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! width=25% style="background-color: #ffdddd" | 42% of voters<br/>
[[Image:Tennessee map for voting example.svg|500px|alt=Tennessee and its four major cities: Memphis in the far west; Nashville in the center; Chattanooga in the east; and Knoxville in the far northeast]]
! width=25% style="background-color: #ccffcc" | 26% of voters<br/>
 
! width=25% style="background-color: #ddddff" | 15% of voters<br/>
Suppose that [[Tennessee]] is holding an election on the location of its [[capital city|capital]]. The population is concentrated around four major cities. [[Spatial voting|All voters want the capital to be as close to them as possible.]] The options are:
! width=25% style="background-color: #ffeedd" | 17% of voters<br/>
 
* [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], the largest city, but far from the others (42% of voters)
* [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], near the center of the state (26% of voters)
* [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], somewhat east (15% of voters)
* [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]], far to the northeast (17% of voters)
 
The preferences of each region's voters are:
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! width=25% style="background-color: #ffdddd" | 42% of voters<br /><small>Far-West</small>
! width=25% style="background-color: #ccffcc" | 26% of voters<br/><small>Center</small>
! width=25% style="background-color: #ddddff" | 15% of voters<br/><small>Center-East</small>
! width=25% style="background-color: #ffeedd" | 17% of voters<br/><small>Far-East</small>
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[[Image:Tennessee map for voting example.svg|thumb|left|500px|Tennessee and its four major cities: Memphis in the far west; Nashville in the center; Chattanooga in the east; and Knoxville in the far northeast]]
Suppose [[Tennessee]] is holding an election on the location of its [[capital city|capital]]. The population is split between four cities, and [[spatial voting|all the voters want the capital to be as close to them as possible]]. The options are:
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* [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], large but far to the west
* [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], medium, near the center
* [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], small and in the east
* [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]], small and isolated
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 14 November 2025

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  1. Memphis
  2. Nashville
  3. Chattanooga
  4. Knoxville
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File:Tennessee map for voting example.svg
Tennessee and its four major cities: Memphis in the far west; Nashville in the center; Chattanooga in the east; and Knoxville in the far northeast

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