Participation was still lower that the roughly 60% of the general electorate who voted in the last national general election however.

The first ballot was held on Tuesday, 17 November in the general electorates.

The men and women in the military, of course, have traditionally been more conservative than the general electorate, especially those in the officer corps.

The first ballot was held on Thursday, 7 December in the general electorates.

The primary is a closer reflection of the general Republican electorate.

As a group, undecided voters in some ways mirror the general electorate.

By large numbers, undecided voters, like the general electorate, think the nation is heading in the wrong direction.

The Republicans are banking on the general electorate's indifference to the rights of the vulnerable.

But support for the death penalty is far more common among the general electorate.

"At this point, the general electorate doesn't believe that either party has the ability to get the deficit under control," he said, "and maybe they're right."