Median voter theorem
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median-voter-theorem-203-15505541
title:
Median voter theorem
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The median voter theorem in political science and social choice theory, developed by Duncan Black, states that if voters and candidates are distributed along a one-dimensional spectrum and voters have single-peaked preferences, any voting method that is compatible with majority-rule will elect the candidate preferred by the median voter. The median voter theorem thus shows that under a realistic model of voter behavior, Arrow's theorem, which essentially suggests that ranked-choice voting system
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Theorem in political science
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_voter_theorem
date created:
2004-12-02T10:36:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:56:22Z
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