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Georgia voters are still breaking records for early voting. On Tuesday, the 16th day of early voting and a week ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, Georgia voters broke the 3 million mark for in-person early voting turnout – which is unprecedented in the state’s history.

The 3.2 million mark set Tuesday compares with 1,352,090 voters on Day 16 in 2018), 2,148,392 (in 2020), and 1,765,317 (on the same day in 2022).

According to information from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the turnout numbers through 10/29/2024 at 3:30pm were:

Total Turnout: 3,204,666

Early In-Person: 3,009,204

Absentee: 195,462

He reported that 10,160 out of the 24,172 total requested ballots from Military and Overseas Citizens have been accepted by county election offices, reflected within the total absentee turnout above.

Also on Tuesday, Greater Georgia – a non-profit organization dedicated to growing voter rolls and electing conservative candidates – announced a new digital ad, text message and phone call campaign to drive up voter turnout in key Republican counties. Early voting turnout is currently strongest in counties that former President Donald Trump won in the 2020 election. However, Greater Georgia is targeting 80,000 Republican voters in four major counties with a turnout of less than 40 percent: Bartow, Carroll, Walker, and Whitfield.

“Republican counties are outpacing Democrat counties on turnout, which is a clear sign that conservatives have the enthusiasm advantage in Georgia,” said Greater Georgia Chairwoman and former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler. “But Greater Georgia is taking nothing for granted – which is why we’re closely watching the data and making real-time adjustments to drive up turnout in key areas. By flooding the state with get-out-the-vote efforts where they are needed most, we will augment our margin of victory – and help President Trump and the entire ticket deliver a clear victory next Tuesday.”

Bartow, Carroll, Walker, and Whitfield counties are the only Republican strongholds in the state with a turnout of less than 40 percent, Loeffler said.

According to information provided by Loeffler, as of Tuesday morning, the average turnout in counties that went for Trump in 2020 is 41.5 percent. The average turnout in counties that went for Biden in 2020 is 38.9 percent. Several Republican stronghold counties are seeing high turnout, including Forsyth with 56.3 percent turnout and Cherokee with 49.6 percent turnout. Meanwhile, Democrat strongholds like Dougherty and Clayton counties have only achieved 28.6 percent and 36.4 percent turnout, respectively.