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VoteFair Ranking Results calculated at  www.VoteFair.org 2010-May-26  22:00

Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 9, Top 2    

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 52 for Crystal Bowersox 651 voters marked Crystal Bowersox as their first choice
Second-most popular Lee DeWyze Ranking score is 0 for Lee DeWyze 584 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

   Representation results are not relevant because there are only two choices.

Comparison of VoteFair Ranking with other voting methods

  
Voting method Winner
VoteFair Crystal Bowersox
Instant runoff Crystal Bowersox
Majority Crystal Bowersox

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

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Crystal Bowersox 651 53 651 voters marked Crystal Bowersox as their first choice
Lee DeWyze 584 47 584 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
(6 ballots ignored in plurality counting because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Data and Calculation Summary
Number of votes: 1,241
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 = Lee DeWyze		 651
651 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Lee DeWyze		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze		 584
584 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Crystal Bowersox
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 651
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 2
First sequence:
  1. Crystal Bowersox
  2. Lee DeWyze
Last sequence:
  1. Lee DeWyze
  2. 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 x6
  • 1,2 x651
  • 2,1 x584

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