split ticket
Bipartisan voting choice
A split ticket is a ballot on which a voter chooses candidates from different political parties for different offices, rather than voting for all candidates of a single party.
The practice reflects independent voting behavior and can produce divided government when, for example, a voter supports one party's presidential candidate but the other party's congressional candidate.
She voted a split ticket, choosing the Republican for governor but Democrats for the state legislature.
The opposite is a straight ticket.
Voting document
- swing voterPersuadable electorate member
- divided loyaltyAllegiance to opposing sides
- electorateEligible voting body
- midtermsExams at semester's center
general election · primary · candidates · incumbent · challenger · down-ballot · undervote · precinct
Involving multiple political sides
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- independent voterUnaffiliated political participant
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- centristOne favoring middle positions
swing district · purple state · coalition · compromise · divided government · political independence · crossover appeal · fence-sitter
Noncommittal maneuvering
- risk managementIdentifying and minimizing threats
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- tactical votingVoting to block, not support
ballot
Voting document
- swing voterPersuadable electorate member
- divided loyaltyAllegiance to opposing sides
- electorateEligible voting body
midterms · general election · primary · candidates · incumbent · challenger · down-ballot · undervote · precinct · polling station
cross-party
Involving multiple political sides
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- independent voterUnaffiliated political participant
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
centrist · swing district · purple state · coalition · compromise · divided government · political independence · crossover appeal · fence-sitter · undecided voter
hedging
Noncommittal maneuvering
- risk managementIdentifying and minimizing threats
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
- party politicspolitical party, party, parties, party member, party system
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- ballotsabsentee ballot, blank ballot, early ballot, invalid ballot, mail ballot
- election resultsvictory, defeat, winner, loser, win
- Flight Connectionslayover, stopover, hub, transit, transfer