Voting bloc
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Beliefnet identifies 12 main religious blocs in American politics, such as the "Religious Right", whose concerns are dominated by religious and sociocultural issues; and American Jews, who are identified as a "strong Democratic group" with liberal views on economics and social issues.[2] The result is that each of these groups votes en bloc in elections. Bloc voting in the United States is particularly cohesive among Orthodox Jews.[3][4]
Voting blocs can be defined by a host of other shared characteristics, including region, age, gender, education level, and even music choice.[5][6][7][8]
See also
- Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
- Political alliance
- Political party
- Votebank
- Latino vote
- Ethnocultural politics in the United States
- Orthodox Jewish bloc voting
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