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VoteFair Ranking Results calculated at  www.VoteFair.org 2009-March-27  0:58

Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 8, Top 10    

Question (number 1) title:

     Who is your favorite, second-favorite, etc., singer?    

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Adam Lambert

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score
Traditional
vote count

(for comparison)
First-most popular Adam Lambert  Ranking score is 69 for Adam Lambert 322 voters marked Adam Lambert as their first choice
Second-most popular Danny Gokey  Ranking score is 60 for Danny Gokey 179 voters marked Danny Gokey as their first choice
Third-most popular Allison Iraheta  Ranking score is 58 for Allison Iraheta 95 voters marked Allison Iraheta as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Kris Allen  Ranking score is 45 for Kris Allen 96 voters marked Kris Allen as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Matt Giraud  Ranking score is 40 for Matt Giraud 63 voters marked Matt Giraud as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Anoop Desai  Ranking score is 31 for Anoop Desai 44 voters marked Anoop Desai as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Lil Rounds  Ranking score is 22 for Lil Rounds 20 voters marked Lil Rounds as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Megan Corkrey  Ranking score is 13 for Megan Corkrey 33 voters marked Megan Corkrey as their first choice
Ninth-most popular Scott MacIntyre  Ranking score is 6 for Scott MacIntyre 8 voters marked Scott MacIntyre as their first choice
Tenth-most popular Michael Sarver  Ranking score is 0 for Michael Sarver 3 voters marked Michael Sarver as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Adam Lambert

Second-most representative choice is:

Danny Gokey

Third-most representative choice is:

Allison Iraheta

Additional levels of representation were not calculated.
(There may be too many questions, too many choices for this question, or too many votes, or no further calculations were requested.)

VoteFair representation ranking results should be used when more than one choice is to be selected. Why? When there are 100 voters, 51 of them can choose the first winner, so the other 49 voters deserve extra influence in choosing the second winner (instead of letting the 51 voters also choose the second winner). When should representation results be used? When a second candidate is elected to a second equivalent seat in a state legislature, or when an organization pursues a simultaneous second activity in addition to the most popular activity.

Comparison of VoteFair Ranking with other voting methods

  
Voting method Winner
VoteFair Adam Lambert
Instant runoff Adam Lambert
(28 ballots at least partially ignored because they include an equal preference at a significant step in the runoff process.
(Choice eliminated in the first round : Michael Sarver)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(20 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Adam Lambert

(20 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Adam Lambert
Borda count Allison Iraheta
(107 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Adam Lambert 322 37 322 voters marked Adam Lambert as their first choice
Danny Gokey 179 21 179 voters marked Danny Gokey as their first choice
Kris Allen 96 11 96 voters marked Kris Allen as their first choice
Allison Iraheta 95 11 95 voters marked Allison Iraheta as their first choice
Matt Giraud 63 7 63 voters marked Matt Giraud as their first choice
Anoop Desai 44 5 44 voters marked Anoop Desai as their first choice
Megan Corkrey 33 4 33 voters marked Megan Corkrey as their first choice
Lil Rounds 20 2 20 voters marked Lil Rounds as their first choice
Scott MacIntyre 8 1 8 voters marked Scott MacIntyre as their first choice
Michael Sarver 3 0 3 voters marked Michael Sarver as their first choice
(20 ballots ignored in plurality counting because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)

Notice that the choice with the most plurality votes is not necessarily the most popular. Similarly the choice with the fewest plurality votes is not necessarily the least popular.

Data and Calculation Summary
Number of votes: 883
The following tally table summarizes all the preferences of all the voters. The bold underlined numbers are the ones that apply to the winning sequence.
  
All possible pairs of choice names Number of votes with indicated preference
Prefer X over Y Equal preference Prefer Y over X
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Danny Gokey
496
496 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Danny Gokey
32
32 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Danny Gokey
355
355 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Allison Iraheta
498
498 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Allison Iraheta
26
26 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta
359
359 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Kris Allen
561
561 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Kris Allen
30
30 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen
292
292 voters prefer Kris Allen over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Matt Giraud
556
556 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Matt Giraud
26
26 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Matt Giraud
301
301 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Anoop Desai
611
611 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Anoop Desai
25
25 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Anoop Desai
247
247 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Lil Rounds
648
648 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Lil Rounds
30
30 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Lil Rounds
205
205 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Megan Corkrey
652
652 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Megan Corkrey
27
27 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Megan Corkrey
204
204 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Scott MacIntyre
715
715 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Scott MacIntyre
34
34 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Scott MacIntyre
134
134 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Michael Sarver
718
718 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Michael Sarver
31
31 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Michael Sarver
134
134 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Adam Lambert
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Allison Iraheta
422
422 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Allison Iraheta
40
40 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey over Allison Iraheta
421
421 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Kris Allen
532
532 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Kris Allen
37
37 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Kris Allen
314
314 voters prefer Kris Allen over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Matt Giraud
511
511 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Matt Giraud
41
41 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Matt Giraud
331
331 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Anoop Desai
584
584 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Anoop Desai
38
38 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey over Anoop Desai
261
261 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Lil Rounds
631
631 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Lil Rounds
46
46 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Lil Rounds
206
206 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Megan Corkrey
652
652 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Megan Corkrey
42
42 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Megan Corkrey
189
189 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Scott MacIntyre
720
720 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Scott MacIntyre
53
53 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Scott MacIntyre
110
110 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Michael Sarver
741
741 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Michael Sarver
47
47 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Michael Sarver
95
95 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Danny Gokey
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Kris Allen
535
535 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Kris Allen
40
40 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen
308
308 voters prefer Kris Allen over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Matt Giraud
533
533 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Matt Giraud
39
39 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Matt Giraud
311
311 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Anoop Desai
628
628 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Anoop Desai
34
34 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Anoop Desai
221
221 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Lil Rounds
671
671 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Lil Rounds
43
43 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Lil Rounds
169
169 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Megan Corkrey
696
696 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Megan Corkrey
42
42 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Megan Corkrey
145
145 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Scott MacIntyre
746
746 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Scott MacIntyre
47
47 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Scott MacIntyre
90
90 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Michael Sarver
762
762 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Michael Sarver
49
49 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Michael Sarver
72
72 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Allison Iraheta
X = Kris Allen
Y = Matt Giraud
423
423 voters prefer Kris Allen over Matt Giraud
53
53 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Matt Giraud
407
407 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Anoop Desai
506
506 voters prefer Kris Allen over Anoop Desai
47
47 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen over Anoop Desai
330
330 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Lil Rounds
562
562 voters prefer Kris Allen over Lil Rounds
51
51 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Lil Rounds
270
270 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Megan Corkrey
621
621 voters prefer Kris Allen over Megan Corkrey
48
48 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Megan Corkrey
214
214 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Scott MacIntyre
694
694 voters prefer Kris Allen over Scott MacIntyre
51
51 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Scott MacIntyre
138
138 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Michael Sarver
739
739 voters prefer Kris Allen over Michael Sarver
53
53 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Michael Sarver
91
91 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Kris Allen
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Anoop Desai
516
516 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Anoop Desai
45
45 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud over Anoop Desai
322
322 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Lil Rounds
565
565 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Lil Rounds
51
51 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud over Lil Rounds
267
267 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Megan Corkrey
609
609 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Megan Corkrey
51
51 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud and Megan Corkrey
223
223 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Scott MacIntyre
711
711 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Scott MacIntyre
53
53 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre
119
119 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Michael Sarver
740
740 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Michael Sarver
55
55 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud and Michael Sarver
88
88 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Matt Giraud
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Lil Rounds
491
491 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Lil Rounds
47
47 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds
345
345 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Anoop Desai
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Megan Corkrey
557
557 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Megan Corkrey
42
42 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Megan Corkrey
284
284 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Anoop Desai
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Scott MacIntyre
678
678 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Scott MacIntyre
50
50 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Scott MacIntyre
155
155 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Anoop Desai
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Michael Sarver
707
707 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Michael Sarver
50
50 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Michael Sarver
126
126 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Anoop Desai
X = Lil Rounds
Y = Megan Corkrey
496
496 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Megan Corkrey
51
51 voters have an equal preference for Lil Rounds and Megan Corkrey
336
336 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Lil Rounds
X = Lil Rounds
Y = Scott MacIntyre
608
608 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Scott MacIntyre
61
61 voters have an equal preference for Lil Rounds and Scott MacIntyre
214
214 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Lil Rounds
X = Lil Rounds
Y = Michael Sarver
650
650 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Michael Sarver
63
63 voters have an equal preference for Lil Rounds and Michael Sarver
170
170 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Lil Rounds
X = Megan Corkrey
Y = Scott MacIntyre
509
509 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Scott MacIntyre
58
58 voters have an equal preference for Megan Corkrey and Scott MacIntyre
316
316 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Megan Corkrey
X = Megan Corkrey
Y = Michael Sarver
551
551 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Michael Sarver
57
57 voters have an equal preference for Megan Corkrey and Michael Sarver
275
275 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Megan Corkrey
X = Scott MacIntyre
Y = Michael Sarver
438
438 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Michael Sarver
73
73 voters have an equal preference for Scott MacIntyre over Michael Sarver
372
372 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Scott MacIntyre
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 27,190
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 3,628,800
First sequence:
  1. Adam Lambert
  2. Allison Iraheta
  3. Anoop Desai
  4. Danny Gokey
  5. Kris Allen
  6. Lil Rounds
  7. Matt Giraud
  8. Megan Corkrey
  9. Michael Sarver
  10. Scott MacIntyre
Last sequence:
  1. Scott MacIntyre
  2. Michael Sarver
  3. Megan Corkrey
  4. Matt Giraud
  5. Lil Rounds
  6. Kris Allen
  7. Danny Gokey
  8. Anoop Desai
  9. Allison Iraheta
  10. Adam Lambert
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Detailed ballot information
(The numbers indicate the choices
as listed in "First sequence" above,
a comma indicates the next lower preference level,
"&" joins choices at the same preference level,
and "x" precedes the vote count.)

  • 1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10 x3
  • 1&2&4&5&7,6&8,3&9&10 x1
  • 1&2&4,6,3&5&10,8,7,9 x1
  • 1&2&8&10,6&9,3&5,4,7 x1
  • 1&3,5,2&4&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1&4,2&3&5&6&7&8&9&10 x2
  • 1&5,4,7,3,2,6,9,8,10 x1
  • 1&6,3,10,2&4&5&7&8&9 x1
  • 1,10,7,6,3,4,2,9,5,8 x1
  • 1,10,9,6,5,4,3,7,8,2 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10 x12
  • 1,2&4,5,7,3,6,8,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,10,5,6,8,7,4,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,7,10,9,6,8 x2
  • 1,2,3,4,5,7,6,9,10,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,10,6,5,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,5,10,6,9,8 x2
  • 1,2,3,4,7,5,10,9,6,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,8,5,6,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,4,6,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,4,7,6,9,10,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,4,7,8,6,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,7,8,9,6,4,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,8,7,10,4,9,6 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,10,8,9,7,5,4 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,5,7,8,9,10,4 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,8,5,7,9,10,4 x1
  • 1,2,3,8,5,7,10,9,4,6 x1
  • 1,2,4,10,5,3,8,9,7,6 x1
  • 1,2,4,10,7,5,9,3,8,6 x1
  • 1,2,4,3&5&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,10,5,6,7,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,10,5,7,6,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,5,6,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,5,7,6,10,9,8 x2
  • 1,2,4,3,6,7,5,8,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,6,7,5,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,7,5,10,6,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,7,5,6,10,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,7,6,5,10,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,3,6,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,3,7,6,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,3,7,6,9,10,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,3,7,9,10,6,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,3,8,6,7,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,7,10,8,9,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,9,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,8,7,3,10,9 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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