Sentences with phrase «election years tend»

Statistically, presidential election years tend to have higher economic growth than on average.

Election Day is here at last and polling places across upstate New York are prepared to be busy, because presidential election years tend to boost turnout.

Democrats who run down - ballot in presidential election years tend to receive more votes from the coattails of the presidential candidate.

Election years tend to chill swift movement on appropriations bills — especially when there's potential turnover in leadership of one or both chambers.

Not exact matches

Equity markets tend to rally in the fourth quarter of midterm election years as election results become clearer.

So far, I've been encouraged by the civility and thoughtfulness of the conversation... especially considering the fact that we're at the start of an election year, when emotions tend to run high.

Abortion issues seemed left in the dust as economic concerns drove this year's election, but on Tuesday voters ousted several pro-life Democrats and ushered in fiscal conservatives who tend to oppose abortion.

That last line is key: as has been noted again and again, Democrats tend to stay home in off - year elections, while the Republican base is rarin'to vote down anyone associated with our Kenyan Socialist overlord.

In an election year, lawmakers and governors tend to want to avoid major fights.

Presidential election years already tend to be difficult for the GOP in New York.

Presidential elections draw out more voters than off - year State Senate elections, and according to Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Fordham University, that translates to more minorities and young people, who tend to vote for Democrats.

The Hudson Valley Senate district has long been eyed by Democrats as a possible pickup opportunity, especially given the presidential election year in which down - ballot Democratic candidates tend to do better.

People tend to punish government in election year based on its policies and programmes so government needs to weigh its options well.

Lawmakers finding extra revenue for the budget is not wholly surprising as legislators in both parties tend to seek more spending, especially for education and school aid in an election year.

This meant that elections taking place later in the year tended to have lower turnouts than those earlier in the year.

• School - board elections usually occur in off years or times and thus tend to attract very low turnout, often in the range of 10 to 20 percent.

But the attacks are growing fiercer; some recent recruits to the attack squad are people who tend to get taken seriously; and anything can happen in an election year.

It happens every four years leading up to a U.S. presidential election — domestic and international travel tends to drop off as Americans stay home.

Governments, except during elections years, tend to be more collection focused (both information and taxes!).

Some of that optimism was due to it being an election year and they tend to be good years for real estate and also with the economy not hitting any speed bumps recently it shaped up to look like it was going to be a banner year.