Republicans have taken another step toward dismantling the Atlanta-area engine that turned Georgia blue, powering President Joe Biden to victory in 2020 and flipping control of the Senate to Democrats
GOP Gov. Brian Kemp leaves his campaign office after an interview on July 7 in Atlanta. Republicans in Georgia are currently working toward dismantling the Atlanta-area engine that turned the state blue. | John Bazemore/AP PhotoFirst came passage of one of the nation’s most restrictive voting bills. Then came efforts to overhaul the number of elected offices in one of Georgia’s largest counties.
The changes stand to roll back many of the recent Democratic Party’s gains or dilute Democratic power. And with a high-stakes Senate race, a governor’s race and several competitive House races in 2022, they could have implications that reach well beyond Georgia’s borders. Sweeping demographic changes and historic Black turnout in Metro Atlanta’s four largest counties — Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb and DeKalb — have sent shockwaves through Georgia politics in recent years, flipping two House seats to Democrats in the last two election cycles, sending Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the Senate in January and making Biden the first Democratic presidential nominee in a quarter-century to win the state.
People of color are on track to become a majority of the population soon in Gwinnett, one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. Like Cobb County, it’s moved leftward as it’s become more diverse. Last year, Democrats flipped a majority of Gwinnett County offices, capturing control of the county commission and school board while winning the county sheriff and district attorney offices. All of the leadership posts in those offices and boards are now occupied by Black politicians.
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