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Downs' paradox of voting

the paradox that larger the electorate, the less each vote matters
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Downs' paradox of voting

Summary

Downs' paradox of voting is a paradox[1]. It draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #26 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • Downs' paradox of voting is credited with the discovery of Anthony Downs[3].
  • Downs' paradox of voting's instance of is recorded as paradox[4].
  • Downs' paradox of voting's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0264g73[5].
  • Downs' paradox of voting's different from is recorded as voting paradox (Condorcet)[6].

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Works and Contributions

Downs' paradox of voting is credited with the discovery of Anthony Downs[3].

Why It Matters

Downs' paradox of voting draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #26 of 104).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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