undercounts
Misses some numbers
Undercounts are counts that fall short of actual numbers, typically referring to census or survey data that miss segments of a population: The census undercounts historically exclude homeless and transient populations.
The verb undercount means to count fewer than actually exist: Officials admitted they undercounted ballots in three precincts.
All inhabitants combined
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- headcountTotal of individuals present
- enumerationSequential listing of items
- householdsCohabitating domestic units
homeless · undocumented · minorities · immigrants · rural · urban · apportionment · redistricting
Judging below actual value
- underreportingStating fewer than actual
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
gap · discrepancy · inaccuracy · error · omission · miscalculation · deviation · variance
Formal accounts examination
- stocktakeCounting stored goods
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
missing · reconciliation · ledger · bookkeeping · accounting · tally · variance · write-off
Tactics discouraging ballot access
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- voter ID lawsElection identification requirements
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
provisional ballots · rejected ballots · voting irregularities · turnout · absentee ballots · mail-in voting · spoiled ballots · electoral integrity
population
All inhabitants combined
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- headcountTotal of individuals present
- enumerationSequential listing of items
households · homeless · undocumented · minorities · immigrants · rural · urban · apportionment · redistricting · federal funding
underestimation
Judging below actual value
- underreportingStating fewer than actual
- understatementIntentional diminishment for effect
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
deficit · gap · discrepancy · inaccuracy · error · omission · miscalculation · deviation · variance · anomaly
audit
Formal accounts examination
- stocktakeCounting stored goods
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- shrinkageDecrease in size
shortage · missing · reconciliation · ledger · bookkeeping · accounting · tally · variance · write-off · loss prevention
voter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- voter ID lawsElection identification requirements
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
gerrymandering · provisional ballots · rejected ballots · voting irregularities · turnout · absentee ballots · mail-in voting · spoiled ballots · electoral integrity · voting rights
undercountsovercounts
Tallies more than actual
overestimates · inflates · overreports · overstates · exaggerates