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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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