American electorate
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The American electorate is the body of eligible U.S. voters whose collective choices determine the outcome of local, state, and national elections.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American electorate canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electorate
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voting population ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
campaign finance regulations
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redistricting and gerrymandering ⓘ voter identification laws ⓘ voter registration laws ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
U.S. electorate
ⓘ
United States electorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | eligible voters in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| determines |
composition of the U.S. House of Representatives
ⓘ
composition of the U.S. Senate ⓘ outcome of federal elections in the United States ⓘ outcome of local elections in the United States ⓘ outcome of state elections in the United States ⓘ |
| governedBy |
U.S. Constitution
NERFINISHED
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federal election law ⓘ state election law ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
age diversity
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gender diversity ⓘ ideological diversity ⓘ partisan polarization ⓘ racial and ethnic diversity ⓘ religious diversity ⓘ urban-rural divide ⓘ |
| historicallyExpandedBy |
abolition of property requirements for voting in the United States
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extension of suffrage to Black Americans ⓘ extension of suffrage to women in the United States ⓘ lowering of the voting age to 18 in the United States ⓘ |
| includes | citizens aged 18 and older ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
campaign advertising
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economic conditions in the United States ⓘ interest groups ⓘ news media ⓘ political action committees ⓘ political debates ⓘ political parties in the United States ⓘ public policy issues ⓘ social movements ⓘ |
| measuredBy | voter turnout statistics ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
United States midterm elections
NERFINISHED
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United States presidential elections NERFINISHED ⓘ ballot initiatives and referendums in the United States ⓘ local municipal elections ⓘ state gubernatorial elections ⓘ state legislative elections ⓘ |
| rightGrantedBy |
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public opinion polling in the United States ⓘ |
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