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Group of voters motivated by a common concern
of these groups votes en bloc in elections. Bloc voting in the United States is particularly cohesive among Orthodox Jews. Voting blocs can be defined
Voting_bloc
Political strategy
Jewish bloc voting is a political strategy used by Orthodox Jewish communities in the United States, predominantly in New York and New Jersey, to vote as
Orthodox_Jewish_bloc_voting
Type of multi-winner plurality/majority electoral system
"block voting" or the "bloc vote." This article's description of block voting specifically pertains to "unlimited voting," unlike "limited voting," where
Block_voting
Non-proportional electoral system
or the "bloc vote". These systems are usually based on a single round of voting. The party-list version of block voting is party block voting (PBV), also
Plurality_block_voting
Multi-winner electoral system
as first-past-the-post (FPTP), instant-runoff voting (IRV), and block voting – one party or voting bloc can take all seats in a district. The key to STV's
Single_transferable_vote
from 2001 to 2005 suggests regional bloc voting, it is debatable how much in each case is due to ethnic diaspora voting, a sense of ethnic kinship, political
Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest
Voting_at_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest
Annual award for science fiction or fantasy
Schneier, Bruce (2016-05-17). "A Proportional Voting System for Awards Nominations Resistant to Voting Blocs" (PDF). schneier.com. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
Hugo_Award
Topics referred to by the same term
Trade bloc, a type of intergovernmental agreement Voting bloc, a group of voters voting together Black bloc, a tactic used by protesters who wear black clothing
Bloc
Appointment of the third Rashidun caliph
proposed to cast the deciding vote in return for giving up his claims to the caliphate. Ali later referred to this voting bloc, complaining that the committee
Election_of_Uthman
Election of Australia's 48th parliament
defected from the party and joined the Labor Party, increasing Labor's voting bloc to 29 and decreasing the Greens seat count to 10. Seventeen days after
2025 Australian federal election
2025_Australian_federal_election
Political party in India
The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) is a left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939
All_India_Forward_Bloc
Form of voting that allows delegation
Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby a member of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to a representative, to enable a vote in absence
Proxy_voting
American politician and activist
or right." The group planned to split the Koreatown neighborhood, a voting bloc for Raman, so that minority voters in her renters' district would be
Nithya_Raman
1877–1964 U.S. Democratic voting bloc
The Solid South was the electoral voting bloc for the Democratic Party in the Southern United States between the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877
Solid_South
Federal political party in Canada
The Bloc Québécois (Canadian French: [blɔk kebekwa], lit. 'Quebecker Bloc', BQ or Bloc) is a federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebecois nationalism
Bloc_Québécois
Chicago voting bloc
Lakefront liberals is a voting bloc in the city of Chicago that was prominent in the 1970s and 1980s. Lakefront liberals are described as geographically
Lakefront_liberals
Season of television series
long-term alliances in favor of creating temporary voting blocs to get rid of common threats. While the voting bloc strategy prevailed well into the merge, stable
Survivor:_Cambodia
Season of television series
Heidik was named Sole Survivor, defeating runner-up Clay Jordan by a jury vote of 4–3. The season introduced several new gameplay twists. The first occurred
Survivor:_Thailand
British pressure group
themselves, not Muslim voters", adding that Muslims are not a monolithic voting bloc and warning that "abandoning universalism to pander to this kind of sectarianism
The_Muslim_Vote
Method to make collective decisions
convention. Ranked voting Vote splitting Voter turnout Voting age Voting bloc Voting methods in deliberative assemblies Voting system Class voting Cosmopolitan
Voting
Moderate/conservative caucus of the Democratic Party
that the Blue Dogs, with over 50 members, were the most influential voting bloc in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. The Blue Dog Coalition
Blue_Dog_Coalition
1920 amendment mandating women's suffrage
time for the 1920 U.S. presidential election, but the powerful women's voting bloc that many politicians feared failed to fully materialize until decades
Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Clause in the regulations of the German Football League
stipulates that the original non-profit organisation must retain a majority voting bloc. This became known as the 51-procentsregeln (lit. 'the 51-percent rule')
50+1_rule
Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, US
culture and wields considerable political clout in the township as a voting bloc. The earliest documented European settlement of the present Lakewood
Lakewood_Township,_New_Jersey
Right-wing voting group in science-fiction awards
or fantasy works. It was started in 2013 by author Larry Correia as a voting bloc to get his novel Monster Hunter Legion nominated for a Hugo Award, and
Sad_Puppies
US Democratic Party member with conservative political views
broker compromises with the Republican leadership who acted as a unified voting bloc in the past, giving its members some ability to change legislation, depending
Conservative_Democrat
Political statistical index
29 states that lean Republican; 141,264,067 residents live in the 20 voting blocs (19 states plus Washington, D.C.) that lean Democratic; and 16,101,434
Cook_Partisan_Voting_Index
Church relations to elections
(INC) is known for its practice of bloc voting during elections. The INC is known for issuing directives to vote for certain candidates endorsed by the
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Iglesia_ni_Cristo_and_Philippine_elections
Russian politician (1929–2024)
as an independent, Ryzhkov subsequently led the Power to the People voting bloc, later becoming the formal leader of the People's Patriotic Union of
Nikolai_Ryzhkov
Cohort born from 1954 to 1965
generation within the Baby Boom is a highly coveted—and persuadable—voting bloc". Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018
Generation_Jones
United States, New England is sometimes viewed in terms of a single voting bloc. Bold denotes election winner. In the 2000 presidential election, Democratic
Elections_in_New_England
Political party in Ukraine
constituency), in Donetsk Oblast (were voting was possible) 6 out of 11 constituencies (Petro Poroshenko Bloc winning the remaining 5 constituencies)
Opposition_Bloc
Polish centre-left political party
electoral bloc was seen as unreliable by political observers[citation needed], as despite the fact that it originally constituted a huge voting bloc, that
Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)
Democratic_Left_Alliance_(Poland)
Subregion of the European continent
United Nations that act as voting blocs and negotiation forums. Regional voting blocs were formed in 1961 to encourage voting to various UN bodies from
Western_Europe
American singer-songwriter
voted Jayy to advance to the finale in the semi-final, Jayy was named the winner of the season on April 14, 2026, by the same in-studio voting bloc,
Alexia_Jayy
Politics of the U.S. state of Virginia
northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting, constituting a reliable voting bloc for Democrats and joining population centers in the Richmond
Politics_of_Virginia
Federal by-election in Quebec, Canada
challenger Tatiana Auguste leading incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné by thirty-five votes. The lead was however short-lived as the tally
2026 Terrebonne federal by-election
2026_Terrebonne_federal_by-election
United States, New England is sometimes viewed in terms of a single voting bloc. All of the twenty-one congressional districts of the House of Representatives
Politics_of_New_England
Political party in Ukraine
outlet for Petro Poroshenko. The party with its then name Petro Poroshenko Bloc won 132 of the 423 contested seats in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
European_Solidarity
Racial stereotype used in politics
surrounding Angry White Male voters has stated that they see themselves as a voting bloc with their gender under attack which underscores why Angry White Male
Angry_white_male
(CPGB), and other, non-aligned, supporters in order to work as a single voting bloc against the Conservative and some Trotskyist student groups. It held
Broad_Left
American non-profit organization
public awareness of numerous political issues and consolidated a large voting bloc. The merged entity has undertaken numerous social initiatives. Operation
Rainbow/PUSH
Voting bloc in the Philippines
The Solid North refers to the regional voting bloc of the northern provinces of the Philippines for politicians of Ilocano descent, more particularly
Solid_North
Political alliance in Poland
otherwise shrinking of the Democratic Left Alliance's previously described voting bloc. The Left (Lewica) returned to the Sejm in the 2019 parliamentary elections
The_Left_(Poland)
Governor of Colorado since 2019 (born 1975)
Coloradans have been allowed to vote. His progressive ideals and nonconformist style may be a strong match for a voting bloc that tends to lean toward party
Jared_Polis
19th-century Republican anti-African-American movement
influence in the Republican Party by organizing Black people as an important voting bloc via Union Leagues and the biracial Black-and-tan faction of the Republicans
Lily-white_movement
Political faction in social choice
In social choice theory, a solid coalition or voting bloc is a group of voters who support a given group of candidates over any opponent outside the group
Solid_coalition
and endorsement by Tea Party activists, an influential conservative voting bloc of the 2010 midterms. Furthermore, Scott ran aggressively against the
2010 Florida gubernatorial election
2010_Florida_gubernatorial_election
U.S. Republican gerrymandering plan
Democratic district, Republicans reduce the influence of the liberal voting bloc in both state politics and congressional elections. Republicans controlled
REDMAP
Cold War coalition of communist states
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Soviet Bloc, the Socialist Bloc and the Workers Bloc, was an unofficial coalition of
Eastern_Bloc
Superseded US Constitution clause counting slaves
Southern bloc comprised Southern Democrats voted into office by white voters and constituted a powerful voting bloc in Congress until the 1960s. Their representatives
Three-fifths_Compromise
American journalist (born 1954)
diverse Latino communities across the US that were long held as a single voting bloc. Still, economic, geographic, and cultural differences show stark divides
María_Elena_Salinas
Campaign of protests in Yugoslavia (1988–1989)
and replaced them with Milošević allies, thereby creating a dominant voting bloc within the Yugoslav presidency council. The name anti-bureaucratic revolution
Anti-bureaucratic_revolution
List of statements that appear to contradict themselves
seats might shrink one bloc's seats. New states paradox: Adding a new state or voting bloc might increase the number of votes of another. Population paradox:
List_of_paradoxes
Australian politician (born 1980)
tickets in 2016. In October 2013, Muir announced that he would form a voting bloc in the Senate with the Palmer United Party's members. His term formally
Ricky_Muir
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
Elsewhere, Christians, Backward Class Hindus and Scheduled Castes form a voting bloc. Muslims also have a considerable presence. Following the 2026 Special
Mylapore Assembly constituency
Mylapore_Assembly_constituency
poll tax requirement for voting. The Civil Rights Movement brought renewed attention to black voting rights. Florida voting rights activists Harriette
Black suffrage in the United States
Black_suffrage_in_the_United_States
Form of right-wing politics that emerged in the 1960s
also came to oppose New Right economic policies and led his elderly voting bloc out of the National Party. As a result, his New Zealand First anti-monetarist
New_Right
Vote supporting only a single candidate
single-shot, or plump voting is when a voter supports only a single candidate, typically to show strong support for a single favorite. Every voting method that
Bullet_voting
American voter group
than Sanders voters who voted for Clinton or a third-party candidate. According to Schaffner, about half of the voting bloc identified themselves as
Sanders–Trump_voters
Intermediate color between black and white
grey vote" is sometimes used to describe the influence of older voters as a voting bloc. In the United States, older people are more likely to vote, and
Grey
and from Irish and German Catholics, who made up a major Democratic voting bloc. While both parties adopted pro-business policies in the 19th century
History of the Republican Party (United States)
History_of_the_Republican_Party_(United_States)
American singer (1943–2016)
Himself British teens win the right to vote, so the two major political parties strive to win this new voting bloc to their sides. Meanwhile, there's a
Bobby_Vee
Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
under plurality-at-large voting, with voters voting up to eight candidates, and the eight candidates with the highest number of votes being elected. While
Senate_of_the_Philippines
Topics referred to by the same term
parties from southern Sudan Southern Bloc of the FARC-EP, a bloc of FARC in Colombia Solid South, the electoral voting bloc of the states of the Southern United
Southern_Bloc
Christian nationalists and Christian conservatives would form their own voting bloc. Davidson notes that the Koch family and Betsy DeVos are major backers
Political parties in the United States
Political_parties_in_the_United_States
Political party in Australia (2002–2017)
disbanded. Gichuhi was invited to join the Australian Conservatives' voting bloc in the Senate, but ultimately chose to join the Liberal Party. Brokenshire
Family_First_Party
Topics referred to by the same term
Ethnic vote may refer to: Latino vote Polish-American vote Ethnocultural politics in the United States Orthodox Jewish bloc voting Voting bloc Votebank
Ethnic_vote
Devolved legislature of Northern Ireland
power-sharing under the D'Hondt method to ensure that Northern Ireland's largest voting blocs, British unionists and Irish nationalists, both participate in governing
Northern_Ireland_Assembly
Laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S.
persons or corporations. With white southern Democrats forming a solid voting bloc in Congress, due to having outsize power from keeping seats apportioned
Jim_Crow_laws
Political party in Israel
have co-operated and united as a voting bloc to win the maximum number of seats in the Knesset, since many extra votes can be wasted if certain thresholds
Agudat_Yisrael
2011 referendum in the UK on reforming the voting system
The United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, also known as the UK-wide referendum on the Parliamentary voting system, was held on Thursday 5 May 2011
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum
Electoral influence of the LGBTQ community
Pink vote (also called the lavender vote) are the votes cast by gays and lesbians, and is typically considered a voting bloc. Most prevalent in Britain
Pink_vote
Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India
and 700,000 voters. The broader, updated constituency-wide community voting bloc breakdown is structured as follows: Rajputs: 600,000–700,000 voters Muslims:
Ghaziabad
US federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark U.S. federal statute that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
Political views of people born 1981–1996
largest voting blocs in the United States, their voting turnout rates have been subpar. Between the mid-2000s and the mid-2010s, millennial voting participation
Millennial_politics
survived a third motion of no confidence, with the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois voting for the motion, and the Liberals, NDP, and Greens opposed. December
2025 Canadian federal election
2025_Canadian_federal_election
Political tendency in the United States
were described as a predominantly young male voting bloc associated with Barstool Conservatism whose voting decisions are perceived as based on candidates
Barstool_conservatism
American conservative political activist (1942–2008)
Weyrich foresaw a potential to organize conservative Christians into a voting bloc in the early 1960s, and reportedly started trying to do so during the
Paul_Weyrich
Season of television series
first round of voting resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining
Survivor:_Caramoan
affiliation for voting purposes expires at the end of the voting year in which affiliation was established. Women in Texas were denied the right to vote until 1918
Elections_in_Texas
American suffragist (1879–1966)
unite as a voting bloc. Following this, the Congressional Union sent two organizers to each of the nine states where women had the right to vote. Burns went
Lucy_Burns
Political party in Portugal
five, and over half of their popular vote from 2019 — tactical voting for the Socialist Party and the Left Bloc's opposition to the budget were blamed
Left_Bloc
Ethnic group
have sprung up. Due to the larger population and Isan's function as a voting bloc in elections, more attention to improving the region's infrastructure
Lao_people
Form of political manipulation
(diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts) or "packing" (concentrating the opposing party's voting power in one
Gerrymandering
Politics of those born from 1997 to 2012
2019). "For the 1st time, millennial voters will make up the biggest voting bloc in a federal election". Global News. Retrieved October 15, 2019. Tilley
Political views of Generation Z
Political_views_of_Generation_Z
English indie rock band
Bloc Party are an English rock band that was formed in London in 1999 by co-founders Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, sampler) and Russell
Bloc_Party
Fictional character
1972, political commentators were discussing the "Archie Bunker vote" (i.e., the voting bloc comprising urban, white, working-class men) in that year's presidential
Archie_Bunker
Proposed political alliance in the 1996 Russian presidential election
presidential election, refers to the possibility of a center-left third party voting bloc being formed in order to create a viable alternative to Boris Yeltsin
Third force (1996 Russian presidential election)
Third_force_(1996_Russian_presidential_election)
Annual international song competition
form "clusters" or "cliques" by frequently voting in the same way; one study concludes that voting blocs can play a crucial role in deciding the winner
Eurovision_Song_Contest
of being labelled pro-British and antagonistic to the Irish-American voting bloc. Cleveland neatly neutralized this threat by pursuing punitive action
1888 United States presidential election
1888_United_States_presidential_election
First modern presidential election in France
presidency. The urban working class were not a coherent voting bloc and numerous candidates courted their votes. Bonaparte's Extinction of Pauperism/Poverty (depending
1848 French presidential election
1848_French_presidential_election
Term for demographic segment
started talking about the security mom, which was deemed to be a powerful voting bloc. Security moms were supposed to be concerned primarily with issues such
Soccer_mom
American politician
returning members of the voting bloc. However, new councilor John FitzGerald joined Murphy and Flynn on the council's de facto bloc of conservative-leaning
Ed_Flynn_(politician)
Australian politician and businessman (born 1952)
2020. Heath Aston (1 June 2014). "Senate's odd couple quickly form a voting bloc – The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2014. Seccombe, Mike. "Abbott's
Bob_Day
56th leadership election in the Philippine Senate
control projects. The senators of the minority bloc after that election were called the "Duterte bloc". As early as February 2026, Sotto said that the
May 2026 President of the Senate of the Philippines election
May_2026_President_of_the_Senate_of_the_Philippines_election
Group within a political party
preference within a political party. Political factions can represent voting blocs. Political factions require a weaker party discipline. Research indicates
Political_faction
Party was split. However, the increased strength of the Irish Catholic voting bloc led the state to support Al Smith in 1928 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in
United States presidential elections in Massachusetts
United_States_presidential_elections_in_Massachusetts
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2026. "As Bloc prepares for federal election, infighting
Terrebonne (federal electoral district)
Terrebonne_(federal_electoral_district)
increased his popularity with Confederate veterans, who were a significant voting bloc in the state. The elections were a resounding conservative victory, as
1865 Mississippi gubernatorial election
1865_Mississippi_gubernatorial_election
VOTING BLOC
VOTING BLOC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Bott.
Boy/Male
German
People's Spirit
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gooding.German (Göding) : variant of Godding.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name Lyfing, Old English Lēofing, based on lēof ‘dear’.Swedish : apparently an ornamental name formed from the place-name element lov-, meaning unknown, + the suffix -ing (see Arning).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Gowin, from Old French Gouin, a variant of Godin.Irish : variant of Gowan.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from a place called Fyning in Rogate in Sussex.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
God
Girl/Female
Latin
Blesses the food of children.
Female
Greek
(Φωτινή) Variant spelling of Greek Foteini, FOTINI means "light."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a pet form of the personal name Rollo or Rolf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Oxfordshire and West Sussex named Goring, from Old English GÄringas ‘people of GÄra’, a short form of the various compound names with the first element gÄr ‘spear’.German (Göring) : see Goering.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name from Old French Lohereng ‘man from Lorraine’ (see Lorraine).
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Voitto, VOTI means "victory."
Boy/Male
Norse
Father of Thord.
Boy/Male
French, German
Renowned Warrior's Son; From Lorraine; Son of the Famous Warrior
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a diminutive of Moore 2, 3.North German (Möring) : patronymic from the nickname Mohr (see Mohr 2).North German (Möring) : habitational name from Möringen or Möhringen near Stendal and Stettin.Dutch : variant of Morin.
Boy/Male
German French
Famous in battle.
Boy/Male
Norse
Brother of Thorstein Torfi.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Dear 1.German (Döring) : see Doering.
VOTING BLOC
VOTING BLOC
Male
English
Short form of English Newton, NEWT means "new settlement."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Ray of the Sun
Girl/Female
Hindu
Mother of the world, Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Tamil
Yahavi | யாகவீ/யஹாவீÂ
Bright
Girl/Female
Muslim
Companion, Celebration
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in South Yorkshire near Rotherham, named in Old English with the genitive case of an unattested personal name Tynni + hlÄw ‘hill’, ‘mound’, ‘barrow’. This name is also established in Ulster.
Girl/Female
Arabic, French, Indian, Muslim, Tamil
Beautiful
Boy/Male
British, English, Finnish
Peacock Town; Patrician
Boy/Male
Arabic
The Princess
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
New; Fresh
VOTING BLOC
VOTING BLOC
VOTING BLOC
VOTING BLOC
VOTING BLOC
a.
Acting of or by one's self or by itself; -- said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; automatic; as, a self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting press.
a.
Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine or pump.
n.
Alt. of Goring cloth
a.
Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts.
a.
Costing nothing.
n.
The chips or fragments made by boring.
n.
A hole made by boring.
a.
Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent.
n.
A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.
a.
Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive.
a.
Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant-eating beetle.
a.
Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.
n.
The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.
n.
Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train.
n.
Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Vote
n.
The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
a.
Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened.
n.
Voting by ballot.