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Voter Guide

for Georgia

The Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office organizes and oversees all election activity for the state of Georgia.

Please note, the following links will direct you to information and services on the Georgia Secretary of State Election Division website.

Contact the Elections Division
Address

2 MLK Jr. Drive
Suite 802 Floyd West Tower
Atlanta, Georgia 30334

Phone

404-656-2871

Email

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Below, find more information on candidates and elections in Georgia, provided by Ballotpedia, the Encyclopedia of American Politics.

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Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.

See also: Presidential voting trends in Georgia

Recent county-level results

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 45.4% of Georgians lived in one of the state's 122 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 35.4% lived in one of 27 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Georgia was New Democratic, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Georgia following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia.

U.S. Senate election results in Georgia
Race Winner Runner up
2022 51.4%Democratic Party 48.6%Republican Party
2020 51.0%Democratic Party 49.0%Republican Party
2020 50.6%Democratic Party 49.4%Republican Party
2016 54.8%Republican Party 41.0%Democratic Party
2014 52.9%Republican Party 45.2%Democratic Party

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Georgia.

Gubernatorial election results in Georgia
Race Winner Runner up
2022 53.4%Republican Party 45.9%Democratic Party
2018 50.2%Republican Party 48.8%Democratic Party
2014 52.7%Democratic Party 44.9%Republican Party
2010 53.0%Republican Party 43.0%Democratic Party
2006 58.0%Republican Party 38.2%Democratic Party


State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 5 7
Republican 0 9 9
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 14 16

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Georgia's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Georgia, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Brian Kemp
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Burt Jones
Secretary of State Republican Party Brad Raffensperger
Attorney General Republican Party Chris Carr

Georgia Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-one years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

See also: Redistricting in Georgia after the 2020 census

On December 8, 2023, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed revised congressional maps into law. Legislators in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 98-71 to adopt the new congressional map on December 7. The Georgia State Senate voted 32-22 to adopt the congressional map on December 5.[1][2]

On October 26, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that the state's congressional and legislative district boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act and enjoined the state from using them for future elections.[3] The court directed the Georgia General Assembly to develop new maps by December 8, 2023.[3]

On December 28, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District upheld the maps enacted on December 8, which were later used in the 2024 elections, and found them in compliance with the Voting Rights Act.[4]

“ The Court finds that the General Assembly fully complied with this Court’s order requiring the creation of a majority-Black congressional district in the region of the State where vote dilution was found. The Court further finds that the elimination of 2021 CD 7 did not violate the October 26, 2023 Order. Finally, the Court declines to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ new Section 2 claim based on a coalition of minority voters. Hence, the Court OVERRULES Plaintiffs’ objections ... and HEREBY APPROVES SB 3EX.[5][6] ”

The district court's approval of remedial state legislative maps was appealed to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on January 23, 2025.[7] The district court's approval of remedial state legislative maps was appealed to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on January 23, 2025.[8]

Governor Kemp (R) signed revised legislative maps into law on December 8, 2023. Legislators in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 98-71 to adopt the new state legislative maps on December 5. The Georgia State Senate voted 32-23 to adopt the state legislative maps on December 1. For more information about the enacted legislative maps, click here.[1][2]

On October 26, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that the state's congressional and legislative district boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act and enjoined the state from using them for future elections.[3] The court directed the Georgia General Assembly to develop new maps by December 8, 2023.[3]

Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

The table blow details demographic data in Georgia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2020.

Demographic Data for Georgia
Georgia United States
Population 10,711,908 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 57,716 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 57.2% 70.4%
Black/African American 31.6% 12.6%
Asian 4.1% 5.6%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2.9% 5.1%
Multiple 3.7% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 9.6% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.9% 88.5%
College graduation rate 32.2% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $61,224 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 14.3% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Georgia Flag courtesy of Wikipedia.



  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia General Assembly, "Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office - Proposed Plans," accessed December 11, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Twitter, "RedistrictNet," December 7, 2023
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Reuters, "US judge orders new congressional map in Georgia, citing harm to Black voters," October 27, 2023 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Reuters" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Federal judge upholds Georgia’s Republican redistricting plan," December 8, 2023
  5. ↑ United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, "Case 1:21-cv-05339-SCJ, Document 334" December 28, 2023
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ Democracy Docket, "11th Circuit Considers Fate of Georgia Maps in High-Stakes Redistricting Case," January 21, 2025
  8. ↑ Democracy Docket, "11th Circuit Considers Fate of Georgia Maps in High-Stakes Redistricting Case," January 21, 2025
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