Definition

Noun: - An administrative division for elections: A voting precinct is one of several small, geographically defined districts within a city, town, or county, established for the purpose of organizing local voting. Each precinct contains a single designated location, known as a polling place, where residents of that area go to cast their ballots in elections.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • You must vote at the polling place assigned to your specific voting precinct.
  • The city council redrew the boundaries of several voting precincts to reflect population changes.
  • Election officials work in each voting precinct to ensure the process runs smoothly.

Advanced Usage

• "precinct-level results": Refers to election results reported for each individual voting precinct, which are then aggregated for city or county totals.
  • The news station displayed a map showing precinct-level results for the mayoral race.

Variants and Related Words

• Precinct (n): Often used as a shorter form of "voting precinct." It can also refer to a police district or a shopping area.
  • The police precinct is located next to the voting precinct.
• Polling place (n): The specific building or location within a voting precinct where voting occurs.
• Electoral district (n): A broader term for any territorial subdivision for electoral purposes, which can include larger areas like constituencies or wards.

Synonyms

• Election district
• Polling district (common in British English)

Related Phrases

• "Within one's precinct": Located inside the boundaries of a specific voting district.
  • She discovered her new apartment was in a different voting precinct.
• "Precinct captain": A political party official responsible for organizing voters within a specific precinct.
  • The precinct captain worked to get out the vote on Election Day.

Noun

1. one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place