Elsie is a Democrat and because of her strong party affiliation she voted for the Democratic presidential candidate. On the other hand, she did not agree with the Democratic senate candidate's position on gun control; therefore, she voted for the Republican candidate. This is known as

Split-ticket voting

Explanation:

Elsie is a Democrat and because of her strong party affiliation she voted for the Democratic presidential candidate. On the other hand, she did not agree with the Democratic senate candidate's position on gun control; therefore, she voted for the Republican candidate. This is known as split-ticket voting

Split-ticket voting is a practice whereby individual voters spread their votes across multiple parties during an election. This type of voting occurs in elections in which more than one office is up for election. Elsie in this case voted for a Democratic presidential canidate which she also is a democrat and then voted for the aRepublican candidate because she didnt believe in the Democratic senate candidate's position on gun control.

Split-ticket voting

Explanation:

Elsie is a Democrat and because of her strong party affiliation she voted for the Democratic presidential candidate. On the other hand, she did not agree with the Democratic senate candidate's position on gun control; therefore, she voted for the Republican candidate. This is known as split ticket voting.

Split-ticket voting is when a voter votes for a candidates from different political parties apart from their party. A voter as in the case of Elsie a Democrat might vote for her party candidate in the presidential race yet decide to vote for a Republican candidate in the senatorial race due to her stand, belief, obligation etc, the type of behavior is known as split ticket voting