Georgia voters show strong confidence in 2024 elections

A poll of Georgia voters conducted after last month's elections showed a high level of confidence in the voting process.

According to the survey of 1,541 Georgians who voted in the presidential election, 98% said they didn't experience any problems casting a ballot. In addition, 98.5% said they felt safe casting their ballot, and 98.3% gave poll workers high marks for their performance.

'These results show what we've been saying all along: Georgia elections are secure and accessible,' Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said. 'We appreciate the hard work that Georgia's 159 election directors did to make it a success.'

The poll, released on Monday, also found that 96.2% of voters surveyed reported a positive experience while voting, while 93.9% said they found it easy to cast a ballot.

Nearly 81% of voters experienced a wait time of less than 10 minutes.

The survey also found that early voting in person has become highly popular in Georgia. Nearly 78% of voters surveyed said they cast their ballots early in person, while only a little more than 17% said they voted on Election Day.

Not surprisingly, there were some partisan differences in responses to the poll questions. Only 33.9% of self-identified Democrats said they were 'very confident' that the votes in Georgia were counted as the voters intended, compared to 59% of self-identified Republicans.

GOP activists charged widespread voter fraud in Georgia four years ago, when Democrat Joe Biden became the first Democrat to carry the state since 1992, allegations that were dismissed by various courts. But GOP voters showed more confidence in the voting process after former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia last month.

The poll was conducted by the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs.