A swing vote is a vote that is seen as potentially going to any of a number of candidates in an election, or, in a two-party system, may go to either of the two dominant political parties. Such votes are usually sought after in elections, since they can play a big role in determining the outcome.
A swing voter or floating voter is a voter who may not be affiliated with a particular political party (Independent) or who will vote across party lines. In American politics, many centrists, liberalRepublicans and conservativeDemocrats are considered "swing voters" since their voting patterns cannot be predicted with certainty.
While the swing voter is ostensibly the target of most political activity during elections, in countries without compulsory voting the political parties know that the shift from one party to another is dependent only to a limited extent on swing voters. Another, arguably larger factor is the success of one party in comparison to another in getting out its core support. In a two-party system, those who become disillusioned with their favored party are more likely to vote third-party or abstain than cross over.
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The poll conducted last month found Spanberger ahead of Earle-Sears 47% to 44% among registered Virginia voters, with 9% undecided ... Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues.
In 2021, Parker-Mims was elected chair of the Denton CountyDemocratic Party, which rose to number one among the state's seven largest counties for Democratic voter turnout in both 2022 and 2024.
... (voters) here choose to support policies that contribute to our really good elections.” ... Colorado voters undecided in early poll of governor’s race for 2026 Democratic primaryElection..
The Carter campaign decided that instead of hosting events, Carter would walk the streets and meet voters ...Rosalyn often gave undecided voters the family’s home phone number in Plains, Georgia.
In a poll of ColoradoDemocratic primary voters conducted last month, 8% said they would support Weiser if the primary election were held then. While 37% said they were undecided in the poll by Magellan Strategies, 20% said they would vote for U.S.
“Most of those who supported the party in 2021 now say they would not repeat their vote, with 12% of 2021 Liberal voters either undecided or not planning to vote, and 16% and 20% currently supporting the CPC and NDP, respectively,” reads the poll.
Judging from the election results, about half of America's voters disagreed ... voters' dissatisfaction with the economy ... When I sat in on focus groups of undecided voters last fall, a pattern became clear.
... showed Weiser in last in terms of support by likely primary voters, behind Neguse, Griswold and Salazar, though the highest share of respondents — 37% — said they were undecided.
... showed Weiser in last in terms of support by likely primary voters, behind Neguse, Griswold and Salazar, though the highest share of respondents — 37% — said they were undecided.
As the campaigning processes across the nation hit their peak, many hopefuls looked for that last chance to turn undecided voters, urging those debating whether and for whom to cast a vote to get out there to their polling stations.
Judging from the election results, about half of America’s voters disagreed ... voters’ dissatisfaction with the economy ... When I sat in on focus groups of undecided voters last fall, a pattern became clear.
He wrote. ... Yet, because I’d defended Trump’s ability to connect with voters in a way Democrats hadn’t, I was somehow on the wrong side of the truth, perhaps even on the side of evil ...Vance addressed this issue, telling undecided voters ... Senate run.
Two of the Washington Post’s political correspondents are headed to The Atlantic... No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None,” he wrote in an op-ed for the Washington Post ... 3 ... NBC ... 3 ... ....
voters’ dissatisfaction with the economy ...Exit polls found that 45% of voters said they still felt worse off than they had during Trump’s first term ... When I sat in on focus groups of undecided voters last fall, a pattern became clear.
Daily Press
10 Jan 2025
Daily Press
10 Jan 2025