FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 GREATER GEORGIA RELEASES EARLY VOTING ANALYSIS FOR ONE WEEK TO ELECTION DAY (ATLANTA) – Today, Greater Georgia released an analysis of early and absentee voter turnout for the 2022 midterm general election running Monday, October 17th through Tuesday, November 1st. Compared to the same time period for the 2018 midterm general election, total turnout increased by 36%. With one week until election day, over 1.9 million Georgians cast their ballots by absentee voting or through early in-person voting. See Greater Georgia analysis on early and absentee voting one week out from Election Day compared to the same time period in the 2018 midterm general election below: Total Turnout In total, 1,937,462 voters have cast their ballots so far in this year's general election - including 1,751,307 early voters and 186,155 absentee voters. This represents a 36% increase over 2018, when 1,426,079 voters had cast their ballots in total. Early In-Person Voting 1,751,307 Georgians have voted early so far this year, representing a 39% increase over 2018, when 1,259,763 voters had voted early in-person. Absentee Voting 186,155 voters have returned their absentee ballots so far this year, representing a 28% increase over 2018, when 145,010 voters had voted absentee. About 66% of all requested absentee ballots have been returned. Disenfranchised Voters Of the 339,000 conservative voters who voted in the November 2020 general election but did not vote in the January 2021 runoff election, 78,466 have so far voted in the 2022 midterm general election. First Time Voters 28,453 voters who have voted so far this year are first-time voters. Voters by Gender While still the majority, women are voting at a slightly lower rate than they did in 2018. So far, 44.8% of voters are male and 55.2% are female, compared to 2018 when 44% of voters were male and 56% were female. Compared to 2018, the participation rate of men increased by 41% and the participation rate of women increased by 36%. Voters by Race While still the majority, White voters make up a slightly smaller share of the vote than they did in 2018 - while the Black vote share remains unchanged, and the Asian and Hispanic vote shares have grown. So far, 63.2% of voters are White, 30.9% are Black, 2.3% are Asian, and 2% are Hispanic. In 2018, 64.3% of voters where White, 31% were Black, 1.9% were Asian, and 1.8% were Hispanic. Compared to 2018, the participation rate of White voters has increased by 36%, Black by 38%, Asian by 69%, and Hispanic by 54%. ### Media Contact: [email protected] Paid for by Greater Georgia Action, Inc. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. www.GreaterGeorgia.com   Greater Georgia Action, Inc | P.O. Box 550988, Atlanta, GA 30355 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!