Voting Power

Voting power research investigates how different voting systems and mechanisms distribute influence among voters, aiming to understand and potentially improve election outcomes. Current research focuses on modeling strategic voting behavior, including the impact of public tallies and ballot truncation on various voting systems (e.g., plurality, ranked-choice), and analyzing voting power in more complex settings like liquid democracy, where voters can delegate their votes. These studies employ computational simulations and game-theoretic models to analyze voting power indices and identify conditions leading to specific voting patterns, ultimately informing the design of fairer and more efficient electoral processes.