Over 5 million Georgia voters headed to the polls, 2.66 million turned the swing state back to red

Election workers sit at a row of tables at the Fulton County Elections Hub.
Election workers prepare to process absentee ballots at the Fulton County Elections Hub on Monday, November 4, 2024. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Nearly 5.3 million Georgia voters turned out for Tuesday’s presidential election, breaking the state’s record for highest number of ballots cast set in November 2020.

Roughly 63% of registered Georgia voters participated in the election. On Tuesday, most counties posted the bulk of early and absentee votes by 8 p.m., and Election Day votes followed later in the evening.

50.7% of the state cast their ballots for President-elect Donald Trump with a total of 2,657,668, turning swing state Georgia back red after President Joe Biden won the state four years ago.