electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət 
1
: the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
2
: a body of people entitled to vote
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The polling also shows that these shifts have been unusually big among certain segments of the electorate.
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Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
In the growing purple state of North Carolina, the percentage of African Americans registering as unaffiliated grew from nearly 13% of the electorate in 2013 to nearly 22% in 2023.
—Boyd K. Rutherford, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
The data shows that voters without a college degree, who made up 57 percent of the electorate, favored Trump, with 56 percent casting their vote for him.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
In four of the last five presidential elections (and five of the past seven), the electorate has not only turned out the party in power but exchanged the sitting president for someone almost totally opposite from his predecessor.
—Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
In the growing purple state of North Carolina, the percentage of African Americans registering as unaffiliated grew from nearly 13% of the electorate in 2013 to nearly 22% in 2023.
—Boyd K. Rutherford, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
The data shows that voters without a college degree, who made up 57 percent of the electorate, favored Trump, with 56 percent casting their vote for him.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
In four of the last five presidential elections (and five of the past seven), the electorate has not only turned out the party in power but exchanged the sitting president for someone almost totally opposite from his predecessor.
—Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət
: a body of people entitled to vote
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