In just a few days since early voting began, over a million Georgians have made their voices heard by casting their ballots.
“1 Million voters have cast their ballots early,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger shared. “Election directors across Georgia have been working tirelessly to make this possible.”
Tuesday marked a record-breaking first day of early voting in Georgia, with more than 310,000 in-person votes tallied. This is a striking increase from the 136,000 voters who participated on the first day of early voting in 2020, when President Joe Biden narrowly defeated former President Donald Trump.
By 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, the state reported nearly 1.2 million ballots cast, representing 16.7% of active voters. The overwhelming majority, approximately 1.13 million, were cast in person.
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This election sees Trump in a tight race against Vice President Kamala Harris. According to FiveThirtyEight, Trump leads by an average of 2.2 points across state polling, while RealClearPolling shows a closer contest, with Trump ahead by just 1.1 points.
The counties with the highest early voting turnout reflect those where Trump performed strongly in the last presidential election. Towns County currently leads with over 29% of active voters having cast their ballots; Trump won the county decisively in 2020, capturing 80% of the votes.
Rabun County follows, with 25% of active voters participating; Trump secured 62.8% of the vote there. Among Biden-supporting counties, Baldwin has seen the most engagement, with over 19% of its active voters voting early.
Gordon, co-CEO of UpShift Strategists, noted, “There are simply too many unknowns this early. Comparing to 2020 data, conducted during an unprecedented pandemic, may not be a reliable gauge until we have complete results from this election.”