pollattendance

noun

UK /pəʊl əˈtɛndəns/

US /poʊl əˈtɛndəns/

The number of people who come to vote in an election.

Poll attendance was high this year, so many people helped choose the new leader.

SYNONYMS

voter turnout election turnout voting rate ballot participation

RELATED WORDS

election voter ballot polling station turnout

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of being present at a place where people vote.

Her poll attendance was recorded when she signed in at the polling station.

3. The share of eligible people who actually cast a vote.

Poll attendance reached seventy percent in the city election.

4. The number of people present at a survey or opinion poll event.

Poll attendance at the town meeting survey was lower than expected.