voting bloc
Unified electoral group
A voting bloc is a group of voters who share a common interest, identity, or political position and tend to vote together as a unified force.
Blocs may form around demographics (the Black vote, the youth vote), geography (swing states), or ideology (the progressive bloc).
Politicians court voting blocs with targeted appeals, and analysts track how blocs shift between elections.
The farm bloc has historically supported candidates who promise agricultural subsidies.
Party selection meeting
- allianceFormal union of parties
- factionGroup within group
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
- confederationAutonomous entities united loosely
consortium · partnership · league · entente · axis · syndicate · combine · association
Eligible voting body
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
suffrage · ballot · franchise · referendum · plebiscite · redistricting · primaries · swing state
Advocating to decision-makers
- cloutInformal power or punch
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- swayRock back and forth
- pressureForce upon contact
advocacy · persuasion · campaigning · power · mobilization · endorsement · turnout · swing
Tendency to bind together
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- like-mindednessShared beliefs or values
- unanimityComplete group agreement
allegiance · loyalty · partisanship · affiliation · alignment · polarization · identity · collective
caucus
Party selection meeting
- allianceFormal union of parties
- factionGroup within group
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
confederation · consortium · partnership · league · entente · axis · syndicate · combine · association · network
electorate
Eligible voting body
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
gerrymandering · suffrage · ballot · franchise · referendum · plebiscite · redistricting · primaries · swing state · battleground
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
pressure · advocacy · persuasion · campaigning · power · mobilization · endorsement · turnout · swing · kingmaker
cohesion
Tendency to bind together
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- like-mindednessShared beliefs or values
unanimity · allegiance · loyalty · partisanship · affiliation · alignment · polarization · identity · collective · grassroots
- democracyelection, elections, ballot, ballots, candidate
- alliancesalliance, allies, ally, coalition, NATO alliance
- Eurovisiongrand final, semifinal, semi-final, televote, points
- party politicspolitical party, party, parties, party member, party system
- Politician'scampaign, election, seat, term, office
- votersconstituent, nonvoter, constituents, electors, turnout
voting blocindependent voter
Unaffiliated political participant
swing voter · undecided voter · free agent · unaffiliated voter · floating voter
voting blocswing voter
Persuadable electorate member
undecided voter · floating voter · independent · centrist · moderate
vote, voting, voter, votes, voted, voters, bloc, voting rights, voting age