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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Counties where Black voters make up about 30% to 40% of the electorate saw the biggest drop, with turnout falling by more than 3 percentage points.
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Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Political pundits are busy parsing the results from the Illinois primaries for a sense of where the Democratic electorate stands headed into this fall’s midterms.
—David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
What Happens Next Polling will continue to be tracked as a key measure of where the electorate stands ahead of the 2026 midterms on November 3.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Ducking into an old storefront to take a break from the spectacle of the parade, Barrett told NPR there's a feeling in the electorate that a lot of outside money is coming into influence politics, but not staying in Montana and being invested into things like schools.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Political pundits are busy parsing the results from the Illinois primaries for a sense of where the Democratic electorate stands headed into this fall’s midterms.
—David Daley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
What Happens Next Polling will continue to be tracked as a key measure of where the electorate stands ahead of the 2026 midterms on November 3.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Ducking into an old storefront to take a break from the spectacle of the parade, Barrett told NPR there's a feeling in the electorate that a lot of outside money is coming into influence politics, but not staying in Montana and being invested into things like schools.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Electorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electorate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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