The bar graph shows Atlanta's population in recent decades. Population of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 1960-2000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
Popilion
2,000

1,000,000
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
The trend of the graph suggests that in the future Atlanta's political leaders will have
more importance because Atlanta has more voters than the rest of the state.
continued importance because Atlanta's population is still growing,
some importance even though Atlantans do not vote in large numbers.
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