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Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 9, Top 9, Second Time    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Crystal Bowersox

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Crystal Bowersox Ranking score is 78 for Crystal Bowersox 328 voters marked Crystal Bowersox as their first choice
Second-most popular Siobhan Magnus Ranking score is 63 for Siobhan Magnus 259 voters marked Siobhan Magnus as their first choice
Third-most popular Lee DeWyze Ranking score is 58 for Lee DeWyze 142 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Casey James Ranking score is 46 for Casey James 94 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Katie Stevens Ranking score is 32 for Katie Stevens 37 voters marked Katie Stevens as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Michael Lynche Ranking score is 23 for Michael Lynche 23 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Aaron Kelly Ranking score is 14 for Aaron Kelly 22 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Tim Urban Ranking score is 8 for Tim Urban 38 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice
Ninth-most popular Andrew Garcia Ranking score is 0 for Andrew Garcia 10 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Crystal Bowersox

Second-most representative choice is:

Siobhan Magnus

Third-most representative choice is:

Lee DeWyze

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 Crystal Bowersox
Instant runoff Crystal Bowersox
(14 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 : Andrew Garcia)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(11 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Crystal Bowersox

(11 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Crystal Bowersox
Borda count Crystal Bowersox
(82 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Crystal Bowersox 328 34 328 voters marked Crystal Bowersox as their first choice
Siobhan Magnus 259 27 259 voters marked Siobhan Magnus as their first choice
Lee DeWyze 142 15 142 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Casey James 94 10 94 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Tim Urban 38 4 38 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice
Katie Stevens 37 4 37 voters marked Katie Stevens as their first choice
Michael Lynche 23 2 23 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
Aaron Kelly 22 2 22 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Andrew Garcia 10 1 10 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice
(11 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: 964
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 = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Siobhan Magnus		 578
578 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Siobhan Magnus		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Siobhan Magnus		 367
367 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Lee DeWyze		 613
613 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Lee DeWyze		 21
21 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze		 330
330 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Casey James		 699
699 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Casey James		 24
24 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Casey James		 241
241 voters prefer Casey James over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Katie Stevens		 783
783 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Katie Stevens		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Katie Stevens		 153
153 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Michael Lynche		 827
827 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Michael Lynche		 24
24 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Michael Lynche		 113
113 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Aaron Kelly		 834
834 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Aaron Kelly		 25
25 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Aaron Kelly		 105
105 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Tim Urban		 803
803 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Tim Urban		 23
23 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Tim Urban		 138
138 voters prefer Tim Urban over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Andrew Garcia		 868
868 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Andrew Garcia		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Andrew Garcia		 70
70 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Crystal Bowersox
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Lee DeWyze		 479
479 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Lee DeWyze		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Lee DeWyze		 468
468 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Casey James		 576
576 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Casey James		 21
21 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Casey James		 367
367 voters prefer Casey James over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Katie Stevens		 713
713 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Katie Stevens		 27
27 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Katie Stevens		 224
224 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Michael Lynche		 723
723 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Michael Lynche		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Michael Lynche		 225
225 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Aaron Kelly		 771
771 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Aaron Kelly		 23
23 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Aaron Kelly		 170
170 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Tim Urban		 748
748 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Tim Urban		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Tim Urban		 196
196 voters prefer Tim Urban over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Andrew Garcia		 839
839 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Andrew Garcia		 25
25 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Andrew Garcia		 100
100 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Siobhan Magnus
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Casey James		 607
607 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Casey James		 25
25 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Casey James		 332
332 voters prefer Casey James over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Katie Stevens		 707
707 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Katie Stevens		 22
22 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze over Katie Stevens		 235
235 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Michael Lynche		 746
746 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Michael Lynche		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Michael Lynche		 199
199 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Aaron Kelly		 802
802 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Aaron Kelly		 24
24 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Aaron Kelly		 138
138 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Tim Urban		 778
778 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Tim Urban		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Tim Urban		 166
166 voters prefer Tim Urban over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Andrew Garcia		 865
865 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Andrew Garcia		 24
24 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Andrew Garcia		 75
75 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Lee DeWyze
X = Casey James
Y = Katie Stevens		 598
598 voters prefer Casey James over Katie Stevens		 30
30 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Katie Stevens		 336
336 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Michael Lynche		 667
667 voters prefer Casey James over Michael Lynche		 27
27 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Michael Lynche		 270
270 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Aaron Kelly		 756
756 voters prefer Casey James over Aaron Kelly		 31
31 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Aaron Kelly		 177
177 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Tim Urban		 737
737 voters prefer Casey James over Tim Urban		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Tim Urban		 199
199 voters prefer Tim Urban over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Andrew Garcia		 805
805 voters prefer Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 37
37 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 122
122 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Casey James
X = Katie Stevens
Y = Michael Lynche		 506
506 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Michael Lynche		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for Katie Stevens and Michael Lynche		 423
423 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Katie Stevens
X = Katie Stevens
Y = Aaron Kelly		 622
622 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Aaron Kelly		 40
40 voters have an equal preference for Katie Stevens and Aaron Kelly		 302
302 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Katie Stevens
X = Katie Stevens
Y = Tim Urban		 604
604 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Tim Urban		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for Katie Stevens and Tim Urban		 324
324 voters prefer Tim Urban over Katie Stevens
X = Katie Stevens
Y = Andrew Garcia		 715
715 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Andrew Garcia		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Katie Stevens and Andrew Garcia		 206
206 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Katie Stevens
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Aaron Kelly		 544
544 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 33
33 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 387
387 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Tim Urban		 561
561 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Tim Urban		 31
31 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche and Tim Urban		 372
372 voters prefer Tim Urban over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Andrew Garcia		 699
699 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Andrew Garcia		 34
34 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Andrew Garcia		 231
231 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Michael Lynche
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Tim Urban		 467
467 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Tim Urban		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly and Tim Urban		 454
454 voters prefer Tim Urban over Aaron Kelly
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Andrew Garcia		 632
632 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Andrew Garcia		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly over Andrew Garcia		 286
286 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Aaron Kelly
X = Tim Urban
Y = Andrew Garcia		 579
579 voters prefer Tim Urban over Andrew Garcia		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Tim Urban over Andrew Garcia		 339
339 voters prefer Andrew Garcia 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: 24,851
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 362,880
First sequence:
  1. Crystal Bowersox
  2. Siobhan Magnus
  3. Katie Stevens
  4. Lee DeWyze
  5. Andrew Garcia
  6. Casey James
  7. Aaron Kelly
  8. Michael Lynche
  9. Tim Urban
Last sequence:
  1. Tim Urban
  2. Michael Lynche
  3. Aaron Kelly
  4. Casey James
  5. Andrew Garcia
  6. Lee DeWyze
  7. Katie Stevens
  8. Siobhan Magnus
  9. Crystal Bowersox
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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 x3
  • 1&2&3&8,7,4&6,5&9 x1
  • 1&2&3,4,7,6,5,8,9 x1
  • 1&2&3,7&8,4&6,5&9 x1
  • 1&2&3,8,7,4,6,5&9 x1
  • 1&4,3,6,8,7,2,9,5 x1
  • 1&4,6,2,5,7,8,3,9 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9 x1
  • 1,2&4&6,8,3,7,5&9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,9,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,6,8,7,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,6,8,7,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,6,8,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,6,8,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,8,5,6,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,8,6,5,7,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,8,6,7,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,9,6,7,8,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,7,4,8,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,7,5,8,9,4 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,7,8,4,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,9,7,4,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,7,4,5,6,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,7,6,8,9,4,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,8,6,4,5,7,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,8,6,5,4,9,7 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,6,5&7&8&9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,6,7,8,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,6,8,9,7,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,7,5&6&8&9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,7,6,5,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,8,5,6,7,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,8,9,7,6,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,8,7,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3&5&7&8&9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,5,7,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,5,9,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,5,9,8,7 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,7,8,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,8,5,9,7 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,8,7,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,8,7,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,9,7,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,9,7,8,5 x2
  • 1,2,4,6,3,9,8,7,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,3,8,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,8,5,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,8,9,3,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,3,7,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,7,3,9,5 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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