ATLANTA – Thursday, October 31st marked the seventeenth day of Early Voting for the November 5th Presidential Election. It also marked the day Georgia voters exceeded 50% statewide turnout among active voters, according to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
To date, 3.6 million Georgians have voted. Of that number, 3.4 million cast their ballots early and in person (the rest are mail-in absentees).
Towns County leads Georgia with 68.9%, followed by Oconee (65.29%), Rabun (63.97%), Dawson (63.88%), Forsyth (63.04%), Union (62.97%), Fayette (62.73%), and Greene (62.23%).
On day seventeen of Early Voting in previous years, 1,498,184 (2018), 2,322,682 (2020), and 1,900,402 (2022) voters had turned out for in-person Early Voting.
“Georgia voters know we’ve made it easy to cast a ballot. It’s really that simple,” says Secretary Raffensperger.
Raffensperger credits the smooth election so far to the state’s adding more early voting days and investing in infrastructure.
“We’re battled tested and ready, despite the critics,” he adds.
Statewide, reports of long lines were minimal, though there were some reports of voters waiting in line for more than 30 minutes from a few popular voting locations in metro areas. Early Voting turnout is expected to increase tomorrow, the last day of Early Voting. To find early voting locations and hours in your county, visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.
Turnout Numbers Through 10/31/2024 at 4:30pm:
Total Turnout: 3,653,333
Early In-Person: 3,426,851
Absentee: 226,482
The period to request an absentee ballot has closed. Voters who have not requested an absentee ballot must vote early in person or on election day.
Visit Georgia’s Election Data Hub for more information on voter turnout.
