Spatial models of voting: Difference between revisions

 

The common one-dimensional [[political spectrum]], or various two-dimensional [[W:Political compass|political compasses]], can then be considered [[W:Projection (mathematics)|projections]] of this multi-dimensional space onto a smaller number of dimensions.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Alós-Ferrer|first=Carlos|last2=Granić|first2=Đura-Georg|date=2015-09-01|title=Political space representations with approval data|url=http://repub.eur.nl/pub/111247|journal=Electoral Studies|volume=39|pages=56–71|doi=10.1016/j.electstud.2015.04.003|quote=The analysis reveals that the underlying political landscapes ... are inherently multidimensional and cannot be reduced to a single left-right dimension, or even to a two-dimensional space. ... From this representation, lower-dimensional projections can be considered which help with the visualization of the political space as resulting from an aggregation of voters' preferences. ... Even though the method aims to obtain a representation with as few dimensions as possible, we still obtain representations with four dimensions or more.|hdl=1765/111247}}</ref> For example, a study of German voters found that at least four dimensions were required to adequately represent all political parties.<ref name=":2" />

 

The Spatial Model attempts to show the perceptions and decisions of voters when issue voting strategies are used in elections.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Cho | first1 = Sungdai | last2 = Endersby | first2 = James W. | title = Issues, the spatial theory of voting, and British general elections: a comparison of proximity and directional models | journal = Public Choice | volume = 114 | issue = 3 | pages = 275–293 | doi = 10.1023/A:1022616323373 | jstor = 30025956 | date = March 2003 | ref = harv |url=|via=}}</ref>{{Rp|275}} This model assumes that if someone’s issue preferences are placed on a hypothetical spatial field along with all possible candidates’ policy positions, the individual will vote for the candidate whose political stances are closest to their own.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|94}}<ref>{{cite journal | last = McCullough | first = B. Claire | title = Effects of variables using panel data: a review of techniques | journal = Public Opinion Quarterly | volume = 42 | issue = 2 | pages = 199–220 | doi = 10.1086/268443 | date = Summer 1978 | ref = harv |url=|via=}}</ref>

*[[Statistics]]

*[[McKelvey–Schofield chaos theorem]]

*[[User:Lucasvb/An upgrade to the spatial model of voters|An upgrade to the spatial model of voters]]