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Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 9, Top 20    

Question (number 2) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Lee DeWyze

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Lee DeWyze Ranking score is 70 for Lee DeWyze 156 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Second-most popular Casey James Ranking score is 61 for Casey James 98 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Third-most popular Andrew Garcia Ranking score is 54 for Andrew Garcia 66 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Alex Lambert Ranking score is 42 for Alex Lambert 66 voters marked Alex Lambert as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Michael Lynche Ranking score is 36 for Michael Lynche 25 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Aaron Kelly Ranking score is 31 for Aaron Kelly 35 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Todrick Hall Ranking score is 17 for Todrick Hall 3 voters marked Todrick Hall as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Tim Urban Ranking score is 11 for Tim Urban 7 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice
Ninth-most popular John Park Ranking score is 6 for John Park 4 voters marked John Park as their first choice
Tenth-most popular Jermaine Sellers Ranking score is 0 for Jermaine Sellers 8 voters marked Jermaine Sellers as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Lee DeWyze

Second-most representative choice is:

Casey James

Third-most representative choice is:

Andrew Garcia

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 Lee DeWyze
Instant runoff Lee DeWyze
(14 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 : Todrick Hall)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(35 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Lee DeWyze

(35 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Lee DeWyze
Borda count Lee DeWyze
(91 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Lee DeWyze 156 33 156 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Casey James 98 21 98 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Alex Lambert 66 14 66 voters marked Alex Lambert as their first choice
Andrew Garcia 66 14 66 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice
Aaron Kelly 35 7 35 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Michael Lynche 25 5 25 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
Jermaine Sellers 8 2 8 voters marked Jermaine Sellers as their first choice
Tim Urban 7 1 7 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice
John Park 4 1 4 voters marked John Park as their first choice
Todrick Hall 3 1 3 voters marked Todrick Hall as their first choice
(35 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: 503
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 = Lee DeWyze
Y = Casey James		 268
268 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Casey James		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Casey James		 191
191 voters prefer Casey James over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Andrew Garcia		 291
291 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Andrew Garcia		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Andrew Garcia		 163
163 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Alex Lambert		 323
323 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Alex Lambert		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Alex Lambert		 134
134 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Michael Lynche		 344
344 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Michael Lynche		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Michael Lynche		 113
113 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Aaron Kelly		 348
348 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Aaron Kelly		 47
47 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Aaron Kelly		 108
108 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Todrick Hall		 397
397 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Todrick Hall		 50
50 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Todrick Hall		 56
56 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Tim Urban		 398
398 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Tim Urban		 47
47 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Tim Urban		 58
58 voters prefer Tim Urban over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = John Park		 404
404 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over John Park		 48
48 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and John Park		 51
51 voters prefer John Park over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 413
413 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Jermaine Sellers		 51
51 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Jermaine Sellers		 39
39 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Lee DeWyze
X = Casey James
Y = Andrew Garcia		 242
242 voters prefer Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 215
215 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Alex Lambert		 287
287 voters prefer Casey James over Alex Lambert		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Alex Lambert		 173
173 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Michael Lynche		 298
298 voters prefer Casey James over Michael Lynche		 48
48 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Michael Lynche		 157
157 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Aaron Kelly		 320
320 voters prefer Casey James over Aaron Kelly		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Aaron Kelly		 139
139 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Todrick Hall		 395
395 voters prefer Casey James over Todrick Hall		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Todrick Hall		 59
59 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Tim Urban		 398
398 voters prefer Casey James over Tim Urban		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Tim Urban		 59
59 voters prefer Tim Urban over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = John Park		 409
409 voters prefer Casey James over John Park		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and John Park		 45
45 voters prefer John Park over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 414
414 voters prefer Casey James over Jermaine Sellers		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Jermaine Sellers		 40
40 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Casey James
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Alex Lambert		 283
283 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Alex Lambert		 54
54 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Alex Lambert		 166
166 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Michael Lynche		 302
302 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Michael Lynche		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Michael Lynche		 148
148 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Aaron Kelly		 307
307 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Aaron Kelly		 51
51 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Aaron Kelly		 145
145 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Todrick Hall		 377
377 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Todrick Hall		 59
59 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Todrick Hall		 67
67 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Tim Urban		 367
367 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Tim Urban		 56
56 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Tim Urban		 80
80 voters prefer Tim Urban over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = John Park		 393
393 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over John Park		 58
58 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and John Park		 52
52 voters prefer John Park over Andrew Garcia
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 406
406 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Jermaine Sellers		 61
61 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Jermaine Sellers		 36
36 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Andrew Garcia
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Michael Lynche		 233
233 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Michael Lynche		 55
55 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert and Michael Lynche		 215
215 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Aaron Kelly		 234
234 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Aaron Kelly		 55
55 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert over Aaron Kelly		 214
214 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Todrick Hall		 327
327 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Todrick Hall		 63
63 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert over Todrick Hall		 113
113 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Tim Urban		 357
357 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Tim Urban		 63
63 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert and Tim Urban		 83
83 voters prefer Tim Urban over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = John Park		 367
367 voters prefer Alex Lambert over John Park		 62
62 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert and John Park		 74
74 voters prefer John Park over Alex Lambert
X = Alex Lambert
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 368
368 voters prefer Alex Lambert over Jermaine Sellers		 64
64 voters have an equal preference for Alex Lambert and Jermaine Sellers		 71
71 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Alex Lambert
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Aaron Kelly		 234
234 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 57
57 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 212
212 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Todrick Hall		 323
323 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Todrick Hall		 61
61 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Todrick Hall		 119
119 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Tim Urban		 342
342 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Tim Urban		 58
58 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche and Tim Urban		 103
103 voters prefer Tim Urban over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = John Park		 362
362 voters prefer Michael Lynche over John Park		 61
61 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche and John Park		 80
80 voters prefer John Park over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 370
370 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Jermaine Sellers		 60
60 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche and Jermaine Sellers		 73
73 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Michael Lynche
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Todrick Hall		 321
321 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Todrick Hall		 63
63 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly over Todrick Hall		 119
119 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Aaron Kelly
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Tim Urban		 345
345 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Tim Urban		 59
59 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly and Tim Urban		 99
99 voters prefer Tim Urban over Aaron Kelly
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = John Park		 362
362 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over John Park		 64
64 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly and John Park		 77
77 voters prefer John Park over Aaron Kelly
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 375
375 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Jermaine Sellers		 62
62 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly and Jermaine Sellers		 66
66 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Aaron Kelly
X = Todrick Hall
Y = Tim Urban		 242
242 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Tim Urban		 71
71 voters have an equal preference for Todrick Hall and Tim Urban		 190
190 voters prefer Tim Urban over Todrick Hall
X = Todrick Hall
Y = John Park		 252
252 voters prefer Todrick Hall over John Park		 71
71 voters have an equal preference for Todrick Hall and John Park		 180
180 voters prefer John Park over Todrick Hall
X = Todrick Hall
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 297
297 voters prefer Todrick Hall over Jermaine Sellers		 72
72 voters have an equal preference for Todrick Hall and Jermaine Sellers		 134
134 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Todrick Hall
X = Tim Urban
Y = John Park		 227
227 voters prefer Tim Urban over John Park		 69
69 voters have an equal preference for Tim Urban over John Park		 207
207 voters prefer John Park over Tim Urban
X = Tim Urban
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 265
265 voters prefer Tim Urban over Jermaine Sellers		 68
68 voters have an equal preference for Tim Urban over Jermaine Sellers		 170
170 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over Tim Urban
X = John Park
Y = Jermaine Sellers		 269
269 voters prefer John Park over Jermaine Sellers		 72
72 voters have an equal preference for John Park and Jermaine Sellers		 162
162 voters prefer Jermaine Sellers over John Park
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 14,856
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 3,628,800
First sequence:
  1. Lee DeWyze
  2. Andrew Garcia
  3. Todrick Hall
  4. Casey James
  5. Aaron Kelly
  6. Alex Lambert
  7. Michael Lynche
  8. John Park
  9. Jermaine Sellers
  10. Tim Urban
Last sequence:
  1. Tim Urban
  2. Jermaine Sellers
  3. John Park
  4. Michael Lynche
  5. Alex Lambert
  6. Aaron Kelly
  7. Casey James
  8. Todrick Hall
  9. Andrew Garcia
  10. Lee DeWyze
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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 x29
  • 1&2&4,3&5&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1&2,3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1&4,2,7,3&5&6&8&9&10 x1
  • 1,10,2,7,6,4,5,3,8,9 x1
  • 1,10,4,6,3,5,7,2,8,9 x1
  • 1,10,6,2&3&4&5&7&8&9 x1
  • 1,10,7,4,3,5,6,8,9,2 x1
  • 1,10,7,6,2,4,5&8,9,3 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1,2&7,4,5,6,8,10,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 x5
  • 1,2,3,4,5,7,6,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,9,7,5,6,8,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,9,7,4,6,8,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,5,7,8,6,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,6,3,8,7,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,7,3,6,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,7,6,8,10,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,5,7,10,8,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,5,7,3,9,8,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,5,7,8,3,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,5,9,7,3,10,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,10,5,8,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,3,5,10,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,5,3,10,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,5,8,9,10,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,5,10,6,3,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,5,3,8,6,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,5,10,3,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,5,3,10,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,5,9,10,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,10,7,6,9,8,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,4,7,3,10,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,7,10,3,9,8,4 x1
  • 1,2,6,3,5,4,9,10,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,6,7,10,3,9,4,8,5 x1
  • 1,2,6,7,5,4,10,3,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,6,8,4,5,7,3,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,6,8,7,4,5,3,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,7,3,4,5,6,10,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,5,10,8,9,6,3 x1
  • 1,2,7,6,4,8,5,10,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,7,6,5,4,3,10,9,8 x21
  • 1,3,2,5,9,10,4,7,6,8 x1
  • 1,4,10,7,2,5,6,9,8,3 x1
  • 1,4,2,10,6,5,7,3,8,9 x1
  • 1,4,2,3,9,5&7,6&8&10 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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