Popular vote

The votes that people cast in an election



Word Structure

PAH-pyuh-ler

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voht

Sentence Examples

We all count in the popular vote.

The popular vote does not elect the president.

Big turnout adds to the popular vote.

Semantic Relatives

Candidate

Election

Electoral College

President

Total

Vote



Textbook

Explore American Democracy Chapter 5 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

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