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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Virginia’s off-year gubernatorial race is a key bellwether for the mood of the electorate ahead of the key midterms next year.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
America must be a democracy where free and fair elections are cherished and a representative electorate is valued.
—Tom Lopach, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District backed Joe Biden by 7 points in 2020 and Kamala Harris by a mere 3 in 2024, earning a Cook Partisan Voter Index of D+2 — hardly an insurmountable blue tilt, especially with independents making up 40% of the electorate in New Hampshire.
—Kristin Tate, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Eleven are elected by people living in geographic districts, and two are elected by the entire city’s electorate to represent all of Denver.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
America must be a democracy where free and fair elections are cherished and a representative electorate is valued.
—Tom Lopach, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District backed Joe Biden by 7 points in 2020 and Kamala Harris by a mere 3 in 2024, earning a Cook Partisan Voter Index of D+2 — hardly an insurmountable blue tilt, especially with independents making up 40% of the electorate in New Hampshire.
—Kristin Tate, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Eleven are elected by people living in geographic districts, and two are elected by the entire city’s electorate to represent all of Denver.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Electorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electorate. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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