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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 7, Top 11    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    David Archuleta

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular David Archuleta Ranking score is 71 for David Archuleta 335 voters marked David Archuleta as their first choice
Second-most popular David Cook Ranking score is 63 for David Cook 142 voters marked David Cook as their first choice
Third-most popular Brooke White Ranking score is 57 for Brooke White 95 voters marked Brooke White as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Carly Smithson Ranking score is 47 for Carly Smithson 68 voters marked Carly Smithson as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Jason Castro Ranking score is 41 for Jason Castro 90 voters marked Jason Castro as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Michael Johns Ranking score is 37 for Michael Johns 72 voters marked Michael Johns as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Ramiele Malubay Ranking score is 24 for Ramiele Malubay 70 voters marked Ramiele Malubay as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Chikezie Eze Ranking score is 18 for Chikezie Eze 12 voters marked Chikezie Eze as their first choice
Ninth-most popular Syesha Mercado Ranking score is 13 for Syesha Mercado 10 voters marked Syesha Mercado as their first choice
Tenth-most popular Amanda Overmyer Ranking score is 5 for Amanda Overmyer 7 voters marked Amanda Overmyer as their first choice
Eleventh-most popular Kristy Lee Cook Ranking score is 0 for Kristy Lee Cook 19 voters marked Kristy Lee Cook as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

David Archuleta

Second-most representative choice is:

David Cook

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 David Archuleta
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.
(5 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 : Amanda Overmyer)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(19 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Plurality David Archuleta

(19 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Condorcet David Archuleta
Borda count David Archuleta
(127 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level. )

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
David Archuleta 335 36 335 voters marked David Archuleta as their first choice
David Cook 142 15 142 voters marked David Cook as their first choice
Brooke White 95 10 95 voters marked Brooke White as their first choice
Jason Castro 90 10 90 voters marked Jason Castro as their first choice
Michael Johns 72 8 72 voters marked Michael Johns as their first choice
Ramiele Malubay 70 8 70 voters marked Ramiele Malubay as their first choice
Carly Smithson 68 7 68 voters marked Carly Smithson as their first choice
Kristy Lee Cook 19 2 19 voters marked Kristy Lee Cook as their first choice
Chikezie Eze 12 1 12 voters marked Chikezie Eze as their first choice
Syesha Mercado 10 1 10 voters marked Syesha Mercado as their first choice
Amanda Overmyer 7 1 7 voters marked Amanda Overmyer as their first choice
(19 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: 939
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 = David Archuleta
Y = David Cook		 512
512 voters prefer David Archuleta over David Cook		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and David Cook		 385
385 voters prefer David Cook over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Brooke White		 548
548 voters prefer David Archuleta over Brooke White		 39
39 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Brooke White		 352
352 voters prefer Brooke White over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Carly Smithson		 591
591 voters prefer David Archuleta over Carly Smithson		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Carly Smithson		 313
313 voters prefer Carly Smithson over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Jason Castro		 622
622 voters prefer David Archuleta over Jason Castro		 33
33 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and Jason Castro		 284
284 voters prefer Jason Castro over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Michael Johns		 627
627 voters prefer David Archuleta over Michael Johns		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and Michael Johns		 277
277 voters prefer Michael Johns over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Ramiele Malubay		 712
712 voters prefer David Archuleta over Ramiele Malubay		 32
32 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Ramiele Malubay		 195
195 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Chikezie Eze		 741
741 voters prefer David Archuleta over Chikezie Eze		 41
41 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Chikezie Eze		 157
157 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Syesha Mercado		 754
754 voters prefer David Archuleta over Syesha Mercado		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Syesha Mercado		 149
149 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 758
758 voters prefer David Archuleta over Amanda Overmyer		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Amanda Overmyer		 145
145 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 795
795 voters prefer David Archuleta over Kristy Lee Cook		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Kristy Lee Cook		 109
109 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over David Archuleta
X = David Cook
Y = Brooke White		 470
470 voters prefer David Cook over Brooke White		 50
50 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Brooke White		 419
419 voters prefer Brooke White over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Carly Smithson		 542
542 voters prefer David Cook over Carly Smithson		 57
57 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Carly Smithson		 340
340 voters prefer Carly Smithson over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Jason Castro		 573
573 voters prefer David Cook over Jason Castro		 51
51 voters have an equal preference for David Cook and Jason Castro		 315
315 voters prefer Jason Castro over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Michael Johns		 607
607 voters prefer David Cook over Michael Johns		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for David Cook and Michael Johns		 283
283 voters prefer Michael Johns over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Ramiele Malubay		 679
679 voters prefer David Cook over Ramiele Malubay		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Ramiele Malubay		 217
217 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Chikezie Eze		 729
729 voters prefer David Cook over Chikezie Eze		 62
62 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Chikezie Eze		 148
148 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Syesha Mercado		 734
734 voters prefer David Cook over Syesha Mercado		 55
55 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Syesha Mercado		 150
150 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 778
778 voters prefer David Cook over Amanda Overmyer		 55
55 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Amanda Overmyer		 106
106 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 776
776 voters prefer David Cook over Kristy Lee Cook		 54
54 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Kristy Lee Cook		 109
109 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over David Cook
X = Brooke White
Y = Carly Smithson		 510
510 voters prefer Brooke White over Carly Smithson		 51
51 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Carly Smithson		 378
378 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Jason Castro		 548
548 voters prefer Brooke White over Jason Castro		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Jason Castro		 349
349 voters prefer Jason Castro over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Michael Johns		 569
569 voters prefer Brooke White over Michael Johns		 41
41 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Michael Johns		 329
329 voters prefer Michael Johns over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Ramiele Malubay		 668
668 voters prefer Brooke White over Ramiele Malubay		 48
48 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Ramiele Malubay		 223
223 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Chikezie Eze		 723
723 voters prefer Brooke White over Chikezie Eze		 47
47 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Chikezie Eze		 169
169 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Syesha Mercado		 734
734 voters prefer Brooke White over Syesha Mercado		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Syesha Mercado		 152
152 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 764
764 voters prefer Brooke White over Amanda Overmyer		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White over Amanda Overmyer		 122
122 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 801
801 voters prefer Brooke White over Kristy Lee Cook		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Kristy Lee Cook		 85
85 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Brooke White
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Jason Castro		 481
481 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Jason Castro		 52
52 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Jason Castro		 406
406 voters prefer Jason Castro over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Michael Johns		 494
494 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Michael Johns		 50
50 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Michael Johns		 395
395 voters prefer Michael Johns over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Ramiele Malubay		 618
618 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Ramiele Malubay		 56
56 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Ramiele Malubay		 265
265 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Chikezie Eze		 661
661 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Chikezie Eze		 60
60 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Chikezie Eze		 218
218 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Syesha Mercado		 691
691 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Syesha Mercado		 62
62 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado		 186
186 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 754
754 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Amanda Overmyer		 65
65 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson over Amanda Overmyer		 120
120 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 754
754 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Kristy Lee Cook		 61
61 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Kristy Lee Cook		 124
124 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Carly Smithson
X = Jason Castro
Y = Michael Johns		 465
465 voters prefer Jason Castro over Michael Johns		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro and Michael Johns		 432
432 voters prefer Michael Johns over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Ramiele Malubay		 613
613 voters prefer Jason Castro over Ramiele Malubay		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Ramiele Malubay		 280
280 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Chikezie Eze		 645
645 voters prefer Jason Castro over Chikezie Eze		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Chikezie Eze		 241
241 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Syesha Mercado		 665
665 voters prefer Jason Castro over Syesha Mercado		 56
56 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Syesha Mercado		 218
218 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 725
725 voters prefer Jason Castro over Amanda Overmyer		 52
52 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Amanda Overmyer		 162
162 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 759
759 voters prefer Jason Castro over Kristy Lee Cook		 52
52 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Kristy Lee Cook		 128
128 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Jason Castro
X = Michael Johns
Y = Ramiele Malubay		 600
600 voters prefer Michael Johns over Ramiele Malubay		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Ramiele Malubay		 297
297 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Michael Johns
X = Michael Johns
Y = Chikezie Eze		 668
668 voters prefer Michael Johns over Chikezie Eze		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Chikezie Eze		 222
222 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Michael Johns
X = Michael Johns
Y = Syesha Mercado		 683
683 voters prefer Michael Johns over Syesha Mercado		 48
48 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Syesha Mercado		 208
208 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Michael Johns
X = Michael Johns
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 729
729 voters prefer Michael Johns over Amanda Overmyer		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Amanda Overmyer		 166
166 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Michael Johns
X = Michael Johns
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 764
764 voters prefer Michael Johns over Kristy Lee Cook		 47
47 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Kristy Lee Cook		 128
128 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Michael Johns
X = Ramiele Malubay
Y = Chikezie Eze		 458
458 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Chikezie Eze		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for Ramiele Malubay and Chikezie Eze		 428
428 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Ramiele Malubay
X = Ramiele Malubay
Y = Syesha Mercado		 502
502 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Syesha Mercado		 58
58 voters have an equal preference for Ramiele Malubay and Syesha Mercado		 379
379 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Ramiele Malubay
X = Ramiele Malubay
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 603
603 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Amanda Overmyer		 55
55 voters have an equal preference for Ramiele Malubay over Amanda Overmyer		 281
281 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Ramiele Malubay
X = Ramiele Malubay
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 667
667 voters prefer Ramiele Malubay over Kristy Lee Cook		 60
60 voters have an equal preference for Ramiele Malubay over Kristy Lee Cook		 212
212 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Ramiele Malubay
X = Chikezie Eze
Y = Syesha Mercado		 482
482 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Syesha Mercado		 63
63 voters have an equal preference for Chikezie Eze over Syesha Mercado		 394
394 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Chikezie Eze
X = Chikezie Eze
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 556
556 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Amanda Overmyer		 65
65 voters have an equal preference for Chikezie Eze over Amanda Overmyer		 318
318 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Chikezie Eze
X = Chikezie Eze
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 649
649 voters prefer Chikezie Eze over Kristy Lee Cook		 61
61 voters have an equal preference for Chikezie Eze over Kristy Lee Cook		 229
229 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Chikezie Eze
X = Syesha Mercado
Y = Amanda Overmyer		 537
537 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Amanda Overmyer		 64
64 voters have an equal preference for Syesha Mercado over Amanda Overmyer		 338
338 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Syesha Mercado
X = Syesha Mercado
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 637
637 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Kristy Lee Cook		 68
68 voters have an equal preference for Syesha Mercado over Kristy Lee Cook		 234
234 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Syesha Mercado
X = Amanda Overmyer
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 510
510 voters prefer Amanda Overmyer over Kristy Lee Cook		 69
69 voters have an equal preference for Amanda Overmyer and Kristy Lee Cook		 360
360 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Amanda Overmyer
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 35,235
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 39,916,800
First sequence:
  1. Amanda Overmyer
  2. Brooke White
  3. Carly Smithson
  4. Kristy Lee Cook
  5. Ramiele Malubay
  6. Syesha Mercado
  7. Chikezie Eze
  8. David Archuleta
  9. David Cook
  10. Jason Castro
  11. Michael Johns
Last sequence:
  1. Michael Johns
  2. Jason Castro
  3. David Cook
  4. David Archuleta
  5. Chikezie Eze
  6. Syesha Mercado
  7. Ramiele Malubay
  8. Kristy Lee Cook
  9. Carly Smithson
  10. Brooke White
  11. Amanda Overmyer
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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&10&11 x2
  • 1&2&3&4&5&6,7&8&9&10&11 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10&11 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8&9&10&11 x1
  • 1,2,7,3,4,10,11,8,9,6,5 x1
  • 1,2,8,5,6,3,11,9,10,4,7 x1
  • 1,3,2,6,8,7,9,11,10,4,5 x1
  • 1,3,2,8,11,6,7,9,10,5,4 x1
  • 1,8,9,3,2,7,10,11,6,5,4 x1
  • 10,1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&11 x4
  • 10,1,7,2&3&4&5&6&8&9&11 x1
  • 10,1,9,11,7,3,8,6,5,4,2 x1
  • 10,1,9,8,2,7,3,11,6,5,4 x1
  • 10,11,3,8,2,5,9,7,6,4,1 x1
  • 10,11,5,6,3,2,8,9,4,7,1 x1
  • 10,11,8,9,2,3,7,6,1,5,4 x1
  • 10,11,8,9,3,2,1,6,7,4,5 x1
  • 10,11,9,5,7,1,3,4,6,8,2 x1
  • 10,11,9,7,2,6,5,3,1,4,8 x1
  • 10,11,9,8,2,3,1,7,6,5,4 x1
  • 10,11,9,8,2,7,6,3,5,4,1 x1
  • 10,11,9,8,3,2,4,7,6,1,5 x1
  • 10,2&8,6,7,5,3,9,1&4,11 x1
  • 10,2,1,9,3,11,7,4,8,6,5 x1
  • 10,2,11,3,9,8,5,1,6,7,4 x1
  • 10,2,11,7,9,3,5,4,6,1,8 x1
  • 10,2,11,9,3,5,7,6,1,4,8 x1
  • 10,2,11,9,3,6,8,1,4,5,7 x1
  • 10,2,3,1,7,9,11,8,5,6,4 x1
  • 10,2,3,9,6,1,4,5,11,7,8 x1
  • 10,2,5,3,7,9,8,11,1,4,6 x1
  • 10,2,8,3,11,6,9,7,5,1,4 x1
  • 10,2,9,11,8,7,3,6,5,1,4 x1
  • 10,2,9,3,11,6,1,5,7,8,4 x1
  • 10,2,9,8,11,3,1,7,4,6,5 x1
  • 10,2,9,8,11,3,5,1,4,6,7 x1
  • 10,3,2,9,8,11,1,5,7,6,4 x1
  • 10,3,6,4,8,2,7,9,11,5,1 x1
  • 10,3,8,2,9,11,1,7,6,5,4 x1
  • 10,3,9,1,2,4&5&6&7&8&11 x1
  • 10,3,9,7,5,1,2,8,11,6,4 x1
  • 10,4,2&9,11,5,6,3,8,7,1 x1
  • 10,4,8,6,3,2,11,7,5,9,1 x1
  • 10,4,9,2,11,5,6,8,1&7,3 x1
  • 10,4,9,2,6,8,11,5,3,1,7 x1
  • 10,5,2,3,6,7,11,9,8,4,1 x1
  • 10,5,8,11,2,9,6,7,3,1,4 x1
  • 10,5,9,11,7,8,3,6,2,4,1 x1
  • 10,6,1,2,3,4,5,7,9,11,8 x1
  • 10,6,3,2,1,4,5,7,8,11,9 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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