nonvoter
noun
non·vot·er
ˌnän-ˈvō-tər 
plural nonvoters
: a person who fails or chooses not to vote or does not have the legal right to vote
A mere 37 percent of the eligible electorate voted in the 1986 Congressional elections, the vast majority of nonvoters arguably casting ballots of no confidence.—
Richard Caplan
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In Atlanta, dislike for President Trump spurs a chronic nonvoter to the polls.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
Michelle Obama blamed nonvoters, not Republicans, for President Trump's election in 2016.
—Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 4 May 2020
Registered voters were considerably more likely than nonvoters to give the federal government’s handling of the crisis a bad review, according to the CNN poll.
—Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2020
To be sure, this dismissal had little in common with the disaffection of nonvoters or partisan disdain.
—Wired, 22 Sep. 2019
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Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2020
Michelle Obama blamed nonvoters, not Republicans, for President Trump's election in 2016.
—Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner, 4 May 2020
Registered voters were considerably more likely than nonvoters to give the federal government’s handling of the crisis a bad review, according to the CNN poll.
—Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2020
To be sure, this dismissal had little in common with the disaffection of nonvoters or partisan disdain.
—Wired, 22 Sep. 2019
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“Nonvoter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvoter. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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