Question

8. Median voter outcome Consider the race for governor of a small state. The population of the state is evenly divided between three cities-Amesbury, Tarrytown, and Clinton. The governor's race is between Ralph Rubin (the mayor of Amesbury) and Tim Taylor (the mayor of Tarrytown). Assume that no matter what is said during the campaign, Rubin can count on the support of 100% of the Amesbury population, and Taylor can count on the support of 100% of the Tarrytown population. Assume 100% voter participation. According to the result of majority-rule voting, the next governor will be the one preferred by the majority of the residents of The two candidates are asked in a debate about their support of recreational subsidies. Public opinion polls in the city you just identified have shown the following about the level of recreational subsidies desired: • 70% want a low level • 10% want a medium level • 20% want a high level Assuming that voters prefer outcomes closer to their preferred choices to outcomes further away, the median voter model predicts that the candidates will support a level of recreational subsidies.

Dropdown 1: Amesbury, Clinton, or Tarrytown

Dropdown2: Low, medium, or high

Answer 1

As no matter what is said during the campaign, Rubin can count on support of 100% f the Amesburg population, and Taylor can count on yhe support of 100% of the Tarrytown population. According to the result of majority rule voting the next governor will be the one preferred by the majority of the resident of Clinton.

Assuming that voters prefer outcome closer to their preferred choices to the outcomes further away, the median voter model predicts that the candidates will support a low level of recreational subsidies.