Early voting in Georgia has concluded and as of the close of business, Friday, October 31, 2008, nearly 2 million Georgians exercised their right to vote early.
DeKalb County closed out the 45-day early voting period in first place among Georgia's 159 counties with 177,320 early ballots cast. Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb and Henry counties rounded out the top five.
According to data provided by the Secretary of State's office, 35% of Georgia's 5,598,425 registered voters braved the weather and the long lines to vote early.
Below is the demographic breakdown of Georgia's early voters:
| Number of Registered Voters | Number of Early Votes Cast | Percentage of Early Votes Cast | Voter Turnout (Percentage) |
Black Female | 960,360 | 439,434 | 22.0% | 45.8% |
Black Male | 676,063 | 260,432 | 13.1% | 38.5% |
Black Vote (Total) | 1,636,423 | 699,866 | 35.1% | 42.8% |
| Number of Registered Voters | Number of Early Votes Cast | Percentage of Early Votes Cast | Voter Turnout (Percentage) |
White Female | 1,879,609 | 666,827 | 33.4% | 35.5% |
White Male | 1,676,915 | 534,174 | 26.8% | 31.9% |
White Vote (Total) | 3,556,524 | 1,201,001 | 60.2% | 33.8% |
| Number of Registered Voters | Number of Early Votes Cast | Percentage of Early Votes Cast | Voter Turnout (Percentage) |
Asian/Pacific Islander Female | 33,305 | 6,370 | 0.3% | 19.1% |
Asian/Pacific Islander Male | 30,904 | 5,007 | 0.3% | 16.2% |
Asian/Pacific Islander (Total) | 64,209 | 11,377 | 0.6% | 17.7% |
| Number of Registered Voters | Number of Early Votes Cast | Percentage of Early Votes Cast | Voter Turnout (Percentage) |
Hispanic/Latino Female | 40,549 | 8,504 | 0.4% | 20.9% |
Hispanic/Latino Male | 35,642 | 6,214 | 0.3% | 17.4% |
Hispanic/Latino (Total) | 76,191 | 14,718 | 0.7% | 19.3% |
| Number of Registered Voters | Number of Early Votes Cast | Percentage of Early Votes Cast | Voter Turnout (Percentage) |
Native American Female | 523 | 159 | 0.008% | 30.4% |
Native American Male | 391 | 137 | 0.007% | 35.0% |
Native American (Total) | 914 | 296 | 0.01% | 32.4% |
| Number of Registered Voters | Number of Early Votes Cast | Percentage of Early Votes Cast | Voter Turnout (Percentage) |
Other | 264,164 | 67,372 | 3.4% | 25.5% |
| Number of Registered Voters | Number of Early Votes Cast | Percentage of Early Votes Cast | Voter Turnout (Percentage) |
Statewide | 5,598,425 | 1,994,990 | 100% | 35.6% |
Female (Statewide) | 2,914,346 | 1,121,294 | 56.2% | 38.5% |
Male (Statewide) | 2,419,915 | 805,964 | 40.4% | 33.3% |