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VoteFair Ranking Results calculated at  www.VoteFair.org 2009-May-20  15:45

Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 8, Top 2    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Adam Lambert

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Adam Lambert Ranking score is 59 for Adam Lambert 1902 voters marked Adam Lambert as their first choice
Second-most popular Kris Allen Ranking score is 0 for Kris Allen 1309 voters marked Kris Allen 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 Adam Lambert
Instant runoff Adam Lambert
Majority Adam Lambert

(20 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Adam Lambert

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Adam Lambert 1,902 59 1902 voters marked Adam Lambert as their first choice
Kris Allen 1,309 41 1309 voters marked Kris Allen as their first choice
(20 ballots ignored in plurality counting because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Data and Calculation Summary
Number of votes: 3,231
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 = Adam Lambert
Y = Kris Allen		 1,902
1,902 voter prefer Adam Lambert over Kris Allen		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen		 1,309
1,309 voter prefer Kris Allen over Adam Lambert
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 1,902
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 2
First sequence:
  1. Adam Lambert
  2. Kris Allen
Last sequence:
  1. Kris Allen
  2. Adam Lambert
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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 x20
  • 1,2 x1902
  • 2,1 x1309

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