Condorcet Methods are voting systems designed to identify a candidate who would win against each of the other candidates in head-to-head matchups. Named after the French philosopher Marquis de Condorcet, these methods aim to reflect the preferences of voters more accurately than traditional voting systems.
In a Condorcet election, voters rank candidates in order of preference. The method then compares each candidate against all others, determining the overall winner based on who would prevail in these pairwise contests. If a candidate wins all matchups, they are declared the Condorcet winner. If no candidate wins outright, various tie-breaking rules can be applied.