split vote
Non-unanimous decision outcome
A split vote occurs when voters or voting members divide their support rather than uniting behind one choice.
In elections, it describes casting votes for candidates from different parties on the same ballot: She split her vote between Democrats and Republicans.
In committees or juries, a split vote means members failed to reach unanimous agreement: The jury returned with a split vote.
The term often appears when analyzing how divided votes affect outcomes—a split vote among progressive candidates may hand victory to a conservative.
- dividedSeparated into portions
- down the middleAlong the midpoint
- party lineOfficial political position
- tiebreakerContest deciding drawn competitors
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
ballot · partisan · faction · swing · swing state · majority · minority · dissent · gridlock · caucus · roll call · delegate · recount · contested · nail biter · close call · hung · hung jury
- votesballot, yea, nay, aye, tally
- tiestie, necktie, bow tie, bow ties, bowtie
- legislative votesyea, nay, aye, ayes, nays
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- Progressive EraTheodore Roosevelt, progressivism, Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, trust busting
split voteunanimous vote
Decision with zero opposition
unanimous decision · consensus · unanimous consent · unanimity · unanimous verdict
split votelandslide
Mass of earth falling
landslide victory · decisive victory · supermajority · blowout · mandate
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