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Interactive: What Georgia voters think about the Trump transition and top issues

A person enters the Israel Baptist Church in Kirkwood during election day on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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A person enters the Israel Baptist Church in Kirkwood during election day on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com
By and Emily Merwin DiRico
Jan 17, 2025

The poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted for the AJC by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs, Jan. 2-10 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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About the Authors

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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