13 percent of Georgia’s registered voters have cast ballots early

About 13 percent of Georgia’s registered voters have cast ballots in the presidential election so far. Each day, the volume of voters grows. On Monday alone, 66,159 people voted throughout the state. That’s double the number who voted the previous Monday. Early votes cast on voting machines, as well as the mailed-in paper ballots won’t be counted until Election Day.

More places to vote

Additional voting locations will be opening Oct. 27 in metro counties, including Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett. See full list of locations, hours and phone numbers (PDF).

Here’s a breakdown of who’s voting

Number of ballots cast by close of business Mon. Oct. 20:

757,666

Total number of registered voters as of Oct. 20: 5,748,838

Early voting turnout: About 13 percent

Number of ballots voted in person: 649,722

Number of mail-in ballots returned: 107,944

Turnout demographics

Black 270,122 35.7 percent

White 459,366 60.6 percent

Asian-Pacific Islander 2,967 .39 percent

Hispanic 3,915 .52 percent

Native American 102 .01 percent

Other 21,194 2.8 percent

Female 424,946 56.1 percent

Male 311,526 41.1 percent

Note: The gender numbers do not add up to 100 percent because the gender of voters listed in the racial category “Other” is not included in the data.

Top 5 counties in turnout

DeKalb 73,540

Fulton 54,667

Cobb 40,883

Gwinnett 40,415

Henry 23,604