US: How new voter registrations in Georgia could swing the state in Kamala Harris’s favour?
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
Over 129,000 voters in Georgia have registered since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 election. Thiscould be promising news for the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.
Why is Georgia a crucial battleground for the 2024 election?
Georgia has the potential to play an important role in determining the outcome of the 2024 race. Since Harris officially entered the race on July 21, after Biden stepped down, polls have shown Georgia becoming increasingly competitive.
How many voters registered between July and September?
Between July 21 and September 8, voter registration surged in Georgia, with a Newsweek report indicating that over 120,000 new voters were added. Of these, around 51,000 registered as Democrats, while 13,000 signed up as Republicans, and around 64,000 identified as unaffiliated voters.
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One key factor in this surge is the increase in registrations among younger people and people of colour, which could give Harris an advantage in the state. In 2020, Biden narrowly won Georgia, and the current voter dynamics could help Harris replicate or even improve on that result.
What is the demographic breakdown of new Georgia voters?
As per the Newsweek report, approximately 56 per cent of these new voters are aged 34 or under, with 20 per cent of them being 18-year-olds. Additionally, over half of the new registrants (about 53 per cent) are from minority ethnic backgrounds.
Harris has long been supported by Black voters, and as the first Black and South Asian vice president, she has huge support from this demographic. Also, polls indicate she is doing better with Latino voters than Trump.
Young voters seem to be a particular strength for Harris. A recent survey by the Harvard Institute of Politics found that she leads Trump by a 31-point margin among likely voters under 30.
This comes after a Democratic National Committee (DNC) initiative to boost voter registration at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-serving institutions. This campaign, which is active in Georgia and five other swing states, is seen as an important part of Harris’s strategy.
DNC chair Jaime Harrison said in a recent statement that young voters are "critical to the coalition that Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are building ahead of November's election."
"The DNC is taking every opportunity to reach students where they are and make sure they have all of the tools they need to vote this November on the issues that matter most to them."
(With inputs from agencies)
