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Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 10, Top 8    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Scotty McCreery

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Scotty McCreery Ranking score is 67 for Scotty McCreery 525 voters marked Scotty McCreery as their first choice
Second-most popular James Durbin Ranking score is 55 for James Durbin 401 voters marked James Durbin as their first choice
Third-most popular Lauren Alaina Ranking score is 46 for Lauren Alaina 189 voters marked Lauren Alaina as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Casey Abrams Ranking score is 33 for Casey Abrams 231 voters marked Casey Abrams as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Haley Reinhart Ranking score is 25 for Haley Reinhart 169 voters marked Haley Reinhart as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Stefano Langone Ranking score is 15 for Stefano Langone 83 voters marked Stefano Langone as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Paul McDonald Ranking score is 7 for Paul McDonald 48 voters marked Paul McDonald as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Jacob Lusk Ranking score is 0 for Jacob Lusk 73 voters marked Jacob Lusk as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Scotty McCreery

Second-most representative choice is:

James Durbin

Third-most representative choice is:

Lauren Alaina

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 Scotty McCreery
Instant runoff Scotty McCreery
(28 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 : Paul McDonald)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(59 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Scotty McCreery

(59 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Scotty McCreery
Borda count Scotty McCreery
(281 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Scotty McCreery 525 31 525 voters marked Scotty McCreery as their first choice
James Durbin 401 23 401 voters marked James Durbin as their first choice
Casey Abrams 231 13 231 voters marked Casey Abrams as their first choice
Lauren Alaina 189 11 189 voters marked Lauren Alaina as their first choice
Haley Reinhart 169 10 169 voters marked Haley Reinhart as their first choice
Stefano Langone 83 5 83 voters marked Stefano Langone as their first choice
Jacob Lusk 73 4 73 voters marked Jacob Lusk as their first choice
Paul McDonald 48 3 48 voters marked Paul McDonald as their first choice
(59 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: 1,778
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 = Scotty McCreery
Y = James Durbin		 917
917 voters prefer Scotty McCreery over James Durbin		 55
55 voters have an equal preference for Scotty McCreery over James Durbin		 806
806 voters prefer James Durbin over Scotty McCreery
X = Scotty McCreery
Y = Lauren Alaina		 1,055
1,055 voter prefer Scotty McCreery over Lauren Alaina		 61
61 voters have an equal preference for Scotty McCreery over Lauren Alaina		 662
662 voters prefer Lauren Alaina over Scotty McCreery
X = Scotty McCreery
Y = Casey Abrams		 1,091
1,091 voter prefer Scotty McCreery over Casey Abrams		 60
60 voters have an equal preference for Scotty McCreery over Casey Abrams		 627
627 voters prefer Casey Abrams over Scotty McCreery
X = Scotty McCreery
Y = Haley Reinhart		 1,159
1,159 voter prefer Scotty McCreery over Haley Reinhart		 62
62 voters have an equal preference for Scotty McCreery over Haley Reinhart		 557
557 voters prefer Haley Reinhart over Scotty McCreery
X = Scotty McCreery
Y = Stefano Langone		 1,335
1,335 voter prefer Scotty McCreery over Stefano Langone		 56
56 voters have an equal preference for Scotty McCreery and Stefano Langone		 387
387 voters prefer Stefano Langone over Scotty McCreery
X = Scotty McCreery
Y = Paul McDonald		 1,383
1,383 voter prefer Scotty McCreery over Paul McDonald		 59
59 voters have an equal preference for Scotty McCreery over Paul McDonald		 336
336 voters prefer Paul McDonald over Scotty McCreery
X = Scotty McCreery
Y = Jacob Lusk		 1,381
1,381 voter prefer Scotty McCreery over Jacob Lusk		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for Scotty McCreery over Jacob Lusk		 344
344 voters prefer Jacob Lusk over Scotty McCreery
X = James Durbin
Y = Lauren Alaina		 943
943 voters prefer James Durbin over Lauren Alaina		 86
86 voters have an equal preference for James Durbin and Lauren Alaina		 749
749 voters prefer Lauren Alaina over James Durbin
X = James Durbin
Y = Casey Abrams		 1,027
1,027 voter prefer James Durbin over Casey Abrams		 100
100 voters have an equal preference for James Durbin over Casey Abrams		 651
651 voters prefer Casey Abrams over James Durbin
X = James Durbin
Y = Haley Reinhart		 1,092
1,092 voter prefer James Durbin over Haley Reinhart		 88
88 voters have an equal preference for James Durbin over Haley Reinhart		 598
598 voters prefer Haley Reinhart over James Durbin
X = James Durbin
Y = Stefano Langone		 1,199
1,199 voter prefer James Durbin over Stefano Langone		 104
104 voters have an equal preference for James Durbin and Stefano Langone		 475
475 voters prefer Stefano Langone over James Durbin
X = James Durbin
Y = Paul McDonald		 1,264
1,264 voter prefer James Durbin over Paul McDonald		 100
100 voters have an equal preference for James Durbin and Paul McDonald		 414
414 voters prefer Paul McDonald over James Durbin
X = James Durbin
Y = Jacob Lusk		 1,297
1,297 voter prefer James Durbin over Jacob Lusk		 91
91 voters have an equal preference for James Durbin over Jacob Lusk		 390
390 voters prefer Jacob Lusk over James Durbin
X = Lauren Alaina
Y = Casey Abrams		 967
967 voters prefer Lauren Alaina over Casey Abrams		 102
102 voters have an equal preference for Lauren Alaina over Casey Abrams		 709
709 voters prefer Casey Abrams over Lauren Alaina
X = Lauren Alaina
Y = Haley Reinhart		 1,046
1,046 voter prefer Lauren Alaina over Haley Reinhart		 106
106 voters have an equal preference for Lauren Alaina over Haley Reinhart		 626
626 voters prefer Haley Reinhart over Lauren Alaina
X = Lauren Alaina
Y = Stefano Langone		 1,206
1,206 voter prefer Lauren Alaina over Stefano Langone		 105
105 voters have an equal preference for Lauren Alaina and Stefano Langone		 467
467 voters prefer Stefano Langone over Lauren Alaina
X = Lauren Alaina
Y = Paul McDonald		 1,258
1,258 voter prefer Lauren Alaina over Paul McDonald		 108
108 voters have an equal preference for Lauren Alaina and Paul McDonald		 412
412 voters prefer Paul McDonald over Lauren Alaina
X = Lauren Alaina
Y = Jacob Lusk		 1,276
1,276 voter prefer Lauren Alaina over Jacob Lusk		 97
97 voters have an equal preference for Lauren Alaina over Jacob Lusk		 405
405 voters prefer Jacob Lusk over Lauren Alaina
X = Casey Abrams
Y = Haley Reinhart		 837
837 voters prefer Casey Abrams over Haley Reinhart		 131
131 voters have an equal preference for Casey Abrams and Haley Reinhart		 810
810 voters prefer Haley Reinhart over Casey Abrams
X = Casey Abrams
Y = Stefano Langone		 1,009
1,009 voter prefer Casey Abrams over Stefano Langone		 127
127 voters have an equal preference for Casey Abrams and Stefano Langone		 642
642 voters prefer Stefano Langone over Casey Abrams
X = Casey Abrams
Y = Paul McDonald		 1,124
1,124 voter prefer Casey Abrams over Paul McDonald		 137
137 voters have an equal preference for Casey Abrams and Paul McDonald		 517
517 voters prefer Paul McDonald over Casey Abrams
X = Casey Abrams
Y = Jacob Lusk		 1,145
1,145 voter prefer Casey Abrams over Jacob Lusk		 129
129 voters have an equal preference for Casey Abrams and Jacob Lusk		 504
504 voters prefer Jacob Lusk over Casey Abrams
X = Haley Reinhart
Y = Stefano Langone		 984
984 voters prefer Haley Reinhart over Stefano Langone		 125
125 voters have an equal preference for Haley Reinhart and Stefano Langone		 669
669 voters prefer Stefano Langone over Haley Reinhart
X = Haley Reinhart
Y = Paul McDonald		 1,061
1,061 voter prefer Haley Reinhart over Paul McDonald		 128
128 voters have an equal preference for Haley Reinhart and Paul McDonald		 589
589 voters prefer Paul McDonald over Haley Reinhart
X = Haley Reinhart
Y = Jacob Lusk		 1,084
1,084 voter prefer Haley Reinhart over Jacob Lusk		 122
122 voters have an equal preference for Haley Reinhart and Jacob Lusk		 572
572 voters prefer Jacob Lusk over Haley Reinhart
X = Stefano Langone
Y = Paul McDonald		 929
929 voters prefer Stefano Langone over Paul McDonald		 135
135 voters have an equal preference for Stefano Langone over Paul McDonald		 714
714 voters prefer Paul McDonald over Stefano Langone
X = Stefano Langone
Y = Jacob Lusk		 993
993 voters prefer Stefano Langone over Jacob Lusk		 137
137 voters have an equal preference for Stefano Langone over Jacob Lusk		 648
648 voters prefer Jacob Lusk over Stefano Langone
X = Paul McDonald
Y = Jacob Lusk		 867
867 voters prefer Paul McDonald over Jacob Lusk		 133
133 voters have an equal preference for Paul McDonald over Jacob Lusk		 778
778 voters prefer Jacob Lusk over Paul McDonald
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 30,929
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Casey Abrams
  2. Haley Reinhart
  3. Jacob Lusk
  4. James Durbin
  5. Lauren Alaina
  6. Paul McDonald
  7. Scotty McCreery
  8. Stefano Langone
Last sequence:
  1. Stefano Langone
  2. Scotty McCreery
  3. Paul McDonald
  4. Lauren Alaina
  5. James Durbin
  6. Jacob Lusk
  7. Haley Reinhart
  8. Casey Abrams
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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 x13
  • 1&2&3&5&6&7&8,4 x1
  • 1&2&7,3&4&5&6&8 x1
  • 1&2&7,4&5,3&6&8 x1
  • 1&2,3&4&6&7,5&8 x2
  • 1&2,4&5,6,3&7&8 x1
  • 1&2,5,4,7,6,8,3 x1
  • 1&3&4&5&6&7&8,2 x1
  • 1&3&5&7,2&4&6&8 x2
  • 1&3&8,5,2&7,6,4 x1
  • 1&4&5&7,2&3&6&8 x1
  • 1&4&5,2&3&6&7&8 x1
  • 1&4&7,5,6,2,3,8 x1
  • 1&4&7,5,8,6,2,3 x1
  • 1&4,2,7,6,5&8,3 x1
  • 1&7,6,4,2&3&5&8 x1
  • 1&8,3&5,6,2&4&7 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,6,8,5 x3
  • 1,2,4&7,5,6,3&8 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,5&8,7,6 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,3,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,8,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,7,6,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,8,3,7,6 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,7,5,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,5,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,8,5,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,8,5,3,6 x1
  • 1,2,5,3,4,8,7,6 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,3,6,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,6,7,8,3 x2
  • 1,2,5,4,7,6,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,7,6,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,8,6,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,4,8,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,7,4,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,5,7,4,3,8,6 x1
  • 1,2,5,8,7,6,4,3 x2
  • 1,2,6,3&4&5&7&8 x1
  • 1,2,6,5,8,3,4,7 x1
  • 1,2,6,5,8,7,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,6,8,4,3,5,7 x1
  • 1,2,7,3,4,6,8,5 x2
  • 1,2,7,3,5,8,4,6 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,5,6,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,5,8,6,3 x2
  • 1,2,7,5,4,3,8,6 x1
  • 1,2,7,5,6,8,3,4 x1
  • 1,2,7,8,5,4,6,3 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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