{"id":9265,"date":"2020-12-15T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/black-eligible-voters-have-accounted-for-nearly-half-of-georgia-electorates-growth-since-2000\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:43:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:43:55","slug":"black-eligible-voters-have-accounted-for-nearly-half-of-georgia-electorates-growth-since-2000","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/15\/black-eligible-voters-have-accounted-for-nearly-half-of-georgia-electorates-growth-since-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Black eligible voters have accounted for nearly half of Georgia electorate\u2019s growth since 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black eligible voters in Georgia have played a significant role in driving the growth of the state\u2019s electorate over the past two decades. Between 2000 and 2019, Georgia\u2019s eligible voter population grew by 1.9 million, with nearly half of this increase attributed to growth in the state\u2019s Black voting population, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new census data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible js-react-collapsible is-style-alternate\" data-title=\"How we did this\" data-style=\"is-style-alternate\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We undertook this demographic analysis of Georgia\u2019s eligible voters at a time when the state is in the political spotlight because of Democrat Joe Biden\u2019s victory there in the 2020 presidential election, and the state\u2019s two upcoming U.S. Senate runoff elections that could determine party control of the chamber. (Eligible voters are defined as adult U.S. citizens.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To do this, we drew on data from the Census Bureau\u2019s 2019 American Community Survey as well as data from the 2000 decennial census provided through Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) from the University of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15813\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/15\/black-eligible-voters-have-accounted-for-nearly-half-of-georgia-electorates-growth-since-2000\/ft_2020-12-15_georgiaevs_01a-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eceae7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eceae7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"648\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?w=310\" alt=\"Black eligible voters drove nearly half of Georgia\u2019s electorate growth since 2000 and grew the most as a share of the state\u2019s electorate\" class=\"wp-image-15813 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=144,300 144w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=490,1024 490w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=194,405 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=200,418 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=260,543 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=310,648 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=420,878 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=153,320 153w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_01a.png?resize=306,640 306w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/08\/us\/politics\/georgia-politics.html\">emerging battleground state<\/a> in national elections, Georgia\u2019s changing electoral makeup has been the focus of renewed attention in the 2020 election cycle. This is particularly true now given that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/07\/us\/politics\/georgia-senate-runoff-explainer.html\">Jan. 5 runoff election<\/a> for the state\u2019s two U.S. Senate seats could determine which party controls that chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prominent public figures such as Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/11\/06\/us\/politics\/stacey-abrams-georgia.html\">Stacey Abrams<\/a>, a former lawmaker who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/11\/16\/us\/elections\/georgia-governor-race-kemp-abrams.html\">lost a close race<\/a> for governor in 2018, have highlighted Georgia\u2019s racial and ethnic diversification as a major driver behind Joe Biden\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden won the state by a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/11\/03\/us\/elections\/results-georgia.html\">narrow margin<\/a> of just 0.2%, with about 12,000 votes more than Donald Trump. But it was the first time a Democratic presidential candidate had won the state in nearly three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, the Black voting population in Georgia reached a record high of 2.5 million eligible voters, making up a third of the state\u2019s total electorate. As a share of eligible voters in the state overall, Black voters saw a 5 percentage point increase between 2000 and 2019. This was the highest growth rate of any racial or ethnic group in Georgia \u2013 and also the largest percentage point increase <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2020\/09\/23\/the-changing-racial-and-ethnic-composition-of-the-u-s-electorate\/\">among Black voters in any state<\/a> in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/21\/black-latino-and-asian-americans-have-been-key-to-georgias-registered-voter-growth-since-2016\/\">Related: Black, Latino and Asian Americans have been key to Georgia\u2019s registered voter growth since 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hispanic and Asian American voting populations in Georgia have also grown significantly, more than tripling in size between 2000 and 2019. However, these groups accounted for much smaller shares of the state\u2019s electorate, 5% and 3%, respectively. The number of White voters in the state also grew during this time, but at a lower rate than other major racial and ethnic groups. As a result, the White share of Georgia\u2019s eligible voters declined by 11 points, though the group still accounted for the majority (58%) of Georgia\u2019s electorate in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"is-style-alternate wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"demographics-of-georgia-eligible-voters-by-race-and-ethnicity\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;demographics-of-georgia-eligible-voters-by-race-and-ethnicity&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>Demographics of Georgia eligible voters by race and ethnicity<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible js-react-collapsible is-style-alternate\" data-title=\"Demographics of Georgia eligible voters by race and ethnicity\" data-style=\"is-style-alternate\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15797\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/15\/black-eligible-voters-have-accounted-for-nearly-half-of-georgia-electorates-growth-since-2000\/ft_2020-12-15_georgiaevs_04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ececec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ececec;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"695\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?w=420\" alt=\"Demographics of Georgia eligible voters by race and ethnicity\" class=\"wp-image-15797 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=181,300 181w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=768,1271 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=619,1024 619w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=245,405 245w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=200,331 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=260,430 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=310,513 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=420,695 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=640,1059 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=740,1225 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=160,265 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_04.png?resize=320,530 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 id=\"migration-from-outside-georgia-a-major-source-of-growth-for-states-black-electorate\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Migration from outside Georgia a major source of growth for state\u2019s Black electorate<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-420-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15807\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/15\/black-eligible-voters-have-accounted-for-nearly-half-of-georgia-electorates-growth-since-2000\/ft_2020-12-15_georgiaevs_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0eb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0eb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"821\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?w=420\" alt=\"Growing share of Black eligible voters in Georgia were born out of state and among those who were born outside the state, New York is the top origin\" class=\"wp-image-15807 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=153,300 153w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=768,1501 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=524,1024 524w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=786,1536 786w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=207,405 207w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=200,391 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=260,508 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=310,606 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=420,821 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=640,1251 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=740,1447 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=160,313 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_02.png?resize=320,626 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The growth of Black eligible voters in Georgia has been largely driven by migration into the state from other parts of the country, as well as from outside the United States. Between 2000 and 2019, Black eligible voters who were born outside of Georgia accounted for a majority (58%) of the increase in the state\u2019s Black voting population. (It is not possible to know from American Community Survey data <em>when<\/em> these individuals relocated to the state of Georgia. Eligible voters include both U.S.-born individuals and naturalized immigrants.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, 43% of Black eligible voters in Georgia were born outside of the state (1.1 million out of 2.5 million), up from 34% in 2000 (532,000 out of 1.6 million). Over the same period, the number of Black voters who were born outside of Georgia doubled, while the number of Black voters born in the state increased by just 38%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Georgia\u2019s Black eligible voters born outside of the state have diverse origins. In 2019, among those born in the U.S., about 116,000 are from New York, more than double their number since 2000. They are followed by those born in Florida (100,000), Alabama (87,000), South Carolina (52,000) and Illinois (47,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These numbers have shifted in the past two decades. In 2000, those born in Alabama (66,000) and Florida (52,000) were the largest groups among Georgia\u2019s Black eligible voters born outside of the state. New York (50,000), South Carolina (40,000) and North Carolina (24,000) rounded out the top five. Black eligible voters who were born outside the U.S. have also played a significant role in the growth of Georgia\u2019s Black electorate. In 2019, about 123,000 Black eligible voters in the state were born outside of the country, with most tracing their origins to nations in the Caribbean (60,000) and Africa (57,000). Among those born in the Caribbean, the top countries of origin were Jamaica, Haiti, and Trinidad and Tobago, while Nigeria, Ghana and Ethiopia top the list among those who were born in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-15804\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2020\/12\/15\/black-eligible-voters-have-accounted-for-nearly-half-of-georgia-electorates-growth-since-2000\/ft_2020-12-15_georgiaevs_03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebebeb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebebeb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"740\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Demographics of Black eligible voters in Georgia\" class=\"wp-image-15804 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=126,300 126w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=429,1024 429w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=170,405 170w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=200,477 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=260,621 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=310,740 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=420,1003 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=134,320 134w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/12\/ft_2020.12.15_georgiaEVs_03.png?resize=268,640 268w\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, naturalized citizens only make up 5% of Georgia\u2019s overall Black electorate, but their numbers have grown more than fourfold over the past two decades, from 26,000 in 2000 to 123,000 in 2019. During this time, the country overall has also seen a substantial increase in its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2020\/02\/26\/naturalized-citizens-make-up-record-one-in-ten-u-s-eligible-voters-in-2020\/\">immigrant electorate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immigrant eligible voters in Georgia make up even larger shares of the Asian and Latino electorates than among the Black electorate. About three-in-four (74%) Asian eligible voters and one-in-four (26%) Latino eligible voters are naturalized citizens in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black eligible voters who were born outside Georgia have demographic characteristics that differ from those who were born in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those born outside the state had higher levels of education overall. In 2019, they were over twice as likely to have at least a bachelor\u2019s degree or more education. Additionally, their median household income was 56% higher than that of the Georgia born ($58,100 vs. $38,200).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poverty rates also differ between the groups. One-fifth of Black eligible voters (20%) who were born in the state of Georgia lived in poverty, a higher share than among those born outside the state (11%). In addition, Black eligible voters who were born outside the state were more likely to reside in the state\u2019s largest urban areas. The Atlanta metro area is home to 76% of Black eligible voters who were born outside of the state, while just 49% of Georgia\u2019s Black eligible voters born in the state resided in the metro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia\u2019s changing electoral makeup has been the focus of renewed attention in the 2020 election cycle. 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