electorate vs people

electorate and people both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
electorate	Yes	No	No	No
people	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, people is a hypernym of electorate; that is, people is a word with a broader meaning than electorate:

Other hypernyms of electorate include citizenry.

electorate (noun)	people (noun)
the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote	(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
	the body of citizens of a state or country
	members of a family line
	the common people generally

electorate (verb)	people (verb)
	fill with people
	furnish with people