electoral
majority
huge, massive (esp. BrE), overwhelming, resounding (esp. BrE)
an overwhelming vote in favour/favor of autonomy

unanimous
close, knife-edge (esp. BrE), narrow (esp. BrE)
two-thirds, two-to-one, etc.
democratic, direct, free (BrE)
Members of Parliament will have a free vote on this bill.

transferable (BrE)
The single transferable vote system operates.

fair
secret
national
popular
The law was ratified by popular vote.

casting, decisive
final
crucial, important, key
affirmative, favourable/favorable, yes
negative, no
dissenting
protest
He lost the election because of the protest vote.

tactical (BrE)
floating (BrE), swing (esp. AmE)
postal (BrE), proxy
invalid, valid
congressional, parliamentary, Senate
presidential
individual
block
He won the seat thanks to Polish block votes.
The union wants the system of block votes to continue.

black, Hispanic, Jewish, etc.
Ferrer got 84% of the Hispanic vote.

historic
first-place
confirmation, floor, recall, up-or-down (= on which members vote yes or no), voice (all AmE)
party-line (AmE)
Conservative, Republican, etc.

have, hold, put sth to the, take
We should put the resolution to the vote.
Let's take a vote on the issue.

have
The chairperson always has the casting vote.

cast, record (formal)
You can cast your vote at the local polling station.
50% of the eligible voters recorded their vote.

gain, garner, get, obtain, poll, receive, secure, win
Our candidate polled only 10% of the vote.

need, require
sway, swing
factors that could swing the vote against the president

influence
lose
court
Bush had courted the military vote.

count, tally
Votes are still being counted.

divide, split
the party that split the Republican vote

schedule
delay, postpone
give sb
deny sb
suppress
throw away, waste

go to sb/sth
My vote will go to the party that addresses crime.

fall
The party's vote fell by 6%.

increase, rise
count
Everyone's vote counts.

by vote
The bill was passed by a single vote.
Members are elected by direct vote.
Mr Olsen was approved by a vote of 51–47.

vote against
vote for, vote in favour/favor (of sth)
a vote for the government

vote on
a vote on the new law

change your vote
They want to persuade voters to change their vote.

force a vote (on sth)
Any senator can force a vote on virtually any proposal.

a vote of confidence, a vote of no confidence
The government received a massive vote of confidence from the electorate.

a vote of thanks
A special vote of thanks went to the organizer, Tom Woodhouse.

take a quick vote
We took a quick vote to decide on a leader.

have
How many years is it since women have had the vote?

get
give sb