Voting bloc explained
A voting bloc is a group of voters that are strongly motivated by a specific common concern or group of concerns to the point that such specific concerns tend to dominate their voting patterns, causing them to vote together in elections.[1]
Beliefnet identifies 12 main religious blocs in American politics, such as the "Religious Right", whose concerns are dominated by religious and sociocultural issues; and American Jews, who are identified as a "strong Democratic group" with liberal views on economics and social issues.[2] The result is that each of these groups votes en bloc in elections. Bloc voting in the United States is particularly cohesive among Orthodox Jews.[3] [4]
Voting blocs can be defined by a host of other shared characteristics, including region, age, gender, education level, and even music choice.[5] [6] [7] [8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Definition of BLOC. 2 March 2024 .
- Web site: The Twelve Tribes of American Politics.
- Web site: Cuza . Bobby . Orthodox Jewish vote could prove critical in governor's race . Spectrum News NY1 . 2022-11-04 . 2024-07-09.
- Web site: Heilman . Uriel . The Hasidic bloc vote, Bernie and Hillary's Empire State of mind and other NY campaign notes . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 2016-04-12 . 2024-07-09.
- Boone . Catherine . Wahman . Michael . Kyburz . Stephan . Linke . Andrew . Regional cleavages in African politics: Persistent electoral blocs and territorial oppositions . Political Geography . Elsevier BV . 99 . 2022 . 0962-6298 . 10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102741 . 102741.
- Web site: Exit polls show both familiar and new voting blocs sealed Biden’s win . Brookings . William H. . Frey . 2022-03-09 . 2024-07-10.
- Web site: Finn . Emily . Three presidential candidates court key voter blocs . NewsNation . 2024-05-19 . 2024-07-10.
- Web site: Sherman . Carter . The voting bloc that could decide the US election: Swifties . the Guardian . 2024-03-13 . 2024-07-10.
