Majority criterion: Difference between revisions

The [[Condorcet]] criterion]] implies the majority criterion. Practically every serious ranked voting method passes the majority criterion. Most [[Cardinal voting|rated voting]] methods fail the majority criterion, such as [[Approval voting|Approval]], [[Score]], and [[STAR voting]], though this is argued to be a good thing in situations where those methods elect a candidate who is well-liked by all voters rather than a candidate who is narrowly preferred by a majority but loathed by the minority.