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In Georgia, women turn out to vote in force on Election Day. Why that matters.

In a campaign marked by high interest – and anxiety – millions of Americans cast their ballots before Election Day. And a majority of those early voters, at least in states that track by gender, were women.

In the states that report gender data for votes cast, 54% of early votes have been by women versus 44% by men. That may be good news for the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, who fares far better in polls among women than among men.

In Georgia, one of seven key battlegrounds in this election, women accounted for 55% of the massive early vote, to 45% for men, according to the Georgia secretary of state’s office. Some political experts see that edge as an indicator of strength for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, whose support runs much stronger with women than men in general.

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