Straight-ticket-voting or straight-party voting is the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot. read more
Straight-ticket voting or straight-party voting is the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot. In general, straight-ticket voting was a very common occurrence up until around the 1960s and 1970s. read more
Straight ticket definition, a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party. See more. read more
As can be seen in Figure D, which depicts the rate of straight-ticket voting in 2008, party-line voting was especially high during the presidential year, and the likelihood of casting a straight ticket increases with the Black vote share in the precinct. read more