popular vote
noun
the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college.
Compare electoral vote.
the vote for a candidate, issue, etc., made by the qualified voters, as opposed to a vote made by elected representatives.
Origin of popular vote
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example sentences from the Web for popular vote
Pay attention to the delegate math more than simple percentage of the popular-vote wins.
Ross Perot robbed Bill Clinton of the popular-vote majority he deserved, but he did move the Democrats to tackle the deficit.
Then you ask why we do not get suffrage by the popular-vote method, State by State?
Debate On Woman Suffrage In The Senate Of The United States, |Henry W. Blair, J.E. Brown, J.N. Dolph, G.G. Vest, Geo. F. Hoar.Therefore I ask you not to compel us to have this question settled by what you term the popular-vote method.
Debate On Woman Suffrage In The Senate Of The United States, |Henry W. Blair, J.E. Brown, J.N. Dolph, G.G. Vest, Geo. F. Hoar.