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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
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.