Early voting brought record turnout in Georgia ahead of Election Day [View all]

[RandySF]

More people than ever cast ballots during Georgia’s three weeks of early voting, and over half of all registered voters have already participated ahead of Election Day, according to data released Saturday.

By the end of early voting on Friday, nearly 3.9 million Georgians had voted either in-person or by absentee ballot, which amounts to 51% of all registered voters.

Turnout could reach as many as 6 million voters by the time all ballots are counted after Election Day, state officials say, shattering the previous high of 4.1 million voters in the 2016 election.

State election data show that Democratic Party voters have outnumbered Republican Party voters so far, according to an analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

While it’s impossible to know how people have voted until ballots are counted on election night, a comparison to voter lists in this spring’s partisan primary indicates more Democratic than Republican voters have turned out so far.




https://www.ajc.com/politics/early-voting-brought-record-turnout-in-georgia-ahead-of-election-day/76JRESFLMVEYBGX2J7AAGKABQ4/