Majority-rule voting
A) usually emphasizes the preferences of extremist voters on one side or the other.
B) usually allows extremist voters to band together and swamp the preferences of the median voter.
C) never reflects the preferences of the median voter.
D) reflects the preferences of the median voter.
E) generates economically efficient outcomes in most cases.

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Majority-rule voting reflects the preferences of the median voter. The median voter is the one who divides the voters into two equal halves, with half of the voters having preferences to the left of the median and half having preferences to the right. The strategy of candidates is to appeal to the median voter, as they represent the decisive vote that will determine the outcome of the election. Thus, majority-rule voting tends to produce outcomes that reflect the preferences of the median voter.

Majority-Rule Voting