Tag: demographics

“John Q. Public” is a generic name used in the United States to denote a typical member of the general public or an average citizen.

To “play in Peoria” is a phrase meaning how well something will appeal to the heartland or mainstream America.

The “cracker vote” refers to native Floridian white voters, whose families have typically lived in the state for generations.

“Little old ladies in tennis shoes” is a derisive reference to members of the John Birch society.