Over 1.5 million Georgians cast ballots Tuesday in an election anchored by two Public Service Commission seats and hundreds of municipal contests across the state.

Why It Matters: The 21.7% turnout for an off-year election reveals what motivates Georgians to vote when the marquee races aren’t on the ballot. That figure represents roughly one in five of the state’s 7.2 million active registered voters—a number that varied wildly depending on where you lived and what was on your ballot.

What’s Happening: Metro Atlanta dominated participation. Fulton County had 31% turnout. Suburban and exurban counties posted similar numbers, driven by local school board races, city council contests, and a pair of statewide Public Service Commission seats that became a referendum on Georgia Power’s rate

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