electorate

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In politics it is particularly important to demonstrate publicly as a group when the electorate feels their representatives aren’t listening to them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Natcen came up with six categories of Welsh voter, with the aim of representing a broad spread of opinions and beliefs across the electorate.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Without the runoff rematch between Herrera and Gonzales, we won’t learn whether there are limits to how much internet edginess an electorate can handle.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026

Texas has never elected a Black senator and has sent a woman to the chamber only once, a history that still shapes strategic calculations even as the electorate grows younger and more diverse.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Assume that one-third of the electorate prefers Dukakis to Gore to Jackson, that another one-third prefers Gore to Jackson to Dukakis, and that the last one-third prefers Jackson to Dukakis to Gore.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos