Voter Turnout in Southeast Georgia Trends Below State Records in Early Voting

While Georgia saw record-breaking early voting numbers statewide with 55.3% turnout, some counties reported well below that percentage.

Towns County topped the list with 72.10% turnout with Oconee trailing just behind at 70.55% and Dawson, Forsyth, and Rabun counties all at 68%.

Chattahoochee County reported the lowest turnout with 32.0% turnout, followed by Dougherty County with 35.83% turnout.

In Southeast Georgia, several counties in the region reported turnout that did not match state trends, some teetering around 40%.

COUNTYVOTER TURNOUT – 11/5 GENERAL ELECTION
Absentee + In-Person
Appling51.73%
Bulloch44.87%
Burke41.18%
Candler53.81%
Chatham48.12%
Effingham50.21%
Emanuel39.6%
Evans52.19%
Laurens43.92%
Liberty45.59%
Long45.28%
Jefferson40.76%
Jenkins46.89%
Johnson49.57%
Montgomery46.54%
Richmond42.82%
Screven49.60%
Tattnall50.62%
Toombs50.54%
Wayne54.49%

Jessica Szilagyi

Jessica Szilagyi is Publisher of TGV News. She focuses primarily on state and local politics as well as issues in law enforcement and corrections. She has a background in Political Science with a focus in local government and has a Master of Public Administration from the University of Georgia.

Jessica is a "Like It Or Not" contributor for Fox5 in Atlanta and co-creator of the Peabody Award-nominated podcast 'Prison Town.'

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