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The '''median voter theorem''' posits that if voters and policies are distributed along a one-dimensional [[political spectrum]] (with voters ranking alternatives in order of proximity), then any voting method which satisfies the Condorcet criterion will elect the candidate closest to the median voter. |
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Revision as of 07:23, 2 December 2021
The median voter theorem posits that if voters and policies are distributed along a one-dimensional political spectrum (with voters ranking alternatives in order of proximity), then any voting method which satisfies the Condorcet criterion will elect the candidate closest to the median voter.