Suburbs delivered recent wins for Georgia Democrats. This year, they're up for grabs

Wei Kang Ding and Judy Zhu outside of a candidate debate hosted by high school students on Sept. 28. in Johns Creek, Ga. Ding and Zhu say they are still doing their election research.

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Suburban voters in swing states around the country helped propel President Joe Biden to victory in 2020. That included Georgia, where voters also sent two Democrats to the U.S. Senate for the first time in years.

Two years later, without former President Trump on the ballot — and without a Democratic backlash against him — it’s an open question whether the suburbs will deliver enough votes to help Democrats win again.

Over the years, Adam Pye’s vote has swung between Democrats and Republicans. This year, he says neither party satisfies him but he will probably wind up voting for the Democrats down the ticket. “Not something I normally do,” he says, “but because of the MAGA stuff, that’s kind of a deal breaker for me.”