Voting bloc
Template:Short description Template:DistinguishTemplate:ForTemplate:Globalise 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="m950">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="h532">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Voting blocs can be defined by a host of other shared characteristics, including region, age, gender, education level, and even music choice.<ref name="j384">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="h484">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="p080">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="c428">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>