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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 10    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Melinda Doolittle

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Melinda Doolittle Ranking score is 76 for Melinda Doolittle
Second-most popular Jordin Sparks Ranking score is 66 for Jordin Sparks
Third-most popular Blake Lewis Ranking score is 60 for Blake Lewis
Fourth-most popular Lakisha Jones Ranking score is 48 for Lakisha Jones
Fifth-most popular Gina Glocksen Ranking score is 35 for Gina Glocksen
Sixth-most popular Chris Richardson Ranking score is 28 for Chris Richardson
Seventh-most popular Chris Sligh Ranking score is 21 for Chris Sligh
Eighth-most popular Haley Scarnato Ranking score is 14 for Haley Scarnato
Ninth-most popular Phil Stacey Ranking score is 9 for Phil Stacey
Tenth-most popular Sanjaya Malakar Ranking score is 0 for Sanjaya Malakar

VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice is: Melinda Doolittle
Second-most representative choice is: Blake Lewis

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 Melinda Doolittle
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
(Choice eliminated in the first round: Chris Sligh)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority ( more than half ) the votes.

(5 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Melinda Doolittle

(5 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Melinda Doolittle
Borda count Melinda Doolittle

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Melinda Doolittle 135 38
Blake Lewis 72 21
Jordin Sparks 51 15
Lakisha Jones 22 6
Sanjaya Malakar 20 6
Gina Glocksen 18 5
Haley Scarnato 14 4
Phil Stacey 7 2
Chris Richardson 7 2
Chris Sligh 5 1
(5 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: 356
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 = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Jordin Sparks		 219
219 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Jordin Sparks		 13
13 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks		 124
124 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Blake Lewis		 215
215 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Blake Lewis		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Blake Lewis		 126
126 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Lakisha Jones		 260
260 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Lakisha Jones		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Lakisha Jones		 78
78 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Gina Glocksen		 272
272 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Gina Glocksen		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Gina Glocksen		 66
66 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Chris Richardson		 278
278 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Chris Richardson		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Chris Richardson		 63
63 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Chris Sligh		 290
290 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Chris Sligh		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Chris Sligh		 49
49 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Haley Scarnato		 284
284 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Haley Scarnato		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Haley Scarnato		 56
56 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Phil Stacey		 296
296 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Phil Stacey		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Phil Stacey		 44
44 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 313
313 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Sanjaya Malakar		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Sanjaya Malakar		 34
34 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Melinda Doolittle
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Blake Lewis		 177
177 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Blake Lewis		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis		 165
165 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Lakisha Jones		 221
221 voter prefers Jordin Sparks over Lakisha Jones		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Lakisha Jones		 117
117 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Gina Glocksen		 258
258 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Gina Glocksen		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Gina Glocksen		 78
78 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Chris Richardson		 274
274 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Chris Richardson		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Chris Richardson		 63
63 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Chris Sligh		 294
294 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Chris Sligh		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Chris Sligh		 42
42 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Haley Scarnato		 285
285 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Haley Scarnato		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Haley Scarnato		 51
51 voter prefers Haley Scarnato over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Phil Stacey		 292
292 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Phil Stacey		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Phil Stacey		 44
44 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 318
318 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Sanjaya Malakar		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Sanjaya Malakar		 30
30 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Jordin Sparks
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Lakisha Jones		 221
221 voter prefers Blake Lewis over Lakisha Jones		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Lakisha Jones		 117
117 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Gina Glocksen		 252
252 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Gina Glocksen		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Gina Glocksen		 86
86 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Richardson		 289
289 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Chris Richardson		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Chris Richardson		 47
47 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Sligh		 290
290 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Chris Sligh		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Chris Sligh		 47
47 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Haley Scarnato		 277
277 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Haley Scarnato		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Haley Scarnato		 59
59 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Phil Stacey		 292
292 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Phil Stacey		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Phil Stacey		 46
46 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 317
317 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Sanjaya Malakar		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Sanjaya Malakar		 31
31 voter prefers Sanjaya Malakar over Blake Lewis
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Gina Glocksen		 219
219 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Gina Glocksen		 23
23 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Gina Glocksen		 114
114 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Chris Richardson		 235
235 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Chris Richardson		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Chris Richardson		 102
102 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Chris Sligh		 254
254 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Chris Sligh		 23
23 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Chris Sligh		 79
79 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Haley Scarnato		 249
249 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Haley Scarnato		 24
24 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Haley Scarnato		 83
83 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Phil Stacey		 275
275 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Phil Stacey		 21
21 voter has an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Phil Stacey		 60
60 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 296
296 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Sanjaya Malakar		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Sanjaya Malakar		 46
46 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Lakisha Jones
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Chris Richardson		 186
186 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Chris Richardson		 24
24 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Chris Richardson		 146
146 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Chris Sligh		 205
205 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Chris Sligh		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Chris Sligh		 125
125 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Haley Scarnato		 213
213 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Haley Scarnato		 29
29 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Haley Scarnato		 114
114 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Phil Stacey		 222
222 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Phil Stacey		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Phil Stacey		 106
106 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 296
296 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Sanjaya Malakar		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Sanjaya Malakar		 44
44 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Gina Glocksen
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Chris Sligh		 196
196 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Chris Sligh		 25
25 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Chris Sligh		 135
135 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Haley Scarnato		 187
187 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Haley Scarnato		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Haley Scarnato		 143
143 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Phil Stacey		 220
220 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Phil Stacey		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Phil Stacey		 110
110 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 285
285 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Sanjaya Malakar		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Sanjaya Malakar		 57
57 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Haley Scarnato		 175
175 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Haley Scarnato		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Haley Scarnato		 155
155 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Phil Stacey		 202
202 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Phil Stacey		 25
25 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Phil Stacey		 129
129 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 290
290 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Sanjaya Malakar		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Sanjaya Malakar		 50
50 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Chris Sligh
X = Haley Scarnato
Y = Phil Stacey		 167
167 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Phil Stacey		 28
28 voters have an equal preference for Haley Scarnato and Phil Stacey		 161
161 voter prefers Phil Stacey over Haley Scarnato
X = Haley Scarnato
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 280
280 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Sanjaya Malakar		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Haley Scarnato and Sanjaya Malakar		 58
58 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Haley Scarnato
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 287
287 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Sanjaya Malakar		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Sanjaya Malakar		 53
53 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Phil Stacey
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 11,423
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 3,628,800
First sequence:
  1. Gina Glocksen
  2. Haley Scarnato
  3. Jordin Sparks
  4. Lakisha Jones
  5. Melinda Doolittle
  6. Blake Lewis
  7. Chris Richardson
  8. Chris Sligh
  9. Phil Stacey
  10. Sanjaya Malakar
Last sequence:
  1. Sanjaya Malakar
  2. Phil Stacey
  3. Chris Sligh
  4. Chris Richardson
  5. Blake Lewis
  6. Melinda Doolittle
  7. Lakisha Jones
  8. Jordin Sparks
  9. Haley Scarnato
  10. Gina Glocksen
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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 x2
  • 1&5,4,8,3,9,6,2,7,10 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,7,8,10 x1
  • 1,3,10,7,6,5,2,8,9,4 x1
  • 1,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10,2 x1
  • 1,3,4,5,8,6,7,9,2&10 x1
  • 1,3,5,4,7,9,8,2,10,6 x1
  • 1,3,7,4,5,10,6,9,8,2 x1
  • 1,4&6,3,5,7,8,9,2,10 x1
  • 1,4,3,7,6,2,8,9,5,10 x1
  • 1,4,5,9,2,3,6,7,8,10 x1
  • 1,5,2,7,6,3,8,4,9,10 x1
  • 1,5,3,4,6,9,2,8,10,7 x1
  • 1,5,6,4,3,2,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,6,3,2,4,5,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,6,3,7,4,9,8,2,5,10 x1
  • 1,6,5,9,4,7,8,2,3,10 x1
  • 1,6,7,5,8,9,2,10,3,4 x1
  • 1,7,6,3,2,8,9,10,4,5 x1
  • 10,1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9 x9
  • 10,3,5,6,4,8,9,1,2,7 x1
  • 10,3,6,8,5,4,1&2&7&9 x1
  • 10,4,5,7,8,3,1,9,2&6 x1
  • 10,5&9,7,6,8,1&2&3&4 x1
  • 10,5,6,1,3,4,2,9,7,8 x1
  • 10,5,6,8,4,3,9,7,2,1 x1
  • 10,6,3,2,5,7,4,1,9,8 x1
  • 10,6,7,1,4,3,2,9,8,5 x1
  • 10,6,8,9,7,2,3,1,4,5 x1
  • 10,8,6,1,2,3,4,5,7,9 x1
  • 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 x1
  • 2,1,7,3,6,5,9,8,10,4 x1
  • 2,3,1,6,8,5,9,7,4,10 x1
  • 2,3,4,8,6,5,10,9,1,7 x1
  • 2,3,6,9,8,1,4,5,7,10 x1
  • 2,4,5,6,1,7,3,9,8,10 x1
  • 2,5,1,3,6,7,8,4,9,10 x1
  • 2,5,3,1,8,6,4,7,9,10 x1
  • 2,5,3,1,9,4,6,7,8,10 x1
  • 2,5,4,8,1,6,3,7,9,10 x1
  • 2,5,6,3,4,1,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 2,6,1,3,7,5,4,8,9,10 x1
  • 2,6,3,5,1,7,4,8,9,10 x1
  • 2,7,6,3,9,8,4,5,1,10 x1
  • 2,7,6,5,4,3,1,9,8,10 x1
  • 3&9,1,6&7,8,2&4&5&10 x1
  • 3,1&2&4&5&6&7&8&9&10 x2
  • 3,1,5&6,4,2,9,7,8,10 x1
  • 3,1,5,6,10,4,7,8,9,2 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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