▁comparison , ▁note ▁that ▁traditional ▁first - p ast - the - post ▁would ▁elect ▁M emph is , ▁even ▁though ▁most ▁citizens ▁consider ▁it ▁the ▁worst ▁choice , ▁because ▁ 4 2 % ▁is ▁larger ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁single ▁city . ▁Inst ant - run off ▁voting ▁would ▁elect ▁the ▁ 2 nd - wor st ▁choice ▁( K no x ville ), ▁because ▁the ▁central ▁candidates ▁would ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁early . ▁ ▁Under ▁score ▁voting , ▁Nash ville ▁would ▁have ▁won , ▁since ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁score ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁In ▁appro val ▁voting , ▁with ▁each ▁vot er ▁selecting ▁their ▁top ▁two ▁cities , ▁Nash ville ▁would ▁also ▁win ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁significant ▁boost ▁from ▁M emph is ▁residents . ▁A ▁two - round ▁system ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁run off ▁between ▁M emph is ▁and ▁Nash ville , ▁where ▁Nash ville ▁would ▁win . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁particular ▁case , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁way ▁for ▁any ▁single ▁city ▁of ▁vot ers ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁better ▁outcome ▁through ▁tact ical ▁voting . ▁However , ▁Ch att ano oga ▁and ▁Kno x ville ▁vot ers ▁combined ▁could ▁vote ▁strateg ically ▁to ▁make ▁Ch att ano oga ▁win ; ▁while ▁M emph is ▁and ▁Nash ville ▁vot ers ▁could ▁defend ▁against ▁that ▁strategy ▁and ▁ensure ▁Nash ville ▁still ▁won ▁by ▁strateg ically ▁giving ▁Nash ville ▁a ▁higher ▁rating ▁and / or ▁Ch att ano oga ▁and ▁Kno x ville ▁lower ▁ratings . ▁ ▁Properties ▁Un like ▁ranked ▁voting ▁systems