electorate

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With more than 100 million people, West Bengal's electorate is larger than Germany's, turning its election into something closer to a nation choosing a government than a routine Indian state poll.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

There were dozens of caucus rooms across Detroit’s Huntington Place—rural, women, Black, educators, LGBT—each with its own electorate and set expectations.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Where the article argues voters prefer dramatic personalities, the polling evidence indicates that a significant portion of the California electorate is responding positively to Becerra’s emphasis on competence and accomplishment over theatrical presentation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become weaknesses we must correct,” he told his electorate.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Dukakis will boast that two- thirds of the electorate prefer him to Gore, whereupon Jackson will respond that two-thirds of the electorate prefer him to Dukakis.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos