Sentences with phrase «majority of voters»

But the vast majority of voters say they are undecided.

The vast majority of voters think the government should cancel the reduction in the top rate of tax from 50 % to 45 %.

And an overwhelming majority of voters continue to call out the importance of quality preschool, even if the issue isn't getting much air - time yet in the 2016 presidential election.

I gather that, in practice, a large majority of voters choose to vote «above the line» by party rather than by candidate.

Anyway, it's Categories 1 through 4 that most interest me at the moment, because it's clear that the great majority of voters fall within that range.

But doing so requires a two - thirds majority of voters.

If you can't get a simple majority of the voters to increase your budget, you should be using the same one they approved last year.

The results were pretty much as I expected, as you can see below, with the vast majority of voters going for the «no» option.

But of course the vast majority of voters fall somewhere in the middle.

The hard - fought referendum on electoral reform was defeated by a huge majority of voters on a turnout of above 40 %, effectively ending the issue for a generation.

The overwhelming majority of voters — 72 % - said they were unaffected by it.

While the coalition wants to cut benefit bills, Labour seems to oppose all the welfare reforms — which are popular with the great majority of voters.

The vast majority of voters are politically in the middle.

A 60 percent majority of voters in school districts can override the cap, while the same majority can discard it on a municipal board or council.

Weak election turnouts under the once - heralded single - member system in place now for almost 10 years demonstrate that a strong majority of voters don't much care who's running — or not running — for these offices.

Achieve's third national poll — Voter Perceptions: Common Core State Standards & Tests — shows solid majorities of voters support common standards, common assessments, and allowing teacher and students time to adjust to these new expectations.

Implicitly the great majority of voters who don't follow politics closely take the view that they have made their decision and aren't interested in what the rejected party has to say until close to the following election.

Two separate polls sent further dire messages about Miliband's personal standing, with one poll by Ipsos MORI showing a small majority of voters wanting him replaced as party leader, and another by YouGov claiming voters would be more likely to back Labour if it was led by his brother, the former foreign secretary David Miliband.

A 54 percent majority of voters surveyed said that while they believed de Blasio had done favors for his political donors, they didn't think the behavior was illegal, but merely unethical.

The survey found 73 percent of New York City residents polled are «generally optimistic» about the next four years under Democratic Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, and with a broad majority of voters backing his selection for police commissioner, Bill Bratton.

New opinion research shows that overwhelming majorities of voters believe it is important to ensure that everyone has access to the civil justice system.

Polling consistently shows large majorities of voters favor the kind of policies Mast endorsed after Stoneman Douglas.

A large majority of voters think Maria Miller should be sacked as Culture Secretary, according to a poll conducted in the wake of her apology to Parliament over expenses.

Also, Moldova's autonomous region of Gagauzia held two referendums on February 2, 2014 where an overwhelming majority of voters rejected integration with the EU and opted for closer ties with Russia

American Tort Reform Association — August 21, 2012 The American Tort Reform Association and the grassroots Sick of Lawsuits campaign have released a new national survey indicating that strong majorities of voters across the political spectrum believe lawsuit abuse hurts economic growth, job creation and U.S. competitiveness.

A 60 percent majority of voters in a school district can override the cap, or 60 percent of a legislative body in a local municipalities.

Only the EU Emissions Trading System and the carbon price floor were opposed by a clear majority of voters from across the political spectrum, though even then it is highly doubtful that very much political capital can be gained by abolishing measures equivalent to an annual average cost of # 13 per household, (see pie chart graph).

While majorities of voters in England and Wales backed the campaign to leave the 28 - nation bloc, the U.K.'s two...

Also, a small majority of voters said they think the amendment is fairly worded, although that depends in part on whether the voters were pro or anti-casino expansion in the first place.

Large majorities of voters continue to support increasing the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour and support the nearly three - year - old Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act.

By contrast a large majority of voters approve of the job being done by Nicola Sturgeon.

The poll showed that a slim majority of voters, 51 percent, believe New York state is headed in the wrong direction.

A solid majority of voters who spoke to exit pollsters said they regarded climate change as a significant matter, but most were on the Democratic side.

A wide majority of voters who supported Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election say they would vote for her again despite her loss, according to a new poll.

«The vast majority of voters understand there are different candidates running for different offices, and there probably will be a lot of ticket splitting this year,» he said, referring to those who vote for a presidential candidate from one party and down - ballot candidates from another.

Early returns suggest a significant majority of voters in the State of Washington have approved an initiative to privatize the state's remaining government liquor stores.

When Canadians were offered a choice between a climate change policy that offered the possibility of personal inconvenience and the siren call of the Axis of Climate Change Dimwits, a clear majority of voters chose parties who promised a climate change policy that would cost them nothing.

Senate Democrats, meanwhile, are seizing on a Siena College poll released Tuesday morning that found a broad majority of voters want ethics reform and anti-corruption measures approved this year.

A substantial majority of voters do not believe that either Labour or the Conservatives would form an «honest and trustworthy government».

Broken out by categories, the only majority of voters who thinks Cuomo should run for president are non-whites.

On 23 June 2016 a referendum was held in which a narrow majority of voters in the United Kingdom (nearly 52 %) voted in favour of leaving the European Union, the so - called «Brexit».

Besides, in a nation in which the great majority of voters describe themselves as religious, religious belief will usually be the background — even if frequently unstated — of our policy debates.

In the 1950s, the vast majority of voters plumped for either Labour or the Conservatives.

The German democracy is much less black - and - white than, say, the US one and the large majority of voters value adherence to democratic principles much higher than having their party win at all costs.

It's the politicians who try to obtain the Vatican hierarchies» favour in order to get something in return or to be seen as the most sensible choice by the religious majority of voters.

The changes being proposed would make it easier to override the cap by requiring a simple majority of voters rather than a two - thirds supermajority.

Here was an election to delight supporters of proportional representation: large and small parties alike represented in parliament in line with their support; and a new government emerging from parties that, together, command an overall majority of voters.

As for Governor Andrew Cuomo, he is seen as an ethical public official, but according to the poll results, a near majority of voters would prefer someone else if he runs for re-election.