Georgia 2018 ballot measures
As of March 31, 2017, one statewide ballot measure was certified to appear on the Georgia ballot in 2018.
Historical facts
- A total of 74 measures appeared on statewide ballots in Georgia from 1996 to 2016.
- From 1996 through 2016, the number of measures on statewide ballots during even-numbered years ranged from two to 12.
- From 1996 through 2016, an average of seven measures appeared on the ballot in Georgia during even-numbered election years.
- Between 1996 and 2016, about 82.4 percent (61 of 74) of the total number of measures that appeared on statewide ballots during even-numbered years were approved, and about 17.6 percent (13 of 74) were defeated.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Distribution of Sales Tax Revenue from School District Referendums Amendment | Education | Allows a school district or multiple districts with a majority of students within a county to call for a sales tax referendum |
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRCA | Crime Victim Rights Amendment | Law Enforcement | Adds rights of crime victims to state constitution | 
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| LRCA | Election of Local School Superintendents and Boards of Education Amendment | Education | Provides for election of school superintendents by voters and school boards of education by grand juries |
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| LRCA | Forest Land Conservation and Timberland Properties Amendment | Natural Resources | Revises method for determining market value of forest land and creates a timberland property class |
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State profile
This excerpt is reprinted here with the permission of the 2016 edition of the Almanac of American Politics and is up to date as of the publication date of that edition. All text is reproduced verbatim, though links have been added by Ballotpedia staff. To read the full chapter on Georgia, click here.
Until recently, Georgia has not been one of the nation’s most prominent states. It was the last of the 13 colonies to be founded, by British Gen. James Oglethorpe in 1733, as an “asylum of the unfortunate,” reserved for debtors and other outcasts from England. Oglethorpe, a humanitarian, forbade slavery, but the settlers rebelled and repealed his ban in 1750. In 1790, the first census showed Georgia with the smallest population of any of the original 13 states except tiny Delaware and Rhode Island. It was only the fifth largest slave state when the Civil War began. Early in the 20th century, Georgia was still largely agrarian and sparsely populated. Then, beginning in the 1970s, the state shared in the growth explosion taking place in the South. By 2000, it was ranked in the top 10 most populous states, and by 2012, it was the eighth largest state. This is the result mainly of the stunning growth in metro Atlanta, which spreads out over the red clay hills of 29 of Georgia’s 159 counties and which grew from 3.1 million people in 1990 to 4.2 million in 2000 and 5.3 million in 2010. Growth slowed in the 2007-09 recession, and foreclosures became ... (read more)
| Demographic data for Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 9,907,756 | 314,107,084 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 57,513 | 3,531,905 |
| Gender | ||
| Female: | 51.2% | 50.8% |
| Race and ethnicity | ||
| White: | 55% | 62.8% |
| Black/African American: | 30.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 3.5% | 5% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 9.1% | 16.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 85% | 86.3% |
| College graduation rate: | 28.3% | 29.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,342 | $53,482 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 18.5% | 14.8% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2014) | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Georgia
Georgia voted Republican in all five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.
More Georgia coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Georgia
- United States congressional delegations from Georgia
- Public policy in Georgia
- Influencers in Georgia
- Verbatim Georgia fact checks
- More...
See also
- 2018 ballot measures
- List of Georgia ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Georgia
- Campaign finance requirements for Georgia ballot measures
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