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Georgia's political shift – a tale of urban and suburban change

  • Written by Jan Nijman, Distinguished University Professor, Urban Studies Institute and Geosciences Department, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
imageIncumbent Republican US Sen. David Perdue wanted to avoid a runoff.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Over the past 36 years, the state of Georgia has voted for Republican presidential candidates in every cycle except 1992, when voters backed Bill Clinton. In the past 20 years, it voted consistently for Republican governors and for Republicans in the...

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