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Georgia Scorecard

2014 U.S. Midterm Elections

This scorecard shows how Georgia residents rate their state's leadership, economy, political landscape, and social climate as well as how they view the nation's leadership and economy. Georgia residents' responses on 14 key metrics are compared with national averages. Understand how we calculated the 14 key metrics.

POLITICS Georgia National Average

Partisanship

% Republican/Lean Republican 42 39
% Democratic/Lean Democratic 40 43

Ideology

% Conservative 39 36
% Moderate 36 36
% Liberal 20 23

Presidential Job Approval

% Approve 42 43

Trust in Your State's Government

% Great deal/Fair amount 63 58^
Economics Georgia National Average

Confidence in the U.S. Economy

Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) -18 -16

Confidence in Your State's Economy

Economic Confidence Index (-100 to 100) 21 23^

Good Time to Get a Job in City or Area

% Good time 35 40^

State Taxes Not Too High

% Not too high 45 47^

Payroll to Population Rate

% of Population Employed Full Time by an Employer 43 43
Satisfaction Georgia National Average

Best State to Live in

% Best/One of the best 41 46^

Would Like to Remain in State

% Remain 61 65^

Satisfied With City or Area

% Satisfied 82 83^
Culture Georgia National Average

Religiosity

% Very religious 49 41

City or Area Is Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities

% Good place 82 83^

National averages: Average for the total U.S. population. The national average measures are from Gallup Daily tracking conducted January-June 2014, with sample sizes ranging from 230 in the least populous states to 8,500 in the most populous states. There are at least 500 respondents in 41 states.

^50-state averages: Overall average of the 50 individual state averages. The 50-state average measures are from a 50-state Gallup poll conducted June-December 2013 with at least 600 residents in each state.

Use Gallup Analytics to explore state political, economic, and well-being data collected since 2008.


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