suburbquake
/ˈsʌbɜːrbˌkweɪk/nounVerified NewA sudden, durable realignment of suburban voting that redraws the electoral map within a cycle or two.
Suburbs were long treated as the ballast of the electorate; when they move, they move as a block, and maps drawn on the old alignment fail for a decade.
Etym. — *suburb* + *quake*.
Rel. — coattaildecay
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