Less Than 10% of Georgians Voted Early for the December Run-off Election

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As of the last day of advanced voting for the December 2nd run-off election, 345,564 Georgians cast their ballots early. That represents a nearly thirty point drop between the number of people who voted early for the November General Election and the people voting early for the next Tuesday's run-off.

According to data provided by the Georgia Secretary of State, 4.5% of the state's registered black voters voted early. In comparison, early voting for the November General Election saw 42.8% of Georgia's black voters casting early ballots representing 35% of the total number of early votes.

Below is the demographic breakdown of Georgia's early voters (To see a similar chart for the November election, click here):

	Number of Registered Voters	Number of Early Votes Cast	Percentage of Early Votes Cast	Voter Turnout (Percentage)
Black Female	1,001,462	47,491	13.7%	4.7%
Black Male	720,257	30,360	8.8%	4.2%
Black Vote (Total)	1,721,719	77,851	22.5%	4.5%

	Number of Registered Voters	Number of Early Votes Cast	Percentage of Early Votes Cast	Voter Turnout (Percentage)
White Female	1,909,093	130,883	37.9%	6.9%
White Male	1,703,473	126,944	36.7%	7.5%
White Vote (Total)	3,612,556	257,827	74.6%	7.1%

	Number of Registered Voters	Number of Early Votes Cast	Percentage of Early Votes Cast	Voter Turnout (Percentage)
Asian/Pacific Islander Female	35,722	683	0.2%	1.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander Male	33,010	522	0.2%	1.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander (Total)	68,732	1,205	0.3%	1.8%

	Number of Registered Voters	Number of Early Votes Cast	Percentage of Early Votes Cast	Voter Turnout (Percentage)
Hispanic/Latino Female	43,509	589	0.2%	1.4%
Hispanic/Latino Male	38,253	528	0.2%	1.4%
Hispanic/Latino (Total)	81,762	1,117	0.3%	1.4%

	Number of Registered Voters	Number of Early Votes Cast	Percentage of Early Votes Cast	Voter Turnout (Percentage)
Native American Female	636	16	0.005%	2.5%
Native American Male	502	16	0.005%	3.2%
Native American (Total)	1,138	32	0.009%	2.8%

	Number of Registered Voters	Number of Early Votes Cast	Percentage of Early Votes Cast	Voter Turnout (Percentage)
Other	272,218	7,532	2.2%	2.8%

	Number of Registered Voters	Number of Early Votes Cast	Percentage of Early Votes Cast	Voter Turnout (Percentage)
Statewide	5,758,135	345,564	100%	6.0%
Female (Statewide)	2,990,422	179,662	52.0%	6.0%
Male (Statewide)	2,495,495	158,370	45.8%	6.3%