Habersham, Rabun and Towns among top ten counties with highest early voter turnout

Voters stand in line at the Habersham North Precinct in Clarkesville on the last day of early voting in the Georgia Senate runoff race. Habersham County reported the 10th highest countywide turnout in the state. (Jerry Neace/Now Habersham)

There are 7 million active registered voters in Georgia, and 1.8 million have already voted ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. Senate runoff. By the end of early voting on December 2, more than a quarter of the state’s active registered voters, 26.4%, had cast ballots.

Four of the top ten counties with the highest early voter turnout are in Northeast Georgia.

Early voter turnout in the Dec. 6 Georgia Senate runoff (Source: GA Election Data Hub)

Towns County posted the second-highest early turnout in the state with 42.4%, and Rabun was third at 42.1%. Habersham County rounded out the top ten at 35.6%.

Between November 28 and December 2, elections officials report 10,158 of Habersham County’s 28,534 active registered voters cast ballots. Of those, 92% (9,374) voted in person, and voters returned 772 absentee mail-in and 12 overseas ballots.

Precinct change in south Habersham

Runoff election day is Tuesday, December 6. Polls will be open statewide from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone who was registered to vote in Georgia as of November 7, 2022, is eligible to vote in the runoff, regardless of whether they voted in the general election.

Voters on the south end of Habersham will vote in the old Community Bank & Trust Operations Center near Belk in Cornelia on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (nowhabersham.com)

On election day, voters must cast ballots at their assigned precincts. Those unsure of their assigned precincts should contact their county registrar’s office or visit the My Voter Page on the secretary of state’s website.

Six polls will be open in Habersham. Voters on the south side of the county will vote in the old Community Bank and Trust Operations Center located near Belk in Cornelia.

Habersham North Precinct (Includes City of Clarkesville Precinct)
Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center
120 Paul Franklin Road
Toccoa Hwy
Clarkesville, Ga 30523
706-839-0264

Habersham South Precinct (Includes City of Cornelia Precinct & City of Baldwin Precinct)
(Old Community Bank & Trust Operations Center down from Belk)
365 Habersham County Shopping Center
441 By-Pass
Cornelia, Ga. 30523
706-839-0170

Demorest Precinct (Includes City of Demorest Precinct)
Demorest Fire Department (TEMPORARY LOCATION)
125 Ivy Street (City Council Meeting Room)
Demorest, Ga 30535
(706) 778-4202

Town of Mount Airy (CITY VOTERS ONLY)
City Hall, Old Schoolhouse
1231 Dicks Hill Parkway
Mount Airy, Ga 30563
706-778-6990

Mud Creek Precinct (Includes Town of Alto Precinct)
B. C. Grant Baptist Church
1405 B. C. Grant Rd (fellowship hall)
Alto, Ga 30510
706-778-5703

Amy’s Creek Precinct
Amy’s Creek Fire Department
6357 State Hwy. 17
Clarkesville, Ga. 30523
706-754-5913