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VOTER TURNOUT 18-29 |
26.90% | 46% | 39% | 52.80% | 37.80% | Frey* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-19 |
– | – | – | 45% | – | CIRCLE* | |
REGISTRATION RATE 18-24 |
38.60% | 51.60% | 49.80% | 56.10% | 50.40% | Census* | |
VOTER TURNOUT 18-24 |
20.60% | 40.50% | 34.60% | 49.40% | 34.90% | Census* | |
YOUTH AND THE VOTE
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GEORGIA
34.90%
YOUTH TURNOUT
Ages 18-24 (Census)
GEORGIA YOUTH VOTE
2026
ELECTION DAY
November 3, 2026
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
October 5, 2026
Georgia voters should verify their registration, locate their assigned polling place, and review their sample ballot before voting.
VOTER IDENTIFICATION
Georgia generally requires an accepted form of photo identification for in-person voting. Voters should review the state’s approved ID options.
EARLY VOTING
The early voting period for the General Election is October 13–30, 2026.
ABSENTEE VOTING
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is October 23, 2026. Review official instructions for returning a completed ballot.
OFFICIAL RESOURCES
Election guide: https://georgia.gov/georgia-election-guide
Check registration and polling place: https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/
2024
TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT
Statewide Policies and Resources
- Georgia: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
- Secretary of State website on how to register and vote.
- Personalized voter page.
- Online voter registration.
- State ID rules and helpline for Georgia.
High school Initiatives
- Atlanta Public Schools embraced the Good Trouble Voter Campaign goal to register ALL young voters.
- Voter registration starts at 17.5, vote at 18.
- Georgia law requires High Schools to help their students vote and include voting basics on their websites.
- Students: help FairVote register 100% of high school students!
College and University initiatives
- Georgia has 530,000 college students.
- 26 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
- Spelman College was recognized for increasing voter turnout 21.3% to 79.4% of eligible students in 2020 and plans to expand participation in 2022 (see 2020 NSLVE Campus Report).
- Georgia has many grassroots and campus-based organizations that work to raise awareness, register students, and get out the vote including the Campus Election Engagement Project, New Georgia Project, and University of Georgia Votes.
- Georgia College and State University was recognized for its action plans and increased voter turnout (see Action Plans and NSLVE Campus Report).
- GEORGIA CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE
Other Factors and Initiatives
- The League of Women Voters focused on the Georgia runoffs and partnered with Women Power the Vote to send 450,000 text messages and 65,000 texts urging Georgia citizens to vote.
- Georgia accepts some but not all student IDs for registration.
- Challenges returning absentee ballots on time led to 52% being rejected.
- Laws passed that make voting more difficult such as banning snacks and water to people waiting in voting lines.
