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New data: Georgia voters are more diverse but older than you think

Simon Mbock stood in line for an hour with his son, Oliver, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, on the last day of early voting at the Windy Hill Community Center in Smyrna. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM

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Simon Mbock stood in line for an hour with his son, Oliver, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, on the last day of early voting at the Windy Hill Community Center in Smyrna. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Kristina Torres
Nov 4, 2016

Georgia voters have changed since they last elected a president four years ago, and not in the way you might think.

Heading into Tuesday's presidential election, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution parsed data from voter registration files kept by the Georgia Secretary of State's Office to get a glimpse of who voters are, where they live and how they've changed since 2012.

Baby Boomers may have more influence than you might think, Latinos are a voting force in a county you might not expect and women outnumber men as registered voters in all 159 counties. Every. Single. County.

To see more, find our story by clicking here or going to our premium website, myajc.com.

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