undecided voter
Still weighing candidates
An undecided voter hasn't settled on a candidate in an upcoming election.
The term appears constantly in political coverage, where undecided voters are treated as the crucial swing group both campaigns must win: Pollsters are focused on undecided voters in battleground states.
Some remain genuinely torn; others may be disengaged or reluctant to reveal their preference.
- ballotVoting document
- swing stateElectorally competitive region
- battleground stateElectorally contested region
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- cognitive dissonanceDiscomfort from contradictory beliefs
debate · heuristics · polling station · advertisement · peer pressure · information overload · cost-benefit analysis · persuadable · media influence · risk aversion · hesitation · canvassing · door knocking · yard sign · social norms · demographic trends · campaign trail · pen
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising
- election participantscandidate, elector, poll worker, delegate, nominee
- surveyspoll, polls, survey, surveys, questionnaire
- pollingpoll, polling, pollster, opinion poll, exit poll
- votersconstituent, nonvoter, constituents, electors, turnout
- fence sittersfence sitter, waverer, hesitator, ditherer, waffler
undecided voterpartisan
Biased toward one side
party loyalist · party faithful · true believer · base voter · ideologue
undecided voterpolitical activist
One seeking governmental change
zealot · hardliner · crusader · firebrand · culture warrior
undecided, voter, decide, decided, decision, decisive, indecisive, decidedly, indecision