Wilder effect

proper noun

Synonym of Bradley effect (“theory about white voters and polling”).

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Meanings

proper nounthe Wilder effect
  1. USgovernmentSynonym of Bradley effect (“theory about white voters and polling”).

    Synonyms: Bradley effect

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Bradley effect (“theory about white voters and polling”).

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Bradley effect
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bradley effect

Origin

Named in reference to the 1989 race for Governor of Virginia between Democrat L. Douglas Wilder, an African-American, and Republican Marshall Coleman, who was white.

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Wilder effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilder%20effect

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“Wilder effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilder%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wilder effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilder%20effect.

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