The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word POLLED
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The straight part
We know that "Voted" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case voted = polled.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does POLLED mean?
POLLED verb- To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- To vote at an election.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
- To cut the hair of (a creature).
- To remove the horns of (an animal).
- To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
- (communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
- (with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
- To extort from; to plunder; to strip.
- To impose a tax upon.
- To pay as one's personal tax.
- To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation.
- Lopped; said of trees having their tops cut off.
- Cropped; bald.
- Without horns; said of livestock that normally have horns, but which have been bred to be hornless, or which have been dehorned.