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Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 9, Top 16    

Question (number 2) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Lee DeWyze

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Lee DeWyze Ranking score is 65 for Lee DeWyze 197 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Second-most popular Casey James Ranking score is 51 for Casey James 92 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Third-most popular Alex Lambert Ranking score is 41 for Alex Lambert 106 voters marked Alex Lambert as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Michael Lynche Ranking score is 33 for Michael Lynche 95 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Andrew Garcia Ranking score is 24 for Andrew Garcia 48 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Aaron Kelly Ranking score is 16 for Aaron Kelly 47 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Tim Urban Ranking score is 8 for Tim Urban 23 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Todrick Hall Ranking score is 0 for Todrick Hall 21 voters marked Todrick Hall as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Lee DeWyze

Second-most representative choice is:

Casey James

Third-most representative choice is:

Alex Lambert

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 Lee DeWyze
Instant runoff Lee DeWyze
(20 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 : Todrick Hall)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(58 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Lee DeWyze

(58 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Lee DeWyze
Borda count Lee DeWyze
(114 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Lee DeWyze 197 31 197 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Alex Lambert 106 17 106 voters marked Alex Lambert as their first choice
Michael Lynche 95 15 95 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
Casey James 92 15 92 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Andrew Garcia 48 8 48 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice
Aaron Kelly 47 7 47 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Tim Urban 23 4 23 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice
Todrick Hall 21 3 21 voters marked Todrick Hall as their first choice
(58 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: 687
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 = Lee DeWyze
Y = Casey James		 380
380 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Casey James		 73
73 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Casey James		 234
234 voters prefer Casey James over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Alex Lambert		 403
403 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Alex Lambert		 71
71 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Alex Lambert		 213
213 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Michael Lynche		 431
431 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Michael Lynche		 64
64 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Michael Lynche		 192
192 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Andrew Garcia		 456
456 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Andrew Garcia		 75
75 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Andrew Garcia		 156
156 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Aaron Kelly		 468
468 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Aaron Kelly		 69
69 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Aaron Kelly		 150
150 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Tim Urban		 485
485 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Tim Urban		 72
72 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Tim Urban		 130
130 voters prefer Tim Urban over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Todrick Hall		 521
521 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Todrick Hall		 70
70 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Todrick Hall		 96
96 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Lee DeWyze
X = Casey James
Y = Alex Lambert		 340
340 voters prefer Casey James over Alex Lambert		 78
78 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Alex Lambert		 269
269 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Michael Lynche		 358
358 voters prefer Casey James over Michael Lynche		 71
71 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Michael Lynche		 258
258 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Andrew Garcia		 383
383 voters prefer Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 82
82 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 222
222 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Aaron Kelly		 415
415 voters prefer Casey James over Aaron Kelly		 73
73 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Aaron Kelly		 199
199 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Tim Urban		 461
461 voters prefer Casey James over Tim Urban		 78
78 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Tim Urban		 148
148 voters prefer Tim Urban over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Todrick Hall		 495
495 voters prefer Casey James over Todrick Hall		 78
78 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Todrick Hall		 114
114 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Casey James
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Michael Lynche		 323
323 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Michael Lynche		 77
77 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert and Michael Lynche		 287
287 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Andrew Garcia		 329
329 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Andrew Garcia		 85
85 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert over Andrew Garcia		 273
273 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Aaron Kelly		 374
374 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Aaron Kelly		 78
78 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert over Aaron Kelly		 235
235 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Tim Urban		 451
451 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Tim Urban		 93
93 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert and Tim Urban		 143
143 voters prefer Tim Urban over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Todrick Hall		 477
477 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Todrick Hall		 87
87 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert over Todrick Hall		 123
123 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Alex Lambert
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Andrew Garcia		 320
320 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Andrew Garcia		 74
74 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Andrew Garcia		 293
293 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Aaron Kelly		 366
366 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 75
75 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 246
246 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Tim Urban		 414
414 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Tim Urban		 83
83 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche and Tim Urban		 190
190 voters prefer Tim Urban over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Todrick Hall		 468
468 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Todrick Hall		 82
82 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Todrick Hall		 137
137 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Michael Lynche
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Aaron Kelly		 339
339 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Aaron Kelly		 75
75 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Aaron Kelly		 273
273 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Tim Urban		 375
375 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Tim Urban		 86
86 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Tim Urban		 226
226 voters prefer Tim Urban over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Todrick Hall		 442
442 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Todrick Hall		 83
83 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Todrick Hall		 162
162 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Andrew Garcia
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Tim Urban		 363
363 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Tim Urban		 83
83 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly and Tim Urban		 241
241 voters prefer Tim Urban over Aaron Kelly
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Todrick Hall		 414
414 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Todrick Hall		 81
81 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly over Todrick Hall		 192
192 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Aaron Kelly
X = Tim Urban
Y = Todrick Hall		 375
375 voters prefer Tim Urban over Todrick Hall		 96
96 voters have an equal preference for Tim Urban over Todrick Hall		 216
216 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Tim Urban
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 11,426
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Lee DeWyze
  2. Andrew Garcia
  3. Todrick Hall
  4. Casey James
  5. Aaron Kelly
  6. Alex Lambert
  7. Michael Lynche
  8. Tim Urban
Last sequence:
  1. Tim Urban
  2. Michael Lynche
  3. Alex Lambert
  4. Aaron Kelly
  5. Casey James
  6. Todrick Hall
  7. Andrew Garcia
  8. Lee DeWyze
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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 x53
  • 1&2&4&6&7&8,3&5 x1
  • 1&2&4&6,3&5&7&8 x1
  • 1&5&7,4&6,2&8,3 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8 x4
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 x5
  • 1,2,3,4,7,5,6,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,7,4,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,6,7,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,3 x2
  • 1,2,4,5,8,6,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,3,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,5,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,8,3,5 x2
  • 1,2,4,7,5,6,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6&8,5,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,3,8,5 x2
  • 1,2,4,7,6,5,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,8,5,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,8,6,5,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,7,5,3,6 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,7,8,6,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,8,7,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,6,4,7,3,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,6,4,7,5,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,6,4,8,5,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,6,5,4,7,8,3 x2
  • 1,2,6,7,4,5,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,6,7,4,5,8,3 x5
  • 1,2,6,7,5,4,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,6,7,8,3&4,5 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,5,6,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,5,6,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,6,3,8,5 x1
  • 1,2,7,5,6,4,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,7,6,4,5,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,8,4,7,5,3,6 x1
  • 1,3,2&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1,3,2,5,4,7,8,6 x2
  • 1,3,2,8,4,5,6,7 x1
  • 1,3,4,2,7,6,8,5 x1
  • 1,3,6,8,5,4,2,7 x1
  • 1,3,7,4,2,5,6,8 x1
  • 1,4,2&3&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1,4,2,3&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1,4,2,3,7,6,8,5 x1
  • 1,4,2,3,7,8,6,5 x1
  • 1,4,2,5,6,7,3,8 x1
  • 1,4,2,5,6,7,8,3 x2
  • 1,4,2,5,7,3,8,6 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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