Median Voter Theorem On the spectrum of politics (or any other ideology-based issue), personal opinions will inevitably vary from one extreme on the left to the opposite on the right. In a system of government like that of the United States, where the population directly elects representatives to govern, the position a candidate occupies on the spectrum relative to certain issues relative to other candidates becomes increasingly important. In theory, two people from different backgrounds and different political parties should provide contrasting opinions on important issues, allowing an individual voter to clearly and easily see the difference between his options and choose which would be best for him and his Village. According to the Median Value Theorem, however, in most cases, the candidate's personal opinions and priorities cannot be taken into account if the ultimate goal is a victorious election, leading to nearly identical candidates at the time of the election. election. Although this theory contains flaws, both theoretically in its actual functioning and ideologically in its results, it is still valid and important for today's political strategies. The median voter is the voter closest to the center on an issue. If determined correctly, half the population occupies a position to the left of this given median voter and half to the right. According to the median voter theorem, the median voter in a majority election will be decisive as long as voters have single-peak preferences. The theorem implies that the candidates who manage to win elections are those who manage to capture the vote of the median voter. If two candidates campaign against each other, they are each forced to take the political position… middle of the paper… the candidate will have adopted the views determined to be most popular. The desire for acceptance and the need to be liked is a natural desire of human nature, especially in the political context. Politicians are often criticized for bending their beliefs and making different promises to different groups, often even conflicting in their ultimate goal, but is there really another option? To win elections and maintain power, it is necessary to obtain the support of the majority of the electorate. To do this, he must sacrifice some of his goals and thoughts to become what the people want, what the average voter wants; it must become who they want to represent them, who they want in office and, more immediately, who they want to vote for. Only by adopting this approach on a certain scale by the median voter can a candidate hope to become more than just a candidate.