University of Georgia Poll Finds Smooth Voting Experience for 98% of Georgians; Voters Praise Election Officials

Atlanta - The School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia surveyed registered voters on various aspects of the voting process in Georgia during the recent Presidential election. The 2024 Georgia Post-Election Survey showed positive results for Georgia voters and reflected the efforts of election administrators across the state.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was pleased with the results of the survey, recognizing the win for Georgia voters, “Over half of Georgia’s voters had zero wait, and 98% thought their poll workers went above and beyond. 94% of voters knew it’s easy to cast a ballot, and 4 out of 5 voters trust the process. I’d say Georgia elections are on the right track. These results show what we’ve been saying all along: Georgia elections are secure and accessible.” Raffensperger continued by praising Georgia’s election officials, “We appreciate the hard work that Georgia’s 159 election directors did to make it a success. They are our everyday heroes and should be praised for their work.”

The survey highlights several wins for Georgia voters, including:

• 98% of voters had no issue casting a ballot.
• 98.3% of voters gave high marks to poll worker job performance.
• 98.5% of voters felt safe casting a ballot.
• 96.2% of voters had a positive experience while voting.
• 93.9% of voters found it easy to cast a ballot.
• 91.5% of voters trusted the integrity of the process, with 95.4% of Conservative voters expressing that their vote was counted accurately, compared to 88.6% of Liberal voters.
• 80.8% of voters experienced a wait time of less than 10 minutes.

Donald Palmer, Vice Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission shared his congratulations on the survey, stating, “The 2024 post-election survey results from Georgia voters are a true testament to the exemplary performance of election directors across the state. I appreciate the continuing efforts of Secretary Raffensperger and local election officials to foster confidence in the integrity, security, and accessibility of Georgia elections.”

The survey polled 1,541 registered voters in Georgia who voted in the 2024 Presidential election.

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Georgia is recognized as a national leader in elections. It was the first state in the country to implement the trifecta of automatic voter registration, at least 17 days of early voting (which has been called the “gold standard”), and no-excuse absentee voting. Georgia continues to set records for voter turnout and election participation, seeing the largest increase in average turnout of any other state in the 2018 midterm election and record turnout in 2020, and 2022. 2022 achieved the largest single day of in-person early voting turnout in Georgia midterm history utilizing Georgia’s secure, paper ballot voting system. Most recently, Georgia ranked #2 for Election Integrity by the Heritage Foundation, a top ranking for Voter Accessibility by the Center for Election Innovation & Research and tied for number one in Election Administration by the Bipartisan Policy Center.