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A '''voting bloc''' is a group of [[voting|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 [[election]]s.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloc</ref> For example, [[Beliefnet]] identifies 12 main religious blocs in [[American politics]], such as the "Religious Right", whose concerns are dominated by [[Religion and politics in the United States |religious]] and sociocultural issues; and Jews, who are identified as a "strong Democratic group" with liberal views on economics and social issues.<ref>http://www.beliefnet.com/News/Politics/2004/10/The-Twelve-Tribes-Of-American-Politics.aspx</ref> The result is that each of these groups votes [[wikt:en bloc|en bloc]] in elections. |
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{{Distinguish|Block voting}}{{For|the formalization of the same concept in [[social choice theory]]|solid coalition}}{{Globalise|United States|date=June 2023}} |
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A '''voting bloc''' is a group of [[voting|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 [[election]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloc|title = Definition of BLOC| date=2 March 2024 }}</ref> |
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[[Beliefnet]] identifies 12 main religious blocs in [[American politics]], such as the "[[Religious Right in the United States|Religious Right]]", whose concerns are dominated by [[Religion and politics in the United States |religious and sociocultural issues]]; and [[American Jews]], who are identified as a "strong Democratic group" with [[Modern liberalism in the United States|liberal]] views on economics and social issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beliefnet.com/News/Politics/2004/10/The-Twelve-Tribes-Of-American-Politics.aspx|title=The Twelve Tribes of American Politics}}</ref> The result is that each of these groups votes ''[[:wikt:en bloc|en bloc]]'' in elections. Bloc voting in the United States is particularly cohesive [[Orthodox Jewish bloc voting|among Orthodox Jews]].<ref name="m950">{{cite web | last=Cuza | first=Bobby | title=Orthodox Jewish vote could prove critical in governor's race | website=Spectrum News NY1 | date=2022-11-04 | url=https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/11/04/orthodox-jewish-vote-could-prove-critical-in-governor-s-race | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref><ref name="h532">{{cite web | last=Heilman | first=Uriel | title=The Hasidic bloc vote, Bernie and Hillary's Empire State of mind and other NY campaign notes | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=2016-04-12 | url=https://www.jta.org/2016/04/12/politics/the-hasidic-bloc-vote-bernie-and-hillarys-new-york-state-of-mind-and-other-notes-from-the-ny-primary-campaign | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref> |
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Voting blocs can be defined by a host of other shared characteristics, including region, age, gender, [[education level]], and even music choice.<ref name="j384">{{cite journal | last=Boone | first=Catherine | last2=Wahman | first2=Michael | last3=Kyburz | first3=Stephan | last4=Linke | first4=Andrew | title=Regional cleavages in African politics: Persistent electoral blocs and territorial oppositions | journal=Political Geography | publisher=Elsevier BV | volume=99 | year=2022 | issn=0962-6298 | doi=10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102741 | page=102741| url=http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/116385/3/1_s2.0_S096262982200155X_main.pdf }}</ref><ref name="h484">{{cite web | title=Exit polls show both familiar and new voting blocs sealed Biden’s win | website=Brookings | first=William H. | last=Frey | date=2022-03-09 | url=https://www.brookings.edu/articles/2020-exit-polls-show-a-scrambling-of-democrats-and-republicans-traditional-bases/ | access-date=2024-07-10}}</ref><ref name="p080">{{cite web | last=Finn | first=Emily | title=Three presidential candidates court key voter blocs | website=NewsNation | date=2024-05-19 | url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/biden-trump-rfkjr-key-voter-blocs/ | access-date=2024-07-10}}</ref><ref name="c428">{{cite web | last=Sherman | first=Carter | title=The voting bloc that could decide the US election: Swifties | website=the Guardian | date=2024-03-13 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/13/taylor-swift-us-election-politics-joe-biden-donald-trump | access-date=2024-07-10}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections]] |
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*[[Political alliance]] |
*[[Political alliance]] |
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*[[Political party]] |
*[[Political party]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:21, 3 November 2024
 | The examples and perspective in this United States may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (June 2023) |
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Definition of BLOC". 2 March 2024.
- ^ "The Twelve Tribes of American Politics".
- ^ Cuza, Bobby (2022-11-04). "Orthodox Jewish vote could prove critical in governor's race". Spectrum News NY1. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Heilman, Uriel (2016-04-12). "The Hasidic bloc vote, Bernie and Hillary's Empire State of mind and other NY campaign notes". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Boone, Catherine; Wahman, Michael; Kyburz, Stephan; Linke, Andrew (2022). "Regional cleavages in African politics: Persistent electoral blocs and territorial oppositions" (PDF). Political Geography. 99. Elsevier BV: 102741. doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2022.102741. ISSN 0962-6298.
- ^ Frey, William H. (2022-03-09). "Exit polls show both familiar and new voting blocs sealed Biden's win". Brookings. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Finn, Emily (2024-05-19). "Three presidential candidates court key voter blocs". NewsNation. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ Sherman, Carter (2024-03-13). "The voting bloc that could decide the US election: Swifties". the Guardian. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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