vote counts

Ballots added up

Vote counts are the tallied numbers of votes cast in an election or poll.

The phrase appears constantly during elections as results come in: The vote counts from rural precincts arrived late.

Vote counts can also refer to the process of counting: The vote counts continued through the night.

When used as a sentence—vote counts—it asserts that voting matters.

Related

results · too close to call · majority · turnout · electoral · precinct · swing · swing state · margin · tabulation · landslide · absentee · booth · democracy · fraud · certified · disputed · winner

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Opposites
electoral process stage

vote countscampaign

Organized effort toward goal

campaigning · electioneering · canvassing · voter outreach · campaign rallies

quantification vs. suppression

vote countsvoter suppression

Tactics discouraging ballot access

disenfranchisement · electoral fraud · vote rigging · election fraud · coup

democratic vs. non-democratic selection

vote countsappointment

Scheduled time for something

coronation · coup · hereditary succession · seizure of power · one-party rule

Family

vote, counts, votes, voted, voter, voters, voting, votive, votary

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G