Question

Identifying the median voter

Answer 1

Answer:

The median voter here is $55 based on the allocated points in order of preference.

This is the vote that avoids the two extremes of 5 and 7

Explanation:

Voting with the Borda count system of voting:          

                        $0          $15        $55

Andrew            1              3            2

Sam                  1              2            3

Darnell             3             2            1

Total points     5             7            6

The median voter is the selection that is based on choosing the median in a spectrum, so that the extremes are avoided.  In this case, the extremes win points 5 and 4, with the median as 6.

The voting was done by using the Borda count system of voting.  With this system, points are allocated based on personal preferences.  The preference that is favored most is given the highest point, and so on.  This implies that the preference that is least favoured is given the lowest point.