Model suggests voter turnout alone can predict election victory margins

Elections are a well-documented example of collective human decision-making, with voting data available for elections globally over several decades. SFI Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow Aanjaneya Kumar, along with former colleagues at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, analyzed election data from 34 countries and devised a mathematical model to study if a universal behavior emerges in elections.