single-issue voter
One-concern ballot-caster
A single-issue voter is someone who decides how to vote based primarily or entirely on a candidate's position on one particular issue—abortion, gun rights, immigration, climate change.
The term often carries a hint of criticism, implying that such voters ignore a candidate's broader platform or qualifications: He's a single-issue voter who only cares about the Second Amendment.
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- dog whistleHigh-frequency pet caller
- culture warConflict over societal values
- ballotVoting document
- primary electionParty candidate selection vote
polarized · abortion · guns · third rail · litmus test · litmus · partisan · zealot · evangelical · activist · voting bloc · candidate · stance · passionate · uncompromising · lobby · political action committee · campaign
- political peopleactivist, advocate, politician, partisan, conservative
- votersconstituent, nonvoter, voting bloc, voting blocs, constituents
- political supportersactivist, advocate, backer, supporter, volunteer
single-issue voterpragmatist
One favoring practical approaches
swing voter · centrist · moderate · independent voter · undecided voter
single, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, singular, singularity, singularly