low-propensity

adj

low-propensity

adj
1

Government, Politics Of a voter Eligible to vote but having a history of infrequent or inconsistent participation in elections.

  • a campaign targeting low-propensity voters
  • “Modern politics now is about engaging low-propensity voters,” he [Steve Bannon] told Politico in an interview.2026 January 2, Sam Tanenhaus, quoting Steve Bannon, “Mamdani Represents 21st-Century America”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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  • “A lot of our low-propensity voters are young men who don’t like politics very much, but a lot of them do like the U.F.C., and so I think President Trump demonstrating sort of a cultural awareness of the U.F.C.’s popularity is a boon,” said Brad Todd, a veteran Republican strategist, speaking ahead of the event.2026 June 14, Bayliss Wagner, quoting Brad Todd, “Trump’s U.F.C. Event Comes as Backing of Young Men, Once a Strength, Wanes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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