Actually there are fewer voters in the middle than there used to be.

While party affiliation is down, the majority of voters still vote along with one of the two major parties, and there are more "straight-ticket" voters than ever before. As little as two decades ago, you could consider the alignment of the voting populace as kind of a normal distribution. Now you can think of it as almost a barbell-shape, with larger groups of people toward the edges with fewer in between.

In response to this post by Nova Hokie 95

Posted: 09/27/2016 at 12:18PM

Political polling statistical question, not political in nature. Poll -- BG Hokie 09/27/2016 10:13AM

Nope. The way polls are conducted have much more to do with... -- EDGEMAN 09/27/2016 12:03PM

Bias towards a close race -- LaneRat 09/27/2016 1:56PM

Only pole worth following (pic) -- RaleighHokie15 09/27/2016 11:50AM

Off hand I'd say the Falcons had the best night. ** -- Major Kong 09/27/2016 11:41AM

Aside: Stay-at-home moms are the worst on Facebook by nature ... -- OXVT 09/27/2016 11:19AM

What do you expect to see on Facebook. ** -- HokieJamie 09/27/2016 12:19PM

2 chicks same time, people snorting coke, midget porn ** -- OXVT 09/27/2016 12:44PM

No, Americans can be just ignorant -- VaTechie 09/27/2016 11:45AM

Nice humblebrag. -- CPRVHokie 09/27/2016 11:45AM

The company is WeDoVTInfographicsOnCompanyTime -- statmanfromHCyrs 09/27/2016 12:02PM

Not public :) ** -- OXVT 09/27/2016 11:54AM

That's the problem with the primary system, IMHO -- Nova Hokie 95 09/27/2016 11:39AM

Actually there are fewer voters in the middle than there used to be. -- GoobyPls 09/27/2016 12:18PM

That's still 20% unaccounted for....where are they? -- statmanfromHCyrs 09/27/2016 11:44AM

Doh. 60% in the middle -- Nova Hokie 95 09/27/2016 11:59AM

May want to check your math ** -- CPRVHokie 09/27/2016 11:43AM

Grrrrrr. No thanks to TomTurkey and statman ** -- statmanfromHCyrs 09/27/2016 11:44AM

Implied MVC? ** -- TomTurkey 09/27/2016 10:15PM

Shun ** -- PUAhokie 09/27/2016 11:22AM

If any minds are changing, it's about whether to vote at all -- WestyHokie 09/27/2016 11:04AM

I think you will see the Libetarian numbers go up -- VaTechie 09/27/2016 10:49AM

We can only hope. ** -- Ricky LaBlue 09/27/2016 11:03AM

Lies, damn lies and statistics. Polls are based on statistical analysis of -- RhinoVT 09/27/2016 10:38AM

Interesting, I have a much more optimistic outlook on polling. -- BG Hokie 09/27/2016 10:43AM

I think the media thinks people vote for who they think will win -- bigbadbird 09/27/2016 10:37AM

We're talking about statistical polls, not media bias. ** -- BG Hokie 09/27/2016 10:41AM

Statistics can be manipulated- and usually are -- bigbadbird 09/27/2016 11:29AM

Right, I have no doubt the actual statistics can be and are often -- BG Hokie 09/27/2016 11:36AM

The polling data is manipulated by how questions are worded , etc. ** -- RTFC 09/27/2016 11:51AM

Exactly. ** -- EDGEMAN 09/27/2016 12:04PM

Polls are BS, especially this season. -- vt_mughal 09/27/2016 10:33AM

^^This. ** -- Hokie madman 09/27/2016 11:42AM

I agree that the nature of the candidates can create -- BG Hokie 09/27/2016 10:39AM

Most likely about 10% of undecided voters that -- HortHokie 09/27/2016 10:18AM

Right, I think that's approximately right. Reason I bring it up is someone -- BG Hokie 09/27/2016 10:25AM

Plus, the polls show as much as 15% going to 3rd party candidates -- Cloverly Hokie 09/27/2016 10:23AM

Some polls don't include third parties...changes the game... manipulative ** -- RTFC 09/27/2016 11:57AM

Actually there are fewer voters in the middle than there used to be.

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