A second poll released in as many days shows Georgia’s incumbent Republican governor with a slight lead over his Democrat challenger in this year’s gubernatorial race.
A SurveyUSA/11 Alive News poll shows that Governor Brian Kemp (R) leads Democrat Stacey Abrams by a hair, with 45 percent of the vote. Abrams, according to the poll, has 44 percent of the vote.
Seven percent of voters remain undecided.
Nearly 1,000 Georgia voters took the online poll, which was conducted between July 21 and July 24.
“Of the adults, 753 were registered to vote; of the registered voters, 604 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the November general election and were asked the questions which follow,” according to the pollsters. “The pool of adult survey respondents was weighted to U.S. Census targets for gender, age, race, education, and home ownership.”
Kemp is winning among men, while Abrams is winning among women. Abrams tends to draw younger voters in comparison to Kemp.
“Kemp leads by 10 points among men; Abrams leads by 7 among women – a 17-point gender gap. Abrams leads by 8 among voters under age 50; Kemp leads by 11 among voters age 50+,” according to the poll. “White voters back the incumbent Kemp by a 46-point margin, 62% to 21%; Black voters support Abrams by 76 points, 85% to 9%. Abrams holds 92% of Democrats; Kemp holds 87% of Republicans; independents break for Kemp by 20 points, 48% to 28%.”
The Georgia Star News reported this week on an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll among registered voters in the state which also showed Kemp leading.
“The poll, conducted among 902 likely voters between July 14 and July 22, shows Kemp receiving 48 percent of the vote, while Abrams receives 43 percent of the vote. Kemp is dominating among males, 57 percent of whom say they will vote for him,” The Star reported. “Only 33 percent of male respondents say they will vote for Abrams, but she is expected to haul in more than half of the state’s female voters.”
The Republican National Committee (RNC) also says that Republicans are making headway with black voters, who traditionally vote Democrat.
That’s good news, says RNC spokesperson Garrison Douglas.
“Georgia Democrats like Stacey Abrams, Raphael Warnock, and Sanford Bishop have not only taken the votes of black Georgians for granted, but they’ve also actively implemented policies that have negatively impacted the black community more than anyone else,” said RNC Spokesman Garrison Douglas. “Georgia Republicans are committed to reaching out to black voters with a message of opportunity and growth and fostering lasting relationships within the community.”
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Pete D’Abrosca is a reporter at The Georgia Star News and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Brian Kemp” by Brian Kemp. Photo “Stacey Abrams” by Stacey Abrams.
