View the list of voters in Georgia’s historic early voting.

With more than 365,000 ballots cast around the Peach State since early voting began on Tuesday, October 15, Georgia is seeing a record turnout of early voters.

The election data hub of the secretary of state reports that more than 340,000 of those ballots were cast in person. As of Wednesday morning, a further 23,400 absentee ballots had been filed.

Race and Ethnicity

With almost 208,000 ballots cast as of Wednesday morning, white voters have cast the most votes. That amounts to 5.6% of Georgia’s total registered white voter base. With about 112,000 ballots cast thus far, 5.2% of all Black voters who are registered have cast ballots.

The gender

With just over 198,000 votes cast as of Wednesday morning, women make up 54.2% of the total number of voters. 45.5% of voters are men, and more than 166,000 of them cast ballots in the early voting round.

885 ballots were cast by 0.2% of Georgia voters who selected “Other” as their gender identity.

The age of

Over 57,000 ballots were cast by voters aged 65 to 69, the largest turnout by age group to date.

The first day of early voting has seen about 40,000 ballots cast by younger voters, those between the ages of 18 and 34

In the election of 2024, about 61 voters who are 100 years of age or older have cast ballots. Former President Jimmy Carter is one of those voters; on October 1, he turned 100. 

The presidential race, hurricane recovery, tensions in the Middle East, space missions, and the Boeing strike are the five topics to be aware of on October 16.

Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which is being observed in more than 100 American communities. Instead of celebrating Columbus Day, the alternative honors the memory and achievements of people who lived here long before Christopher Columbus falsely claimed to have discovered America. 

1. The race for president

With an average of 50% of likely voters supporting Kamala Harris and 47% supporting Donald Trump, national polling indicates that there is no obvious winner in the presidential contest. Trump revealed a plan to double the size of the Border Patrol while he was campaigning in Arizona. 

2. Recovery from hurricanes

Florida citizens who had lost everything were described by Biden as “heartbroken and exhausted, and their expenses are piling up,” demonstrating his empathy for them. According to PowerOutage.us, as of early today, about 400,000 consumers in the state were still without power, compared to a peak of around 3 million. By midweek, the majority of people should have access to energy, according to the power companies.

3. Tensions in the Middle East

This action, which follows the death of four Israeli troops in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army facility in central northern Israel on Sunday, increases US engagement in the escalating Middle East conflict. One of the bloodiest assaults on Israel since the war started last October is this one.

4. Missions to space

Today marks the launch of a NASA mission to explore a potentially habitable ocean world. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is intended to investigate Jupiter’s moon Europa to ascertain whether the moon may support life. As part of NASA’s Artemis III program, it is the most potent rocket system ever built and might be used to send people to the moon as early as 2026. 

5. The Boeing strike

According to recent research, Boeing and its employees have lost around $5 billion as a result of a month-long strike. The challenges facing the aircraft manufacturer, which was formerly known for its American excellence, are highlighted by that enormous tab. The company’s Everett, Washington, production facility has not produced a single aircraft.