What is the political commitment of Georgia?

With the move to send early elections to Georgia this week, you may be wondering how much the state is politically engaged. How many people will actually vote?

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In 2018 so far, turnout has skyrocketed. On the first day of advance polls in person on Monday, 69,049 people voted, a sharp increase over the last mid-term election of 2014, when 20,898 voters were introduced on the first day.

On the second day, there were even more people at the polls.

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But historically, Georgia is far from being the most politically engaged in America. In fact, according to the WalletHub Personal Finance website, which recently released a report on the most politically and politically less states (plus Washington, D.C.) based on various factors, Georgia ranks among the top 15.

Analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to 10 key indicators, including the percentage of registered voters, the percentage of voters who actually voted at the mid-term in 2014, at the same time. 2016 presidential election and much more.

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According to the report, Washington, DC, is the most engaged of all, followed by Maine and Utah.

New Mexico, Hawaii and Alabama rank among the three states least politically engaged.

And Georgia came in 38th position, but with regard to the percentage of young voters, the state ranks among the top 20.

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This is how Georgia came from:

• Overall rank: 38
• Education: 26
• GDP per capita: 30
• Tax Fairness: 49
• Percentage of electors aged 18 to 24: 43.5% (rank: 20)
• Percentage of electors over the age of 65: 72.4% (Rank: 28)

So, why are some states more politically engaged than others?

"Two factors are particularly important," wrote Herbert Weisberg, professor emeritus of political science at Ohio State University, in the WalletHub report. "First, some states facilitate voting over others. For example, voter turnout in Minnesota is still high because it allows voter registration the same day. On the other hand, some states make registration and voting more difficult.

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Recently, civil rights organizations have announced that they are suing the Georgian state secretary, Brian Kemp, to prevent the state from enforcing the law on "exact match" Which has put more than 53,000 registrations on hold.

The law requires voter registration information to match driver's licenses, national ID cards or social security records, the AJC has already reported. Voter registrations may therefore be suspended due to missing union traits, extra spaces or the use of a nickname in the official records.

"This imposes unnecessary and discriminatory burdens on the voter registration process," according to the lawsuit filed by the Committee of Lawyers for the Defense of Civil Rights under the law, which represents several organizations defending civil rights in the country. 39, legal action.

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Note that anyone on the list of electors waiting because of the law can still vote if they present a valid photo ID before going to vote or at the polls.

"Second," writes Weisberg, "turnout increases when there are exciting races on the ballot. In mid-term elections, such as 2018, voter turnout will be higher in states where governor and / or senator competitions are expected to be tight. "

According to an AJC / Channel 2 Action News poll, the race for Georgia's governorship between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams remains stalled less than a month before the elections.

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"The poll showed that Kemp was ahead of Abrams from 47.7% to 46.3%, a statistically insignificant difference in the margin of error of 2.8 percentage points from the poll," said AJC political reporter, Greg Bluestein, last week. "The libertarian Ted Metz had 2.3% support, and only 4% of the voters are undecided."

Another poll released Wednesday by Reuters, Ipsos and the Center for Politics of the University of Virginia shows that Kemp is leading the Abrams 47-46 standings, "a statistically insignificant difference to the limit of the error The libertarian Ted Metz supported by 2% of voters and 4% were undecided, "reported Bluestein.

Explore the full WalletHub report on wallethub.com.