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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 10 Females    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Lakisha Jones

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Lakisha Jones Ranking score is 78 for Lakisha Jones
Second-most popular Melinda Doolittle Ranking score is 69 for Melinda Doolittle
Third-most popular Jordin Sparks Ranking score is 51 for Jordin Sparks
Fourth-most popular Stephanie Edwards Ranking score is 41 for Stephanie Edwards
Fifth-most popular Sabrina Sloan Ranking score is 37 for Sabrina Sloan
Sixth-most popular Gina Glocksen Ranking score is 31 for Gina Glocksen
Seventh-most popular Haley Scarnato Ranking score is 20 for Haley Scarnato
Eighth-most popular Leslie Hunt Ranking score is 12 for Leslie Hunt
Ninth-most popular Alaina Alexander Ranking score is 5 for Alaina Alexander
Tenth-most popular Antonella Barba Ranking score is 0 for Antonella Barba

VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice is: Lakisha Jones
Second-most representative choice is: Melinda Doolittle

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 Lakisha Jones
Instant runoff A winner cannot be identified because, in one of the rounds of voting, there is a tie among the choices with the fewest votes
(The runoff steps did not involve a single choice being eliminated in the first round.)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority ( more than half ) the votes.

(1 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Lakisha Jones

(1 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Lakisha Jones
Borda count Lakisha Jones

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Lakisha Jones 22 35
Melinda Doolittle 17 27
Jordin Sparks 6 10
Antonella Barba 6 10
Sabrina Sloan 3 5
Haley Scarnato 3 5
Gina Glocksen 3 5
Leslie Hunt 2 3
Stephanie Edwards 0 0
Alaina Alexander 0 0
(1 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: 63
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 = Lakisha Jones
Y = Melinda Doolittle		 31
31 voter prefers Lakisha Jones over Melinda Doolittle		 2
2 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Melinda Doolittle		 30
30 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Jordin Sparks		 49
49 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Jordin Sparks		 3
3 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Jordin Sparks		 11
11 voter prefers Jordin Sparks over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Stephanie Edwards		 52
52 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Stephanie Edwards		 3
3 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Stephanie Edwards		 8
8 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Sabrina Sloan		 48
48 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Sabrina Sloan		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Sabrina Sloan		 11
11 voter prefers Sabrina Sloan over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Gina Glocksen		 48
48 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Gina Glocksen		 2
2 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Gina Glocksen		 13
13 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Haley Scarnato		 55
55 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Haley Scarnato		 3
3 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Haley Scarnato		 5
5 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Leslie Hunt		 52
52 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Leslie Hunt		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Leslie Hunt		 7
7 voters prefer Leslie Hunt over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Alaina Alexander		 56
56 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Alaina Alexander		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Alaina Alexander		 3
3 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Antonella Barba		 53
53 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Antonella Barba		 2
2 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Antonella Barba		 8
8 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Lakisha Jones
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Jordin Sparks		 42
42 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Jordin Sparks		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks		 15
15 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Stephanie Edwards		 49
49 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Stephanie Edwards		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Stephanie Edwards		 9
9 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Sabrina Sloan		 46
46 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Sabrina Sloan		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Sabrina Sloan		 12
12 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Gina Glocksen		 47
47 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Gina Glocksen		 3
3 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Gina Glocksen		 13
13 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Haley Scarnato		 53
53 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Haley Scarnato		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Haley Scarnato		 6
6 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Leslie Hunt		 53
53 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Leslie Hunt		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Leslie Hunt		 5
5 voters prefer Leslie Hunt over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Alaina Alexander		 53
53 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Alaina Alexander		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Alaina Alexander		 5
5 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Antonella Barba		 51
51 voter prefers Melinda Doolittle over Antonella Barba		 3
3 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Antonella Barba		 9
9 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Melinda Doolittle
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Stephanie Edwards		 32
32 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Stephanie Edwards		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Stephanie Edwards		 22
22 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Sabrina Sloan		 34
34 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Sabrina Sloan		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Sabrina Sloan		 21
21 voter prefers Sabrina Sloan over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Gina Glocksen		 38
38 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Gina Glocksen		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Gina Glocksen		 19
19 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Haley Scarnato		 47
47 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Haley Scarnato		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Haley Scarnato		 9
9 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Leslie Hunt		 44
44 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Leslie Hunt		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Leslie Hunt		 10
10 voters prefer Leslie Hunt over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Alaina Alexander		 50
50 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Alaina Alexander		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Alaina Alexander		 5
5 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Antonella Barba		 45
45 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Antonella Barba		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Antonella Barba		 12
12 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Jordin Sparks
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Sabrina Sloan		 32
32 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Sabrina Sloan		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Sabrina Sloan		 23
23 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Stephanie Edwards
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Gina Glocksen		 31
31 voter prefers Stephanie Edwards over Gina Glocksen		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Gina Glocksen		 25
25 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Stephanie Edwards
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Haley Scarnato		 40
40 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Haley Scarnato		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Haley Scarnato		 15
15 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Stephanie Edwards
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Leslie Hunt		 42
42 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Leslie Hunt		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Leslie Hunt		 11
11 voter prefers Leslie Hunt over Stephanie Edwards
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Alaina Alexander		 46
46 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Alaina Alexander		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Alaina Alexander		 8
8 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Stephanie Edwards
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Antonella Barba		 44
44 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Antonella Barba		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Antonella Barba		 13
13 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Stephanie Edwards
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Gina Glocksen		 34
34 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Gina Glocksen		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Gina Glocksen		 22
22 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Sabrina Sloan
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Haley Scarnato		 43
43 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Haley Scarnato		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Haley Scarnato		 12
12 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Sabrina Sloan
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Leslie Hunt		 42
42 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Leslie Hunt		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Leslie Hunt		 11
11 voter prefers Leslie Hunt over Sabrina Sloan
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Alaina Alexander		 49
49 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Alaina Alexander		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Alaina Alexander		 5
5 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Sabrina Sloan
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Antonella Barba		 42
42 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Antonella Barba		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Antonella Barba		 14
14 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Sabrina Sloan
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Haley Scarnato		 39
39 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Haley Scarnato		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Haley Scarnato		 18
18 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Leslie Hunt		 42
42 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Leslie Hunt		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Leslie Hunt		 14
14 voters prefer Leslie Hunt over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Alaina Alexander		 51
51 voter prefers Gina Glocksen over Alaina Alexander		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Alaina Alexander		 6
6 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Antonella Barba		 45
45 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Antonella Barba		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Antonella Barba		 13
13 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Gina Glocksen
X = Haley Scarnato
Y = Leslie Hunt		 30
30 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Leslie Hunt		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Haley Scarnato and Leslie Hunt		 22
22 voters prefer Leslie Hunt over Haley Scarnato
X = Haley Scarnato
Y = Alaina Alexander		 42
42 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Alaina Alexander		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Haley Scarnato and Alaina Alexander		 11
11 voter prefers Alaina Alexander over Haley Scarnato
X = Haley Scarnato
Y = Antonella Barba		 41
41 voter prefers Haley Scarnato over Antonella Barba		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Haley Scarnato and Antonella Barba		 14
14 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Haley Scarnato
X = Leslie Hunt
Y = Alaina Alexander		 35
35 voters prefer Leslie Hunt over Alaina Alexander		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Leslie Hunt and Alaina Alexander		 16
16 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Leslie Hunt
X = Leslie Hunt
Y = Antonella Barba		 33
33 voters prefer Leslie Hunt over Antonella Barba		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Leslie Hunt and Antonella Barba		 21
21 voter prefers Antonella Barba over Leslie Hunt
X = Alaina Alexander
Y = Antonella Barba		 28
28 voters prefer Alaina Alexander over Antonella Barba		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Alaina Alexander and Antonella Barba		 25
25 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Alaina Alexander
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 1,959
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 3,628,800
First sequence:
  1. Alaina Alexander
  2. Antonella Barba
  3. Gina Glocksen
  4. Haley Scarnato
  5. Jordin Sparks
  6. Lakisha Jones
  7. Leslie Hunt
  8. Melinda Doolittle
  9. Sabrina Sloan
  10. Stephanie Edwards
Last sequence:
  1. Stephanie Edwards
  2. Sabrina Sloan
  3. Melinda Doolittle
  4. Leslie Hunt
  5. Lakisha Jones
  6. Jordin Sparks
  7. Haley Scarnato
  8. Gina Glocksen
  9. Antonella Barba
  10. Alaina Alexander
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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.)

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

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