A look at registered voters in Georgia as Senate runoffs begin

Plus, 57% of Americans changed their Thanksgiving plans this year due to COVID-19 December 26, 2020 Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ Black, Latino and Asian Americans have been key to Georgia’s registered voter growth since 2016 Early voting is underway in Georgia’s Jan. 5 runoff election for two U.S. Senate seats, races that will determine whether both chambers of Congress are led by Democrats during the first years of the new administration. The number of Black registered voters in Georgia increased by about 130,000 between October 2016 and October 2020, the largest increase among all major racial and ethnic groups. There has also been rapid growth among Latino and Asian registered voters, though both groups make up relatively small shares of the state’s voter rolls. Black eligible voters have accounted for nearly half of Georgia electorate’s growth since 2000 As CDC warned against holiday travel, 57% of Americans say they changed Thanksgiving plans due to COVID-19 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cautioned Americans to avoid holiday travel this year because of the COVID-19 outbreak. A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while 24% changed their plans “some,” according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Democrats are far more likely than Republicans (70% vs. 44%) to say they changed their Thanksgiving plans due to the virus. Explore the data in our interactive tool See all our COVID-19 research 20 striking findings from 2020 Every year, Pew Research Center publishes a list of striking research findings from our studies over the past 12 months. As 2020 draws to a close, here are some of the findings that stood out, covering the coronavirus pandemic, race-related tensions, the presidential election and other important developments from a year unlike any other. From our research 90% The share of Americans who said they celebrate Christmas, according to our 2017 survey. Support Pew Research Center In times of uncertainty, good decisions demand good data. Please support Pew Research Center with a contribution on the Center's behalf to our parent organization, The Pew Charitable Trusts. DONATE Newsletter preferences View in browser Unsubscribe Facebook Twitter Instagram Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank. As a neutral source of data and analysis, Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. © 2020 Pew Research Center