Don't trust the polls; Election 2020 Georgia edition

 

Map source:  Pinterest (orange boxes added)

In the weeks leading up to the 2020 elections, most Georgia presidential polls picked Trump to win.  He ended up with a 1 percentage point advantage in the overall polling average.

Source:  Real Clear Politics

Meanwhile, some major demographic changes in the Atlanta metro area's two most populous counties:  Gwinnett and Cobb.

Source:  World Population Review

Hillary Clinton flipped both counties for the Democrats in 2016, and Biden extended the Democrats' margin of victory in 2020.

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