electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət 
1
: the territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of a German elector
2
: a body of people entitled to vote
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The 2026 midterm elections are on the horizon, and politicians from both sides of the aisle are looking for clues on what way the electorate is swaying.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Knight said the partisan divide among those polled mirrored the party-affiliation split in the electorate.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Interest rates still feel high to an electorate accustomed to the historically low levels of the 2010s.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
This method also rarely elects a weak or fringe candidate and typically elects a candidate near the electorate’s ideological center.
—Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Knight said the partisan divide among those polled mirrored the party-affiliation split in the electorate.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Interest rates still feel high to an electorate accustomed to the historically low levels of the 2010s.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
This method also rarely elects a weak or fringe candidate and typically elects a candidate near the electorate’s ideological center.
—Andy Schultz, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Electorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electorate. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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electorate
noun
elec·tor·ate
i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət
: a body of people entitled to vote
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