… The findings from AP VoteCast reveal the extent of Georgia’s recent political transformation — from GOP bastion to electoral battleground where turnout is decisive. The state’s runoffs will decide control of the U.S. Senate.
The survey found Black voters made up roughly 30% of the electorate and almost all of them — 94% — backed the Democratic candidates. Voters under 45 and those earning less than $50,000 broke for Democrats, in numbers strong enough to make Ossoff and Warnock competitive. About 60% of recent arrivals to the state voted for the Democrats.
The coalition closely resembles the one that narrowly handed Georgia’s Electoral College votes to Joe Biden in November, making him the first Democratic presidential candidate to win the state since 1992. CONTINUED
Josh Boak & Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
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