Former President Donald Trump has a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the key battleground state of Georgia, according to a new poll.
A poll conducted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the University of Georgia found Trump's approval rating in the state was 47%, while Harris' approval rating was 43%. However, a significant 8% of respondents said they were still undecided.
The Georgia poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters in the state from October 7th to 16th. The poll touts a margin of error of 3.1%.
Additionally, the poll found that 60% of respondents said the country was moving in the wrong direction, with their biggest issues being inflation/cost of living (19%), economy/employment (17%), and democracy. (17%) identified as immigrants. (14%), abortion (8%).
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Former President Donald Trump holds a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia. (Getty Images)
The poll comes as Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger faces pressure to release the results of a voter roll audit released this summer.
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“It is well documented that millions of illegal immigrants have flooded into our country since 2021, and thousands of them have successfully registered to vote in multiple states. Despite this, Georgia voters are still waiting to see if non-citizens are eligible to vote in our elections,” said former Sen. Kelly Loeffler. He is the president of Greater Georgia, an organization supporting the effort, in a release obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is under pressure to release the results of the voter roll audit.
The comments came more than three months after Raffensperger announced the state was conducting “SAVE audits” of potentially infected noncitizens. registered to voteHe called it “an important step toward maintaining the security and integrity of elections in Georgia.”
“When non-citizens attempt to register to vote, we double-check to ensure that they cannot vote unless they prove they are U.S. citizens,” Raffensberger said in a release at the time, adding that he also warned: Ta. Noncitizens who register to vote in the state face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.
A voter holds up a sticker after voting in the March 12, 2024 primary election in Atlanta, Georgia.
Raffensperger told NewsNation just a few weeks later that the audit was complete and boasted that he could assure the state's residents that “only Americans vote.”
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A spokesperson for the Georgia Secretary of State's office, asked by Fox News Digital for comment, said Raffensperger would hold a press conference on Wednesday to announce the audit results.
Fox News' Michael Lee contributed to this report.
