ATLANTA — AARP released new polling showing voters age 50 and older are poised to play the decisive role in Georgia’s closely watched races for governor and U.S. Senate.
AARP commissioned the bipartisan polling team of Fabrizio Ward (R) and Impact Research (D) to conduct the survey of likely Georgia voters.
Conducted by the bipartisan team, the survey highlights the outsized influence of older voters in one of the nation’s premier battleground states.
In Georgia’s 2026 primary, voters age 50 and older accounted for 68 percent of all ballots cast. AARP’s new survey also found 88% of Georgia voters age 50+ rate themselves a “10” on a 10-point motivation-to-vote scale, compared with 62% of voters under 50, reinforcing that older voters remain highly engaged and are likely to determine the outcome of these competitive races.
“Voters age 50 and older will decide this November’s Georgia races,” said Nancy LeaMond, AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer. “Candidates who speak directly to the issues these voters care about most — including rising prices, protecting Social Security and Medicare, and lowering health care costs — will have the greatest opportunity to earn their support.”
In a tight governor’s race, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms leads Republican Rick Jackson 48 percent to 46 percent.
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