swing voter
Uncommitted ballot caster
A swing voter is someone who doesn't reliably support one political party and might vote for either side depending on the candidates or issues.
Swing voters are heavily courted during elections because their votes are up for grabs: The campaign focused on swing voters in suburban districts.
Also called an independent or undecided voter.
Not having chosen
- persuadableAble to be convinced
- battlegroundLocation of armed combat
- independentFree from external control
- floatingStaying atop liquid
fence-sitter · bellwether · pivotal · nonpartisan · unaffiliated · movable · gettable · crucial
Unable to make choices
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- open-mindedReceptive to different ideas
conflicted · torn · undecided · flexible · persuadable · disengaged · skeptical · disillusioned
Midwestern state, major river
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- MichiganNorthern Great Lakes state
- WisconsinMidwestern dairy state
Arizona · Georgia · Nevada · North Carolina · New Hampshire · Iowa · Virginia · Colorado
Convincing through reasoning
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- microtargetingTailored messaging to specific segments
advertising · outreach · messaging · focus groups · mailers · phone banking · door-knocking · town halls
undecided
Not having chosen
- persuadableAble to be convinced
- battlegroundLocation of armed combat
- independentFree from external control
floating · fence-sitter · bellwether · pivotal · nonpartisan · unaffiliated · movable · gettable · crucial · decisive
indecisive
Unable to make choices
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
open-minded · conflicted · torn · undecided · flexible · persuadable · disengaged · skeptical · disillusioned · apathetic
Ohio
Midwestern state, major river
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- MichiganNorthern Great Lakes state
Wisconsin · Arizona · Georgia · Nevada · North Carolina · New Hampshire · Iowa · Virginia · Colorado · Minnesota
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
microtargeting · advertising · outreach · messaging · focus groups · mailers · phone banking · door-knocking · town halls · rallies
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- election participantscandidate, elector, poll worker, delegate, nominee
- surveyspoll, polls, survey, surveys, questionnaire
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
- campaign jargonstump speech, talking points, sound bites, soundbite, soundbites
- political jargonfilibuster, gerrymandering, caucus, pork barrel, lame duck
swing voterparty loyalist
Devoted faction member
base voter · party faithful · partisan · true believer · ideologue
swing, vote, swinging, voting, voter, swung, swings, swinger, swingers