Psephology

U.S. state where neither major party or candidate has overwhelming support, making it key to control of the Presidency or Senate

voting systems that use ranked ballots

strategically voting for other than one's true preference, based on knowledge of the voting system

Psephology (; from Greek ) is the study of elections and voting. Psephology attempts to both forecast and explain election results. The term is more common in Britain and in those English-speaking communities that rely heavily on the British standard of the language.

theory about discrepancies between opinion polls and election results in the United States

sociological concept

expressing preferences through actions

political statistical index

set of ballots that do not help elect a candidate, including those cast for a losing candidate, and those cast for a winning candidate in excess of that needed to win

American political term for states which consistently vote Democrat

statistic used in the analysis of elections

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phenomenon observed in opinion polling

electoral system which allows the voter to give each candidate an independent rating or grade

data series in political science research

observed phenomenon in US politics