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VoteFair Ranking Results calculated at  www.VoteFair.org 2007-April-4  17:57

Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 9    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Melinda Doolittle

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score
Traditional
vote count

(for comparison)
First-most popular Melinda Doolittle Ranking score is

75

for

Melinda Doolittle
Second-most popular Jordin Sparks Ranking score is

66

for

Jordin Sparks
Third-most popular Blake Lewis Ranking score is

58

for

Blake Lewis
Fourth-most popular Lakisha Jones Ranking score is

44

for

Lakisha Jones
Fifth-most popular Gina Glocksen Ranking score is

34

for

Gina Glocksen
Sixth-most popular Chris Richardson Ranking score is

26

for

Chris Richardson
Seventh-most popular Phil Stacey Ranking score is

16

for

Phil Stacey
Eighth-most popular Haley Scarnato Ranking score is

9

for

Haley Scarnato
Ninth-most popular Sanjaya Malakar Ranking score is

0

for

Sanjaya Malakar

VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice is: Melinda Doolittle
Second-most representative choice is: Blake Lewis

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 Melinda Doolittle
Instant runoff Melinda Doolittle
(7 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: Phil Stacey)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority ( more than half ) the votes.

(5 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Melinda Doolittle

(5 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Melinda Doolittle
Borda count Melinda Doolittle

(56 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Melinda Doolittle 172 39
Blake Lewis 93 21
Jordin Sparks 69 16
Lakisha Jones 27 6
Sanjaya Malakar 25 6
Chris Richardson 21 5
Gina Glocksen 16 4
Haley Scarnato 9 2
Phil Stacey 7 2
(5 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: 444
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 = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Jordin Sparks
274
274 voters prefer

Melinda Doolittle

over

Jordin Sparks
11
11 voter has an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Jordin Sparks
159
159 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Blake Lewis
261
261 voter prefers

Melinda Doolittle

over

Blake Lewis
10
10 voters have an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Blake Lewis
173
173 voters prefer

Blake Lewis

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Lakisha Jones
333
333 voters prefer

Melinda Doolittle

over

Lakisha Jones
17
17 voters have an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Lakisha Jones
94
94 voters prefer

Lakisha Jones

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Gina Glocksen
333
333 voters prefer

Melinda Doolittle

over

Gina Glocksen
14
14 voters have an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Gina Glocksen
97
97 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Chris Richardson
337
337 voters prefer

Melinda Doolittle

over

Chris Richardson
19
19 voters have an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Chris Richardson
88
88 voters prefer

Chris Richardson

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Phil Stacey
368
368 voters prefer

Melinda Doolittle

over

Phil Stacey
17
17 voters have an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Phil Stacey
59
59 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Haley Scarnato
374
374 voters prefer

Melinda Doolittle

over

Haley Scarnato
16
16 voters have an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Haley Scarnato
54
54 voters prefer

Haley Scarnato

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
384
384 voters prefer

Melinda Doolittle

over

Sanjaya Malakar
15
15 voters have an equal preference for

Melinda Doolittle

and

Sanjaya Malakar
45
45 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Melinda Doolittle
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Blake Lewis
224
224 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Blake Lewis
12
12 voters have an equal preference for

Jordin Sparks

and

Blake Lewis
208
208 voters prefer

Blake Lewis

over

Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Lakisha Jones
284
284 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Lakisha Jones
17
17 voters have an equal preference for

Jordin Sparks

and

Lakisha Jones
143
143 voters prefer

Lakisha Jones

over

Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Gina Glocksen
343
343 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Gina Glocksen
17
17 voters have an equal preference for

Jordin Sparks

and

Gina Glocksen
84
84 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Chris Richardson
339
339 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Chris Richardson
18
18 voters have an equal preference for

Jordin Sparks

and

Chris Richardson
87
87 voters prefer

Chris Richardson

over

Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Phil Stacey
379
379 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Phil Stacey
19
19 voters have an equal preference for

Jordin Sparks

and

Phil Stacey
46
46 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Haley Scarnato
385
385 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Haley Scarnato
18
18 voters have an equal preference for

Jordin Sparks

and

Haley Scarnato
41
41 voter prefers

Haley Scarnato

over

Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
395
395 voters prefer

Jordin Sparks

over

Sanjaya Malakar
16
16 voters have an equal preference for

Jordin Sparks

and

Sanjaya Malakar
33
33 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Jordin Sparks
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Lakisha Jones
278
278 voters prefer

Blake Lewis

over

Lakisha Jones
15
15 voters have an equal preference for

Blake Lewis

and

Lakisha Jones
151
151 voter prefers

Lakisha Jones

over

Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Gina Glocksen
321
321 voter prefers

Blake Lewis

over

Gina Glocksen
17
17 voters have an equal preference for

Blake Lewis

and

Gina Glocksen
106
106 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Richardson
348
348 voters prefer

Blake Lewis

over

Chris Richardson
17
17 voters have an equal preference for

Blake Lewis

and

Chris Richardson
79
79 voters prefer

Chris Richardson

over

Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Phil Stacey
364
364 voters prefer

Blake Lewis

over

Phil Stacey
18
18 voters have an equal preference for

Blake Lewis

and

Phil Stacey
62
62 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Haley Scarnato
364
364 voters prefer

Blake Lewis

over

Haley Scarnato
16
16 voters have an equal preference for

Blake Lewis

and

Haley Scarnato
64
64 voters prefer

Haley Scarnato

over

Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
392
392 voters prefer

Blake Lewis

over

Sanjaya Malakar
13
13 voters have an equal preference for

Blake Lewis

and

Sanjaya Malakar
39
39 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Blake Lewis
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Gina Glocksen
266
266 voters prefer

Lakisha Jones

over

Gina Glocksen
24
24 voters have an equal preference for

Lakisha Jones

and

Gina Glocksen
154
154 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Chris Richardson
277
277 voters prefer

Lakisha Jones

over

Chris Richardson
27
27 voters have an equal preference for

Lakisha Jones

and

Chris Richardson
140
140 voters prefer

Chris Richardson

over

Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Phil Stacey
323
323 voters prefer

Lakisha Jones

over

Phil Stacey
28
28 voters have an equal preference for

Lakisha Jones

and

Phil Stacey
93
93 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Haley Scarnato
329
329 voters prefer

Lakisha Jones

over

Haley Scarnato
26
26 voters have an equal preference for

Lakisha Jones

and

Haley Scarnato
89
89 voters prefer

Haley Scarnato

over

Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
364
364 voters prefer

Lakisha Jones

over

Sanjaya Malakar
25
25 voters have an equal preference for

Lakisha Jones

and

Sanjaya Malakar
55
55 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Lakisha Jones
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Chris Richardson
233
233 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Chris Richardson
29
29 voters have an equal preference for

Gina Glocksen

and

Chris Richardson
182
182 voters prefer

Chris Richardson

over

Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Phil Stacey
299
299 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Phil Stacey
28
28 voters have an equal preference for

Gina Glocksen

and

Phil Stacey
117
117 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Haley Scarnato
295
295 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Haley Scarnato
30
30 voters have an equal preference for

Gina Glocksen

and

Haley Scarnato
119
119 voters prefer

Haley Scarnato

over

Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
366
366 voters prefer

Gina Glocksen

over

Sanjaya Malakar
25
25 voters have an equal preference for

Gina Glocksen

and

Sanjaya Malakar
53
53 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Gina Glocksen
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Phil Stacey
286
286 voters prefer

Chris Richardson

over

Phil Stacey
33
33 voters have an equal preference for

Chris Richardson

and

Phil Stacey
125
125 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Haley Scarnato
281
281 voter prefers

Chris Richardson

over

Haley Scarnato
34
34 voters have an equal preference for

Chris Richardson

and

Haley Scarnato
129
129 voters prefer

Haley Scarnato

over

Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
359
359 voters prefer

Chris Richardson

over

Sanjaya Malakar
30
30 voters have an equal preference for

Chris Richardson

and

Sanjaya Malakar
55
55 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Chris Richardson
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Haley Scarnato
213
213 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Haley Scarnato
35
35 voters have an equal preference for

Phil Stacey

and

Haley Scarnato
196
196 voters prefer

Haley Scarnato

over

Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
345
345 voters prefer

Phil Stacey

over

Sanjaya Malakar
34
34 voters have an equal preference for

Phil Stacey

and

Sanjaya Malakar
65
65 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Phil Stacey
X = Haley Scarnato
Y = Sanjaya Malakar
334
334 voters prefer

Haley Scarnato

over

Sanjaya Malakar
30
30 voters have an equal preference for

Haley Scarnato

and

Sanjaya Malakar
80
80 voters prefer

Sanjaya Malakar

over

Haley Scarnato
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 11,650
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 362,880
First sequence:
  1. Gina Glocksen
  2. Haley Scarnato
  3. Jordin Sparks
  4. Lakisha Jones
  5. Melinda Doolittle
  6. Blake Lewis
  7. Chris Richardson
  8. Phil Stacey
  9. Sanjaya Malakar
Last sequence:
  1. Sanjaya Malakar
  2. Phil Stacey
  3. Chris Richardson
  4. Blake Lewis
  5. Melinda Doolittle
  6. Lakisha Jones
  7. Jordin Sparks
  8. Haley Scarnato
  9. Gina Glocksen
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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 x2
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9 x1
  • 1,3,5,6,4,9,7,2,8 x1
  • 1,3,6,4,7,8,5,2,9 x1
  • 1,4,6,8,3,5,2,7,9 x1
  • 1,5,3,6,2&4&7&8&9 x1
  • 1,5,3,6,8,4,7,9,2 x1
  • 1,5,6,2,4,3,7,8,9 x1
  • 1,5,6,4,3,2,7,9,8 x1
  • 1,5,6,7,3,2,4,9,8 x1
  • 1,6,3,4,7,8,5,2,9 x1
  • 1,6,3,7,4,5,8,2,9 x1
  • 1,6,5,3,2,4,7,8,9 x1
  • 1,6,5,3,4,7,8,2,9 x1
  • 1,6,7,3,5,2,8,9,4 x1
  • 1,6,7,8,4,2,3,5,9 x1
  • 1,8,6,2,7,5,4,3,9 x1
  • 2,1,6,3,4,8,5,7,9 x1
  • 2,1,6,7,8,3,9,5,4 x1
  • 2,3,5,6,1,7,9,8,4 x1
  • 2,3,6,5,7,1,8,4,9 x1
  • 2,4&5,3,1&6,7&8&9 x1
  • 2,5,1,6,7,3,8,4,9 x1
  • 2,5,3,1,8,7,6,9,4 x1
  • 2,5,6,3,4,7,1,8,9 x1
  • 2,6,5,3,7,1,4,8,9 x1
  • 3,1&2&4&5&6&7&8&9 x2
  • 3,1,5,4,2,7,6,8,9 x1
  • 3,1,5,4,2,8,6,7,9 x1
  • 3,1,5,7,4,2,6,8,9 x1
  • 3,1,6,2&4&5&7&8&9 x1
  • 3,1,6,4,7,5,8,2,9 x1
  • 3,1,6,5,4,7,8,2,9 x1
  • 3,2,1,5,9,8,7,6,4 x1
  • 3,2,1,6,7,8,4,9,5 x1
  • 3,2,1,6,8,7,4,9,5 x1
  • 3,2,1,7,8,9,6,4,5 x1
  • 3,2,5,6,7,4,1,9,8 x1
  • 3,2,6,1,7,8,5,4,9 x1
  • 3,2,6,7,8,1,5,4,9 x1
  • 3,2,7,6,1,4,8,5,9 x1
  • 3,2,9,1&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 3,4,1,2,7,8,5,6,9 x1
  • 3,4,5,1,7,6,8,2,9 x1
  • 3,4,5,7,6,2,1,8,9 x1
  • 3,4,7,1,2,8,6,5,9 x1
  • 3,5&6,1,7,4,9,8,2 x1
  • 3,5,1&2&4&6&7&8&9 x2
  • 3,5,1,2,4,8,7,6,9 x1
  • 3,5,1,4,8,6,9,2,7 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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