Seventy counties have crossed the 50% threshold of active voters who have voted, 25 counties have crossed 60% and two counties surpassed the 70% mark. Here is at the top ten counties when it comes to total turnout combing absentee voting and in-person voting.
- Towns County – 72.1%
- Oconee County – 70.5%
- Dawson County – 68.7%
- Forsyth County – 68.6%
- Rabun County – 68.1%
- Fayette County – 67.7%
- Greene County – 66.1%
- Union County – 66.1%
- Schley County 64.2%
- Pike County 63.9%
As for race, gender and age when it comes to early voting turnout, the breakdown looks like this:
Race/Ethnicity
- White voters 2,245,644 (62.8%)
- Black voters 1,014,579 (49.4%)
- Other/Unknown 362,145 (49.4%)
- Hispanic 114,990 (38.5%)
- Asian/Pacific Islander 103,092 (50.2%)
- American Indian or Alaskan Native 19,556 (38%)
Gender
- Female 2,161,610 56%
- Male 1,690,768 43.8%
Age Group
According to the Secretary of State’s data, 60-64-year-olds outvoted every other age group in early voting. If you take a broader look at the age groups leading the pack in early voting it’s really the 50-79 year old’s who have showed up in high numbers.
Taking a look at 18-24-year-olds, 297,410 voted ahead of Election Day.
An interesting tidbit when it comes to age groups who have voted, 410 people who are 100 years old or older have voted in this election in early voting.
Don’t forget, Election Day is November 5. Unlike early voting, check your voter registration to find out what polling place you need to go to in order vote. You can find your polling location through the My Voter Page.