WHAT IS THE VOTER REGISTRATION GAP?

In Georgia, 51% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote, compared to 88% of voters 45+

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Georgia Voter Registration Gap

This maps shows the most recent county-level voter registration rates in Georgia, one of a set of 39 states we currently track. Rates are shown for both 18-year-olds and adults ages 45 and older. Click a county to learn more about voter registration in there.

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Age Group
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Georgia

51% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote as of Jul 31, 2026.

85%75%65%55%45%35%LowPop
Voter data from a commercial source compiling official state records and the American Community Survey. Last updated on Sep 8, 2026.
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Georgia County Registration Rates

This table shows the voter registration rates in each Georgia county or county-equivalent as of Jul 31, 2026. We omit counties with 18-year-old populations below 100.

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18 vs 45+
Atkinson County39%71%1078,337
Bacon County29%78%20311,109
Baldwin County17%85%1,57243,642
Banks County58%> 90%17819,264
Barrow County72%> 90%96789,886
Bartow County58%> 90%1,314113,113
Ben Hill County69%78%16917,089
Berrien County48%82%21818,352
Bibb County47%> 90%2,118156,578
Bleckley County21%90%36012,430
Brantley County46%84%17818,315
Brooks County38%78%26216,293
Bryan County69%> 90%62748,263
Bulloch County17%89%3,24082,683
Burke County72%84%28024,470
Butts County45%89%33326,496
Camden County53%> 90%68656,970
Candler County50%75%12311,043
Carroll County37%> 90%2,335124,569
Catoosa County50%86%72768,634
Charlton County11%76%55312,818
Chatham County38%89%4,626300,879
Chattahoochee County12%> 90%4028,887
Chattooga County58%81%25025,036
Cherokee County61%> 90%3,393281,032
Clarke County12%81%5,058129,609
Clayton County77%85%3,958298,924
Cobb County56%86%10,151775,208
Coffee County34%75%67443,347
Colquitt County51%75%57646,224
Columbia County64%> 90%1,789162,434
Cook County50%85%20317,532
Coweta County67%> 90%1,620152,852
Crawford County57%82%12512,225
Crisp County48%89%26119,790
Dade County31%90%35616,165
Dawson County85%> 90%21230,242
Decatur County57%77%31029,195
DeKalb County57%85%9,051765,351
Dodge County37%73%27019,805
Dougherty County50%88%1,38183,091
Douglas County69%> 90%1,962147,888
Early County49%84%18210,603
Effingham County69%> 90%73669,143
Elbert County72%85%16419,849
Emanuel County44%86%32123,026
Evans County52%80%14010,757
Fannin County52%88%19125,742
Fayette County69%> 90%1,583122,244
Floyd County37%85%1,86999,693
Forsyth County67%> 90%3,370267,287
Franklin County52%89%24524,234
Fulton County47%87%15,2081,076,561
Gilmer County60%88%25632,426
Glynn County50%88%1,07985,447
Gordon County50%88%78159,100
Grady County63%77%25926,108
Greene County44%> 90%21320,109
Gwinnett County64%82%13,378979,864
Habersham County38%88%71747,793
Hall County58%85%2,602212,705
Haralson County55%> 90%32731,285
Harris County44%> 90%51336,086
Hart County44%89%23526,939
Heard County82%90%10111,773
Henry County74%> 90%3,375249,960
Houston County64%> 90%2,037169,649
Irwin County41%87%1429,285
Jackson County63%> 90%1,01184,757
Jasper County77%> 90%16115,929
Jeff Davis County35%73%21614,924
Jefferson County40%> 90%32615,341
Jenkins County53%71%1088,711
Jones County81%> 90%25128,673
Lamar County34%> 90%38719,571
Lanier County34%80%18910,221
Laurens County59%> 90%52649,798
Lee County59%> 90%43333,626
Liberty County47%> 90%93667,397
Long County69%88%27118,374
Lowndes County31%> 90%2,322119,965
Lumpkin County12%> 90%1,40634,505
McDuffie County51%> 90%29421,718
Macon County42%77%12911,864
Madison County51%90%36231,528
Meriwether County72%> 90%18120,929
Mitchell County87%81%20021,058
Monroe County29%> 90%55929,664
Montgomery County19%82%2448,640
Morgan County49%> 90%25121,078
Murray County47%80%50940,562
Muscogee County51%86%2,533203,711
Newton County45%> 90%1,794118,152
Oconee County85%> 90%45443,551
Oglethorpe County39%> 90%22715,509
Paulding County70%> 90%2,225178,909
Peach County29%> 90%65928,560
Pickens County53%90%32934,951
Pierce County35%84%21320,202
Pike County48%> 90%27219,903
Polk County56%83%48243,785
Putnam County53%> 90%23922,855
Rabun County69%> 90%14017,312
Richmond County50%86%3,117206,069
Rockdale County59%85%1,34195,281
Spalding County68%> 90%63868,892
Stephens County44%> 90%36927,012
Sumter County23%83%67529,061
Tattnall County54%69%30024,208
Telfair County25%67%21511,831
Terrell County43%88%1268,850
Thomas County54%86%52445,777
Tift County29%86%86041,438
Toombs County40%84%40427,102
Towns County10%> 90%32812,913
Troup County59%85%81670,330
Turner County49%86%1318,939
Union County45%> 90%25426,304
Upson County51%90%28128,029
Walker County45%81%70568,762
Walton County56%> 90%1,349103,313
Ware County39%81%40635,976
Washington County44%88%29519,849
Wayne County51%84%36830,949
Wheeler County12%73%3377,335
White County44%> 90%34628,810
Whitfield County50%74%1,369103,598
Wilkinson County50%> 90%1078,747
Worth County87%82%12420,451

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The voter data shown on this page comes from a commercial source that compiles official state records and was last updated on Sep 8, 2026. Population estimates come from the American Community Survey. To learn more, read our research model.

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