Slim majorities of voters feel confident in Georgia’s elections and reject claims of fraud about the 2020 presidential contest, according to a poll conducted for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The poll showed elections rank among the top issues for Georgians at the beginning of an election year.
Republicans, especially, said they still lack faith that elections are conducted fairly and accurately following false claims that there was widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Multiple recounts and investigations have upheld the results.
Overall, about 56% of Georgians were confident in the fairness of this year’s upcoming elections. Among Republicans, 74% said there was widespread fraud in 2020, and over half doubted the integrity of upcoming elections compared with a quarter of Democrats.
The poll shows that deep misgivings about elections remain in the fallout of the presidential election in Georgia, a state where voters are sharply divided along partisan lines over voting access and security.
Elections and voting were the No. 1 issues facing Georgia, according to poll respondents, with 24% listing them higher than other priorities such as the economy, crime and the coronavirus pandemic.
The AJC poll involved 872 registered Georgia voters and was conducted Jan. 13-24 by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs. The margin of error is 3.3 percentage points.
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