Although, the party did not garner sufficient votes to get all the urban constituencies, it strongly believes that its membership base in the urban centers has significantly increased better than in the previous elections of 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2008.
SCORECARD -- The advertisement is clearly directed at suburban women, a constituency that strongly favors abortion rights, and one that Mrs. Clinton has had a difficult time wooing.
But there is little question that while he supported some Democrats and could work with them on local problems, on the national level, Mas Canosa, like his constituency, was strongly Republican.
Earlier this week, Ben Bradshaw, a former Labour cabinet minister who is standing to be deputy leader, said he had found that one in 10 of the registered supporters in his own constituency were actually "strongly against the Labour party".
Mr. Obama's speech to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials was framed to capitalize on last week's decision, bolstering support from a critical constituency that leans strongly in his direction but has been disappointed that he has not taken stronger action to liberalize immigration rules.
The constituency of Erdington voted strongly Brexit in the EU referendum and is one of the poorest in the country, with pockets of acute deprivation.
The other is a large constituency of individuals that strongly believe that adjuvants have been responsible for a host of health problems, including autism.
They insisted they were performing much more strongly in marginal constituencies where the drive for votes has been masterminded and substantially funded by Lord Ashcroft.
Hunters and ranchers, who make up a powerful political constituency in Western states, have strongly advocated de-listing grizzlies, arguing that their increasing numbers pose a threat to humans, livestock and big-game animals such as elk.
The president has influence over members of Congress, especially those from his own party, but even members of the president's party are strongly influenced by their constituencies.
