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Georgia Senate Runoff Elections 25 Dec 2020 – 01 Jan 2021 © 2021 AtlasIntel All Rights Reserved Methodology & Sample Profile This study was conducted by AtlasIntel, an independent research & data intelligence firm. Random interviews of Georgia adults were conducted online and via live calls to cellphones and landlines between December 25 2020 and January 1 2021. The sample was post-stratified with propensity scores to match the profile of registered voters on the following variables: gender, region, age group, education, family income, and race. Results are reported for 1680 likely voters. The margin of error for likely voters is +/-2% at the 95% confidence level. Some percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding. More information about AtlasIntel can be obtained by visiting www.atlasintel.org. Gender VotePartisanship in 2016 Presidential(self-reportedElections) Female 50.6% DemocratsHillary Clinton 34.4%44.7% Male 49.4% RepublicansDonald Trump 36.2%43.4% IndependentsOther; doesn’t remember; didn’t vote 29.411.9%% Age Group 18 – 29 15.8% Household income 30 – 44 26.2% Below 50k 38.1%38.0%42.4% 45 – 64 40.7% 50k – 100k 32.5%32.0%30.0% 65+ 17.3% Above 100k 29.5%30.0%27.6% Race Education White 60.9% College degree or higher 34.6%51.8% Black 28.8% All other 65.4%48.2% Hispanic 3.9% Asian 2.9% VoteVote inin 20162020 PresidentialPresidentialElectionsElection DonaldHillary ClintonTrump Other 3.6% 47.0%44.7% JoeDonald Biden Trump 46.0%43.4% Other,; don’tdoesn’trememberremember, didn’t; didn’tvotevote 11.9%7.0% 2 I. Senate Runoff Election 1 Whom will you vote for in the runoff of the United States Senate election in Georgia, to be held on January 5, 2021? Dec-20 David Perdue 47 Jon Ossoff 51 Don’t know 1 Won’t vote 1 Jon Ossoff 51.3 David Perdue 47.0 Won't vote 1.0 Don't know 0.7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1 Whom will you vote for in the runoff of the United States Senate election in Georgia, to be held on January 5, 2021? [Crosstabs] 2 Whom will you vote for in the runoff of the United States Senate special election in Georgia, to be held on January 5, 2021? Dec-20 Kelly Loeffler 47 Raphael Warnock 51 Don’t know 1 Won’t vote 1 Raphael Warnock 51.1 Kelly Loeffler 46.9 Won't vote 1.3 Don't know 0.7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2 Whom will you vote for in the runoff of the United States Senate special election in Georgia, to be held on January 5, 2021? [Crosstabs] 3 If the 2020 Presidential Election was held tomorrow, how would you vote? (regardless of how you voted during the actual election). Dec-20 Donald Trump 47 Joe Biden 49 Other 3 Joe Biden 49.4 Donald Trump 47.4 Other candidate 1.8 Don't know 0.9 Wouldn't vote 0.5 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 3 If the 2020 Presidential Election was held tomorrow, how would you vote? (regardless of how you voted during the actual election). [Crosstabs] II. Image of Political Leaders 4 Do you have a positive or negative image of the following politicians? Barack Obama 52 3 45 Jon Ossoff 49 4 47 Raphael Warnock 49 5 46 Joe Biden 48 6 46 Donald Trump 47 2 51 Mike Pence 47 7 46 Stacey Abrams 47 6 47 Kamala Harris 46 5 49 David Perdue 45 5 50 Kelly Loeffler 43 7 50 Nancy Pelosi 34 10 56 Brad Raffensperger 33 25 42 Hillary Clinton 33 9 58 Brian Kemp 25 17 58 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Positive Don't know Negative III. Election Fraud Allegations 5 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Brian Kemp’s conduct during the 2020 Presidential Election? Dec-20 Approve 37 Disapprove 48 Don't know 15 Approve 37.4 Disapprove 47.8 Don't know 14.8 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 6 Do you approve or disapprove of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s conduct during the 2020 Presidential Election? Dec-20 Approve 52 Disapprove 45 Don't know 3 Approve 41.3 Disapprove 40 Don't know 18.8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 7 Do you think Joe Biden won Georgia in the 2020 Presidential Election due to election fraud? Dec-20 Yes 43 No 50 Don't know 6 Yes 43.2 No 50.4 Don't know 6.3 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 8 In your opinion, will election fraud affect the results of the January 5 2021 runoff for the Georgia Senate elections? Dec-20 Yes 37 No 46 Don't know 17 Yes 36.6 No 46.5 Don't know 17 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 9 Do you support the introduction of voter ID verification for absentee ballots? Dec-20 Yes 68 No 19 Don't know 13 Yes 67.6 No 19 Don't know 13.4 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 AtlasIntel was the best pollster of the 2020 US presidential election, with an average error of 2.01% in the estimated margin of victory in state and national-level polls. 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