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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 8 Males    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Blake Lewis

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Blake Lewis Ranking score is 80 for Blake Lewis
Second-most popular Chris Sligh Ranking score is 69 for Chris Sligh
Third-most popular Chris Richardson Ranking score is 53 for Chris Richardson
Fourth-most popular Phil Stacey Ranking score is 36 for Phil Stacey
Fifth-most popular Sundance Head Ranking score is 26 for Sundance Head
Sixth-most popular Brandon Rogers Ranking score is 19 for Brandon Rogers
Seventh-most popular Jared Cotter Ranking score is 11 for Jared Cotter
Eighth-most popular Sanjaya Malakar Ranking score is 0 for Sanjaya Malakar

VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice is: Blake Lewis
Second-most representative choice is: Chris Sligh

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 Blake Lewis
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: Jared Cotter)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority ( more than half ) the votes.

(4 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Blake Lewis

(4 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Blake Lewis
Borda count Blake Lewis

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Blake Lewis 79 44
Chris Sligh 50 28
Chris Richardson 19 11
Phil Stacey 9 5
Sundance Head 7 4
Sanjaya Malakar 6 3
Brandon Rogers 5 3
Jared Cotter 3 2
(4 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: 182
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 = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Sligh		 110
110 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Chris Sligh		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Chris Sligh		 67
67 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Richardson		 131
131 voter prefers Blake Lewis over Chris Richardson		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Chris Richardson		 44
44 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Phil Stacey		 145
145 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Phil Stacey		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Phil Stacey		 31
31 voter prefers Phil Stacey over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Sundance Head		 148
148 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Sundance Head		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Sundance Head		 28
28 voters prefer Sundance Head over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Brandon Rogers		 153
153 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Brandon Rogers		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Brandon Rogers		 21
21 voter prefers Brandon Rogers over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Jared Cotter		 160
160 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Jared Cotter		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Jared Cotter		 15
15 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 166
166 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Sanjaya Malakar		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Sanjaya Malakar		 11
11 voter prefers Sanjaya Malakar over Blake Lewis
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Chris Richardson		 109
109 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Chris Richardson		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Chris Richardson		 68
68 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Phil Stacey		 144
144 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Phil Stacey		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Phil Stacey		 33
33 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Sundance Head		 153
153 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Sundance Head		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Sundance Head		 23
23 voters prefer Sundance Head over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Brandon Rogers		 150
150 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Brandon Rogers		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Brandon Rogers		 26
26 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Jared Cotter		 157
157 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Jared Cotter		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Jared Cotter		 19
19 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 162
162 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Sanjaya Malakar		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Sanjaya Malakar		 16
16 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Phil Stacey		 115
115 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Phil Stacey		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Phil Stacey		 61
61 voter prefers Phil Stacey over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Sundance Head		 128
128 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Sundance Head		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Sundance Head		 49
49 voters prefer Sundance Head over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Brandon Rogers		 129
129 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Brandon Rogers		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Brandon Rogers		 47
47 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Jared Cotter		 140
140 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Jared Cotter		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Jared Cotter		 36
36 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 160
160 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Sanjaya Malakar		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Sanjaya Malakar		 18
18 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Chris Richardson
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Sundance Head		 98
98 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Sundance Head		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Sundance Head		 73
73 voters prefer Sundance Head over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Brandon Rogers		 100
100 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Brandon Rogers		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Brandon Rogers		 71
71 voter prefers Brandon Rogers over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Jared Cotter		 112
112 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Jared Cotter		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Jared Cotter		 56
56 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 144
144 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Sanjaya Malakar		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Sanjaya Malakar		 28
28 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Phil Stacey
X = Sundance Head
Y = Brandon Rogers		 87
87 voters prefer Sundance Head over Brandon Rogers		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Sundance Head and Brandon Rogers		 84
84 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Sundance Head
X = Sundance Head
Y = Jared Cotter		 98
98 voters prefer Sundance Head over Jared Cotter		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Sundance Head and Jared Cotter		 72
72 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Sundance Head
X = Sundance Head
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 147
147 voters prefer Sundance Head over Sanjaya Malakar		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Sundance Head and Sanjaya Malakar		 25
25 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Sundance Head
X = Brandon Rogers
Y = Jared Cotter		 99
99 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Jared Cotter		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Brandon Rogers and Jared Cotter		 71
71 voter prefers Jared Cotter over Brandon Rogers
X = Brandon Rogers
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 142
142 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Sanjaya Malakar		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Brandon Rogers and Sanjaya Malakar		 30
30 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Brandon Rogers
X = Jared Cotter
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 138
138 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Sanjaya Malakar		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Jared Cotter and Sanjaya Malakar		 34
34 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Jared Cotter
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 3,725
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Blake Lewis
  2. Brandon Rogers
  3. Chris Richardson
  4. Chris Sligh
  5. Jared Cotter
  6. Phil Stacey
  7. Sanjaya Malakar
  8. Sundance Head
Last sequence:
  1. Sundance Head
  2. Sanjaya Malakar
  3. Phil Stacey
  4. Jared Cotter
  5. Chris Sligh
  6. Chris Richardson
  7. Brandon Rogers
  8. Blake Lewis
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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&3&4,2&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1&3,2&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1&5,3,6,7,2,4,8 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,7 x2
  • 1,2,5,3,6,4,8,7 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,6,8,3,7 x1
  • 1,3,2,4,5,8,6,7 x1
  • 1,3,4,2,6,5,8,7 x2
  • 1,3,4,2,7,6,8,5 x1
  • 1,3,4,2,7,8,6,5 x1
  • 1,3,4,2,8,5&6&7 x1
  • 1,3,4,2,8,5,6,7 x1
  • 1,3,4,5,2,6,7,8 x1
  • 1,3,4,5,6,2,8,7 x2
  • 1,3,4,6,2,5,7&8 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,2,8,5,7 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,5,2,8,7 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,8,2,5,7 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,8,5,2,7 x3
  • 1,3,4,8,2,5,6,7 x2
  • 1,3,4,8,2,6,5,7 x2
  • 1,3,4,8,7,5,2,6 x1
  • 1,3,6,4,5,8,2,7 x2
  • 1,3,6,4,8,2,7,5 x1
  • 1,3,8,2,7,6,5,4 x1
  • 1,3,8,5,6,4,2,7 x1
  • 1,4,2,3,5,6,8,7 x1
  • 1,4,2,5,3,7,6,8 x1
  • 1,4,2,8,3,6,5,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,2&5&6&7&8 x2
  • 1,4,3,2,8,6,5,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,2,8,7,6,5 x1
  • 1,4,3,5,2,6,8,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,5,2,8,6,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,5,6,2,8,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,6,2,5,8,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,6,2,7,8,5 x1
  • 1,4,3,6,2,8,5,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,6,5,7,2,8 x1
  • 1,4,3,6,5,8,2,7 x1
  • 1,4,3,6,8,5,2,7 x2
  • 1,4,3,8,6,2,5,7 x3
  • 1,4,3,8,6,5,2,7 x2
  • 1,4,3,8,6,5,7,2 x1
  • 1,4,5,2,6,3,8,7 x1
  • 1,4,5,3,6,8,2,7 x1
  • 1,4,5,8,7,6,2,3 x1
  • 1,4,6,3,2,5,8,7 x1
  • 1,4,6,3,8,5,2,7 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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