Voting bloc

Not to be confused with Block voting.

For the formalization of the same concept in social choice theory, see solid coalition.

A voting bloc is a group of voters that are strongly motivated by a specific common concern or group of concerns to the point that such specific concerns tend to dominate their voting patterns, causing them to vote together in elections.^[1]

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