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 In the 21st century, many conservative Democrats, including former U.S. Senator and governor [[Zell Miller]], decided to support Republicans. The state's then-socially conservative bent resulted in wide support for measures such as restrictions on abortion. In 2004, a state constitutional amendment banning [[same-sex marriage]]s was approved by 76% of voters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Georgia_Constitutional_Amendment_1_%282004%29 |title=Georgia Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (2004) |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=May 22, 2010 |archive-date=September 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100930081048/http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Georgia_Constitutional_Amendment_1_(2004) |url-status=live }}</ref> However, after the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in ''[[Obergefell v. Hodges]]'', all Georgia counties came into full compliance, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples to marry in the state.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Greg | last=Bluestein | title=Top Georgia court official: Judges are following the law on gay marriages | url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/06/29/top-georgia-court-official-judges-are-following-the-law-on-gay-marriages/ | publisher=Atlanta Constitution-Journal | location=Atlanta, Georgia | date=June 29, 2015 | access-date=September 25, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903081750/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/06/29/top-georgia-court-official-judges-are-following-the-law-on-gay-marriages/ | archive-date=September 3, 2017 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all}}</ref>
-In [[United States presidential election|presidential elections]], Georgia voted solely Democratic in every election from [[1900 United States presidential election|1900]] to [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]. In [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]], it was one of only a handful of states to vote for Republican [[Barry Goldwater]] over Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]. In [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], it did not vote for either of the two parties, but rather the [[American Independent Party]] and its nominee, [[Alabama]] Governor [[George Wallace]]. In [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], the state returned to Republicans as part of a landslide victory for [[Richard Nixon]]. In [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]] and [[1980 United States presidential election|1980]], it voted for Democrat and former Georgia governor [[Jimmy Carter]]. The state returned to Republicans in [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]] and [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]], before going Democratic once again in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]. For every election between that year and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], Georgia voted heavily Republican, in line with many of its neighbors in the [[Deep South]]. In [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], it voted Democratic for the first time in 28 years, aiding [[Joe Biden]] in his defeat of incumbent Republican [[Donald Trump]].
+In [[United States presidential election|presidential elections]], Georgia voted solely Democratic in every election from [[1900 United States presidential election|1900]] to [[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]. In [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]], it was one of only a handful of states to vote for Republican [[Barry Goldwater]] over Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson. In [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], it did not vote for either of the two parties, but rather the [[American Independent Party]] and its nominee, [[Alabama]] Governor [[George Wallace]]. In [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], the state returned to Republicans as part of a landslide victory for [[Richard Nixon]]. In [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]] and [[1980 United States presidential election|1980]], it voted for Democrat and former Georgia governor [[Jimmy Carter]]. The state returned to Republicans in [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]] and [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]], before going Democratic once again in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]. For every election between that year and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], Georgia voted heavily Republican, in line with many of its neighbors in the [[Deep South]]. In [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], it voted Democratic for the first time in 28 years, aiding [[Joe Biden]] in his defeat of incumbent Republican [[Donald Trump]].
 Prior to 2020, Republicans in state, federal and congressional races had seen decreasing margins of victory, and many election forecasts had ranked Georgia as a "toss-up" state, or with Biden as a very narrow favorite.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/georgia-demographic-shift-vote-democrat-republican-1.5794314|title=Georgia was reliably red. Young, Black voters helped turn it blue|publisher=CBC News|first=Mark|last=Gollom|date=November 8, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216111112/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/georgia-demographic-shift-vote-democrat-republican-1.5794314|url-status=live}}</ref> Concurrent with the 2020 presidential election were two elections for both of Georgia's United States Senate seats (one of which being a special election due to the resignation of Senator [[Johnny Isakson]], and the other being regularly scheduled). After no candidate in either race received a majority of the vote, both went to January 5, 2021, run-offs, which Democrats [[Jon Ossoff]] and [[Raphael Warnock]] won. Ossoff is the state's first Jewish senator, and Warnock is the state's first Black senator. Biden's, Ossoff's, and Warnock's wins were attributed to the rapid [[Historical racial and ethnic demographics of the United States|diversification]] of the suburbs of Atlanta<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Emma |title=How Georgia Flipped Blue for Biden |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/11/biden-win-georgia-democrats-senate-runoff/617001/ |access-date=March 7, 2021 |work=The Atlantic |date=November 13, 2020 |archive-date=March 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306113544/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/11/biden-win-georgia-democrats-senate-runoff/617001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and increased turnout of younger African American voters, particularly around the suburbs of Atlanta and in [[Savannah, Georgia]].<ref name="stacey1">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/georgia-senate-runoff-black-voters-stacey-abrams|title=How Black voters lifted Georgia Democrats to Senate runoff victories|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 7, 2021|date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107112639/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/georgia-senate-runoff-black-voters-stacey-abrams|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="progressive">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/02/raphael-warnock-might-be-too-radical-georgia-senate/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=January 7, 2021|date=December 2, 2020|title=Raphael Warnock might really be too radical for Georgia|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107010002/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/02/raphael-warnock-might-be-too-radical-georgia-senate/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="progressive2">{{cite web|url=https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/01/06/last-night-in-georgia-black-americans-saved-democracy/|title=Last night in Georgia, Black Americans saved democracy|access-date=January 7, 2021|date=January 6, 2021|publisher=The Brookings Institution|quote=Both candidates ran on progressive agendas|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106224618/https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2021/01/06/last-night-in-georgia-black-americans-saved-democracy/|url-status=live}}</ref>