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Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 13, Top 8, First week    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Jena Irene

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Jena Irene Ranking score is 65 for Jena Irene 63 voters marked Jena Irene as their first choice
Second-most popular Caleb Johnson Ranking score is 54 for Caleb Johnson 29 voters marked Caleb Johnson as their first choice
Third-most popular Alex Preston Ranking score is 46 for Alex Preston 44 voters marked Alex Preston as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Jessica Meuse Ranking score is 39 for Jessica Meuse 30 voters marked Jessica Meuse as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Malaya Watson Ranking score is 23 for Malaya Watson 16 voters marked Malaya Watson as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Sam Woolf Ranking score is 16 for Sam Woolf 21 voters marked Sam Woolf as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Dexter Roberts Ranking score is 9 for Dexter Roberts 24 voters marked Dexter Roberts as their first choice
Eighth-most popular CJ Harris Ranking score is 0 for CJ Harris 3 voters marked CJ Harris as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Jena Irene

Second-most representative choice is:

Alex Preston

Third-most representative choice is:

Caleb Johnson

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 Jena Irene
Instant runoff Jena Irene
(10 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 : CJ Harris)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(9 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Jena Irene

(9 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Jena Irene
Borda count Jena Irene
(28 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Jena Irene 63 27 63 voters marked Jena Irene as their first choice
Alex Preston 44 19 44 voters marked Alex Preston as their first choice
Jessica Meuse 30 13 30 voters marked Jessica Meuse as their first choice
Caleb Johnson 29 13 29 voters marked Caleb Johnson as their first choice
Dexter Roberts 24 10 24 voters marked Dexter Roberts as their first choice
Sam Woolf 21 9 21 voters marked Sam Woolf as their first choice
Malaya Watson 16 7 16 voters marked Malaya Watson as their first choice
CJ Harris 3 1 3 voters marked CJ Harris as their first choice
(9 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: 239
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 = Jena Irene
Y = Caleb Johnson		 125
125 voters prefer Jena Irene over Caleb Johnson		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Jena Irene over Caleb Johnson		 94
94 voters prefer Caleb Johnson over Jena Irene
X = Jena Irene
Y = Alex Preston		 131
131 voters prefer Jena Irene over Alex Preston		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Jena Irene over Alex Preston		 91
91 voters prefer Alex Preston over Jena Irene
X = Jena Irene
Y = Jessica Meuse		 137
137 voters prefer Jena Irene over Jessica Meuse		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Jena Irene and Jessica Meuse		 85
85 voters prefer Jessica Meuse over Jena Irene
X = Jena Irene
Y = Malaya Watson		 180
180 voters prefer Jena Irene over Malaya Watson		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Jena Irene and Malaya Watson		 41
41 voters prefer Malaya Watson over Jena Irene
X = Jena Irene
Y = Sam Woolf		 160
160 voters prefer Jena Irene over Sam Woolf		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Jena Irene over Sam Woolf		 59
59 voters prefer Sam Woolf over Jena Irene
X = Jena Irene
Y = Dexter Roberts		 171
171 voters prefer Jena Irene over Dexter Roberts		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Jena Irene over Dexter Roberts		 53
53 voters prefer Dexter Roberts over Jena Irene
X = Jena Irene
Y = CJ Harris		 186
186 voters prefer Jena Irene over CJ Harris		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Jena Irene over CJ Harris		 37
37 voters prefer CJ Harris over Jena Irene
X = Caleb Johnson
Y = Alex Preston		 117
117 voters prefer Caleb Johnson over Alex Preston		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Caleb Johnson over Alex Preston		 104
104 voters prefer Alex Preston over Caleb Johnson
X = Caleb Johnson
Y = Jessica Meuse		 115
115 voters prefer Caleb Johnson over Jessica Meuse		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Caleb Johnson and Jessica Meuse		 109
109 voters prefer Jessica Meuse over Caleb Johnson
X = Caleb Johnson
Y = Malaya Watson		 157
157 voters prefer Caleb Johnson over Malaya Watson		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Caleb Johnson and Malaya Watson		 63
63 voters prefer Malaya Watson over Caleb Johnson
X = Caleb Johnson
Y = Sam Woolf		 158
158 voters prefer Caleb Johnson over Sam Woolf		 21
21 voters have an equal preference for Caleb Johnson and Sam Woolf		 60
60 voters prefer Sam Woolf over Caleb Johnson
X = Caleb Johnson
Y = Dexter Roberts		 169
169 voters prefer Caleb Johnson over Dexter Roberts		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Caleb Johnson and Dexter Roberts		 54
54 voters prefer Dexter Roberts over Caleb Johnson
X = Caleb Johnson
Y = CJ Harris		 187
187 voters prefer Caleb Johnson over CJ Harris		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Caleb Johnson and CJ Harris		 35
35 voters prefer CJ Harris over Caleb Johnson
X = Alex Preston
Y = Jessica Meuse		 118
118 voters prefer Alex Preston over Jessica Meuse		 13
13 voters have an equal preference for Alex Preston and Jessica Meuse		 108
108 voters prefer Jessica Meuse over Alex Preston
X = Alex Preston
Y = Malaya Watson		 157
157 voters prefer Alex Preston over Malaya Watson		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Alex Preston and Malaya Watson		 67
67 voters prefer Malaya Watson over Alex Preston
X = Alex Preston
Y = Sam Woolf		 154
154 voters prefer Alex Preston over Sam Woolf		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Alex Preston and Sam Woolf		 65
65 voters prefer Sam Woolf over Alex Preston
X = Alex Preston
Y = Dexter Roberts		 164
164 voters prefer Alex Preston over Dexter Roberts		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Alex Preston and Dexter Roberts		 59
59 voters prefer Dexter Roberts over Alex Preston
X = Alex Preston
Y = CJ Harris		 178
178 voters prefer Alex Preston over CJ Harris		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Alex Preston and CJ Harris		 44
44 voters prefer CJ Harris over Alex Preston
X = Jessica Meuse
Y = Malaya Watson		 148
148 voters prefer Jessica Meuse over Malaya Watson		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Jessica Meuse and Malaya Watson		 76
76 voters prefer Malaya Watson over Jessica Meuse
X = Jessica Meuse
Y = Sam Woolf		 165
165 voters prefer Jessica Meuse over Sam Woolf		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Jessica Meuse over Sam Woolf		 58
58 voters prefer Sam Woolf over Jessica Meuse
X = Jessica Meuse
Y = Dexter Roberts		 164
164 voters prefer Jessica Meuse over Dexter Roberts		 13
13 voters have an equal preference for Jessica Meuse over Dexter Roberts		 62
62 voters prefer Dexter Roberts over Jessica Meuse
X = Jessica Meuse
Y = CJ Harris		 180
180 voters prefer Jessica Meuse over CJ Harris		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Jessica Meuse over CJ Harris		 47
47 voters prefer CJ Harris over Jessica Meuse
X = Malaya Watson
Y = Sam Woolf		 111
111 voters prefer Malaya Watson over Sam Woolf		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Malaya Watson over Sam Woolf		 108
108 voters prefer Sam Woolf over Malaya Watson
X = Malaya Watson
Y = Dexter Roberts		 127
127 voters prefer Malaya Watson over Dexter Roberts		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Malaya Watson over Dexter Roberts		 97
97 voters prefer Dexter Roberts over Malaya Watson
X = Malaya Watson
Y = CJ Harris		 152
152 voters prefer Malaya Watson over CJ Harris		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Malaya Watson over CJ Harris		 71
71 voters prefer CJ Harris over Malaya Watson
X = Sam Woolf
Y = Dexter Roberts		 120
120 voters prefer Sam Woolf over Dexter Roberts		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Sam Woolf over Dexter Roberts		 102
102 voters prefer Dexter Roberts over Sam Woolf
X = Sam Woolf
Y = CJ Harris		 144
144 voters prefer Sam Woolf over CJ Harris		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Sam Woolf over CJ Harris		 77
77 voters prefer CJ Harris over Sam Woolf
X = Dexter Roberts
Y = CJ Harris		 150
150 voters prefer Dexter Roberts over CJ Harris		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Dexter Roberts over CJ Harris		 72
72 voters prefer CJ Harris over Dexter Roberts
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 4,225
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Alex Preston
  2. Caleb Johnson
  3. CJ Harris
  4. Dexter Roberts
  5. Sam Woolf
  6. Jena Irene
  7. Jessica Meuse
  8. Malaya Watson
Last sequence:
  1. Malaya Watson
  2. Jessica Meuse
  3. Jena Irene
  4. Sam Woolf
  5. Dexter Roberts
  6. CJ Harris
  7. Caleb Johnson
  8. Alex Preston
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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 x7
  • 1&2&3&4,5,6&7,8 x1
  • 1&5,3&4&8,2&6,7 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,6,3,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,7,8,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,7,6,4,3,8 x1
  • 1,2,5,7,6,4,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,6,4,3,5,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,6,4,8,5,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,6,5,8,7,3,4 x1
  • 1,2,6,7,5,8,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,6,7,8,5,3,4 x1
  • 1,2,6,8,3,7,5,4 x1
  • 1,2,6,8,7,5,3,4 x1
  • 1,2,6,8,7,5,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,6,8,5,3 x1
  • 1,2,7,6,4,5,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,7,6,5,8,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,7,6,8,5,4,3 x2
  • 1,2,8,3,5,6,4,7 x1
  • 1,2,8,6,5,4,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,8,7,6,5,4,3 x1
  • 1,4,5,7,2,6,8,3 x1
  • 1,5,4,7,8,2,6,3 x1
  • 1,5,6,2,7,3,8,4 x1
  • 1,5,6,4,3,2,7,8 x1
  • 1,5,6,7,2,4,3,8 x1
  • 1,5,6,8,7,4,2,3 x1
  • 1,6,2,5,8,7,3,4 x1
  • 1,6,4,3,5,8,7,2 x1
  • 1,6,5,2,3,4,8,7 x1
  • 1,6,5,8,7,2,3,4 x1
  • 1,6,7,2,3,8,5,4 x1
  • 1,6,7,2,4,3,5,8 x1
  • 1,6,7,4,2&3&5&8 x1
  • 1,6,7,8,3,2,4,5 x1
  • 1,6,7,8,4,2,3,5 x1
  • 1,7,2,3,8,5,4,6 x1
  • 1,7,2,4,3,8,5,6 x1
  • 1,7,2,6,4,8,5,3 x1
  • 1,7,2,6,8,3,4,5 x1
  • 1,7,2,8,6,5,4,3 x1
  • 1,7,5,2,6,8,4,3 x1
  • 1,7,5,8,6,2,3,4 x1
  • 1,7,6,8,2,4,5,3 x1
  • 2,1&5,6,7&8,3,4 x1
  • 2,1,6,4,7,3,8,5 x1
  • 2,1,6,5,3,4,7,8 x1
  • 2,1,6,7,5,4,8,3 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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