New poll shows increased voter confidence following Georgia’s 2024 election

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – What a difference four years can make.

A new poll from the University of Georgia measuring the state’s voter confidence in the recent 2024 presidential election showed a 14% increase in trust from the 2020 results.

In 2020, perhaps the most contentious race in political history, only 78% of Georgia voters expressed confidence in the election results, the survey showed. This year, 92% of all polled voters said they were trusting of the counting process and ultimate results.

“I think trust is the real standard when society is so polarized,” said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. “The proof is in the pudding, the proof is in the numbers. What we have is accurate. The machines are good. We have these great election workers. It’s all come together.”

Raffensperger was the target of lawsuits and violent threats after the 2020 election in Georgia went to President Joe Biden. Much of it circulated around election misinformation.

The new numbers showed that people had more trust this year.

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Among Republicans, 98% of polled voters who said they were Republicans trusted the 2024 vote, compared to just 60% in 2020.

Democrats saw their trust go down in 2024. This year, 84% of self-identified Democratic voters had confidence in the vote tally, compared to 96% in 2020.

“Sometimes when people’s candidate doesn’t win, their trust isn’t as high as when their candidate does win,” said Raffensperger. “We get that.”

It’s a refreshing sign for Raffensperger, who is currently serving his second term as Georgia’s secretary of state.

“Some of the water has been calmed in Georgia,” he said. “That gives voters trust, and trust is the gold standard.”

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