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===Equilibrium point for various voting methods===
The Condorcet[[Bipartisan set]] (a subset of the winner/[[Smith set]]) is athe common [[equilibrium]] point inof manymost voting methods. This is because a majority/plurality of voters have no incentive to deviate towards another candidate. The Condorcet criterion can thus be considered a type of [[Declared strategy voting|automatic strategy]], which reduces the need for [[compromising]] strategy by electing candidates who could have won with majority-strength compromising.
 
An example for [[Approval voting]]:
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B is the CW. If voters approve everyone they ranked before the "|", then B is approved by all voters, and wins. If any of the three groups of voters here raises their approval threshold (only approves their 1st choice), then another group has an incentive to maintain their approval threshold where it is i.e. if C-top voters stop approving B, then the 69 voters who prefer B>C have an incentive to move their approval thresholds between B and C to ensure B is approved by a majority and C is not. Note that this requires both accurate polling and coordinated [[Strategic voting|strategic voting]].
 
===Non-complying methods===
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In this case, B is preferred to A by 501 votes to 499, and B is
preferred to C by 502 to 498, hence B is preferred to both A and C. So according to the Condorcet criteria, B should win. By contrast, according to the rules of IRV, B is ranked first by the fewest voters and is eliminated, and C wins with the transferred voted from B; in plurality voting A wins with the most first choices. Note that B and C are a [[Mutual majority criterion|mutual majority]], so most majority rule-based methods would rule A out of winning. If A drops out, then B becomes the majority's 1st choice; so this is an example of IRV failing [[Independence of irrelevant alternatives|independence of irrelevant alternatives]].
preferred to C by 502 to 498, hence B is preferred to both A and C. So
according to the Condorcet criteria, B should win. By contrast, according to the rules of IRV, B is ranked first by the fewest voters and is eliminated, and C wins with the transferred voted from B; in plurality voting A wins with the most first choices. Note that B and C are a [[Mutual majority criterion|mutual majority]], so most majority rule-based methods would rule A out of winning. If A drops out, then B becomes the majority's 1st choice; so this is an example of IRV failing [[Independence of irrelevant alternatives|independence of irrelevant alternatives]].
 
See [[Score voting#Majority-related criteria]] to see how Score can fail the Condorcet criterion. In general however, it is expected that the Condorcet winner (and Smith Set candidates in general) will almost alwaysusually be very high-utility, wheneven comparedif they are not the highest-utility tocandidate (the utilitarian winner).
 
===Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives===