TY - JOUR
T1 - The core vote effect on the annulled vote
T2 - an agent-based model
AU - Martínez, Miguel Ángel
AU - Balankin, Alexander
AU - Chávez, Mauricio
AU - Trejo, Alfredo
AU - Reyes, Ismael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015.
PY - 2015/8/25
Y1 - 2015/8/25
N2 - Using an agent-model, we conducted an analysis of a two-party system, in order to identify a pattern of behavior in the influence exercised by the number core votes on the proportion of the number of annulled votes, which are cast during an election. In a 2d toroidal grid network, where each node is connected with its four closest neighbors, we introduce the concept of an opinion network with uniformly distributed nodes that can have one of three different states, also known as “spin”: +1, −1 and 0. Initially, the states +1 and −1 correspond respectively to “active votes” for candidate A and candidate B, with the specific feature that these are not able to change their state “core vote” (i.e., that do not change their political preferences). The rest is established as having a state of 0, known as “undecided voters”, who will try to become “active votes” in favor of one of the two contending candidates, during the process of interaction with their four closest neighbors (because of their influence, in real life these would be interpreted as the voters’ immediate surroundings). The model dynamics tend to a state of equilibrium, in which there are no more voters changing their opinion upon interaction with his four closest neighbors. Finally, active voters who decide become part of the valid vote, while the undecided become part of the annulled vote.
AB - Using an agent-model, we conducted an analysis of a two-party system, in order to identify a pattern of behavior in the influence exercised by the number core votes on the proportion of the number of annulled votes, which are cast during an election. In a 2d toroidal grid network, where each node is connected with its four closest neighbors, we introduce the concept of an opinion network with uniformly distributed nodes that can have one of three different states, also known as “spin”: +1, −1 and 0. Initially, the states +1 and −1 correspond respectively to “active votes” for candidate A and candidate B, with the specific feature that these are not able to change their state “core vote” (i.e., that do not change their political preferences). The rest is established as having a state of 0, known as “undecided voters”, who will try to become “active votes” in favor of one of the two contending candidates, during the process of interaction with their four closest neighbors (because of their influence, in real life these would be interpreted as the voters’ immediate surroundings). The model dynamics tend to a state of equilibrium, in which there are no more voters changing their opinion upon interaction with his four closest neighbors. Finally, active voters who decide become part of the valid vote, while the undecided become part of the annulled vote.
KW - Opinion networks
KW - adaptive behavior
KW - annulled vote
KW - computational model
KW - core vote
KW - inactive vote
KW - majority rule
KW - simulation
KW - valid vote
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84938898758&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1059712315592040
DO - 10.1177/1059712315592040
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:84938898758
SN - 1059-7123
VL - 23
SP - 216
EP - 226
JO - Adaptive Behavior
JF - Adaptive Behavior
IS - 4
ER -