One week in and early voting Georgians have already banked more than 1.4 million ballots
As of Sunday evening, more than 1.4 million Georgians already voted in the Nov. 5 general election topped by the presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. That amounts to more than a quarter of the entire turnout for the 2020 race, with nearly two weeks of early voting and Election Day still ahead.
High turnout the first week is no surprise, said Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie. Georgia voters tell pollsters they appreciate the flexibility of early voting.
“It is also a function of the fact that this is a base election, and most voters have made their minds up already,” Gillespie said. “They don’t need to watch another interview, they don’t need to see another debate, which isn’t going to happen at this point. They don’t need any more information to make up their minds.”
According to data on the Secretary of State’s website, just over 59% of those who have voted so far are white, while about 27.7% are Black. Women are outpacing men at the ballot box by about 10%, around 55% to 45%.
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