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AJC poll: Georgia voters on the presidential election and top issues

This combination of images shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at left in Evans, Ga., Oct. 4, 2024, and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaking during a campaign stop in Atlanta, Sept. 20, 2024.

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This combination of images shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at left in Evans, Ga., Oct. 4, 2024, and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaking during a campaign stop in Atlanta, Sept. 20, 2024.
By and Emily Merwin DiRico
Oct 23, 2024

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of 1,000 likely voters was conducted by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs, October 7-16. The margin of sampling error is 3.1 percentage points. The results were weighted to reflect the general electorate based on race, sex, age, education and political party.

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Isaac Sabetai is an audience specialist with the state and federal politics team. He builds data visualizations and other projects that help explain what Georgia lawmakers are doing and how the state is or isn't changing.

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Emily Merwin DiRico has been doing information design and news application development at the AJC since she arrived as a summer intern in 2009. Her mission is to help readers understand complex data and how it affects them.

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