Quadratic voting vs one-person-one-vote

One-person-one-vote is simple, legible, and central to many formal democratic contexts. It answers whether more participants support one option than another.

It does not directly reveal whether support is mild, intense, or concentrated among people most affected by the outcome.

Quadratic voting begins with equal voice budgets for a decision. Participants then allocate intensity across alternatives, and stronger positions spend more of that budget.

Nicolas keeps the resulting support, opposition, costs, delegation, and outcome probabilities visible.

Use one-person-one-vote when formal equality, simplicity, and majority legitimacy are the main requirements.

Use Nicolas when the group still wants equal starting budgets but needs to measure how strongly people care.