As the days count down to one of the most heated presidential elections

in U.S. history, the number of people registered to vote in Peachtree City

has topped the 20,000 mark for the first time.

According to information posted on the Internet by Georgia Secretary of

State Cathy Cox, a total of 20,161 Peachtree Citians were registered to vote

as of Oct. 2.

It was not certain how many of those are still eligible to vote in the upcoming

election, however, because some names of people who might have moved within

the past couple of years might not have been purged from the voter rolls.

But if the figure is accurate, it would mean that virtually every man and

woman of the voting age of 18 who lives in the city is registered to vote.

Peachtree City's population is estimated around 34,000, with roughly

a third of those believed to be under age 18.

The number of registered voters places Peachtree City 12th among Georgia

cities, even though in total population the city is 16th in the state.

Peachtree City has more voters than larger towns like Valdosta, East Point,

Alpharetta and Rome.

Mirroring the state and nation, the majority of Peachtree City's registered

voters are women.

Of the total, 17,845 voters or 88.5 percent are white, while 1,173 or 5.8

percent are black. An almost equal number of voters are Asian or Hispanic,

representing 1,143 or 5.7 percent of the total.

Fayette County as a whole has set a record for the number of registered

voters this year as well. As of Oct. 7, the last time Cox posted totals on

her Website, Fayette County had 59,714 registered voters.

Countywide, whites make up 81 percent of Fayette voters, while blacks represent

13.6 percent. Asian and Hispanic voters make up the remaining 5.2 percent.

Fayetteville had 7,475 voters as of Oct. 2, and Tyrone reported 3,037. Brooks

had 311, and Woolsey had 99.

The full report can be found at www.sos.state.ga.us .