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VoteFair Ranking Results calculated at  www.VoteFair.org 2009-March-18  23:25

Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 8, Top 11    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Danny Gokey

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Danny Gokey Ranking score is 68 for Danny Gokey 191 voters marked Danny Gokey as their first choice
Second-most popular Adam Lambert Ranking score is 54 for Adam Lambert 205 voters marked Adam Lambert as their first choice
Third-most popular Allison Iraheta Ranking score is 53 for Allison Iraheta 71 voters marked Allison Iraheta as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Kris Allen Ranking score is 44 for Kris Allen 103 voters marked Kris Allen as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Matt Giraud Ranking score is 38 for Matt Giraud 75 voters marked Matt Giraud as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Alexis Grace Ranking score is 30 for Alexis Grace 22 voters marked Alexis Grace as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Anoop Desai Ranking score is 23 for Anoop Desai 64 voters marked Anoop Desai as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Lil Rounds Ranking score is 18 for Lil Rounds 13 voters marked Lil Rounds as their first choice
Ninth-most popular Megan Corkrey Ranking score is 12 for Megan Corkrey 54 voters marked Megan Corkrey as their first choice
Tenth-most popular Scott MacIntyre Ranking score is 5 for Scott MacIntyre 16 voters marked Scott MacIntyre as their first choice
11th-most popular Michael Sarver Ranking score is 0 for Michael Sarver 7 voters marked Michael Sarver as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Danny Gokey

Second-most representative choice is:

Adam Lambert

Third-most representative choice is:

Allison Iraheta

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 Danny Gokey
Instant runoff Danny Gokey
(35 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 : Michael Sarver)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

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

(29 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Danny Gokey
Borda count Danny Gokey
(113 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Adam Lambert 205 25 205 voters marked Adam Lambert as their first choice
Danny Gokey 191 23 191 voters marked Danny Gokey as their first choice
Kris Allen 103 13 103 voters marked Kris Allen as their first choice
Matt Giraud 75 9 75 voters marked Matt Giraud as their first choice
Allison Iraheta 71 9 71 voters marked Allison Iraheta as their first choice
Anoop Desai 64 8 64 voters marked Anoop Desai as their first choice
Megan Corkrey 54 7 54 voters marked Megan Corkrey as their first choice
Alexis Grace 22 3 22 voters marked Alexis Grace as their first choice
Scott MacIntyre 16 2 16 voters marked Scott MacIntyre as their first choice
Lil Rounds 13 2 13 voters marked Lil Rounds as their first choice
Michael Sarver 7 1 7 voters marked Michael Sarver as their first choice
(29 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: 850
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 = Danny Gokey
Y = Adam Lambert		 431
431 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Adam Lambert		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey over Adam Lambert		 377
377 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Allison Iraheta		 489
489 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Allison Iraheta		 41
41 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey over Allison Iraheta		 320
320 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Kris Allen		 536
536 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Kris Allen		 37
37 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Kris Allen		 277
277 voters prefer Kris Allen over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Matt Giraud		 534
534 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Matt Giraud		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Matt Giraud		 274
274 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Alexis Grace		 581
581 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Alexis Grace		 41
41 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey over Alexis Grace		 228
228 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Anoop Desai		 576
576 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Anoop Desai		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey over Anoop Desai		 238
238 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Lil Rounds		 617
617 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Lil Rounds		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Lil Rounds		 190
190 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Megan Corkrey		 608
608 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Megan Corkrey		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Megan Corkrey		 207
207 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 694
694 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Scott MacIntyre		 41
41 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Scott MacIntyre		 115
115 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Danny Gokey
X = Danny Gokey
Y = Michael Sarver		 702
702 voters prefer Danny Gokey over Michael Sarver		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Danny Gokey and Michael Sarver		 102
102 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Danny Gokey
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Allison Iraheta		 420
420 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Allison Iraheta		 45
45 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta		 385
385 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Kris Allen		 450
450 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Kris Allen		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen		 365
365 voters prefer Kris Allen over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Matt Giraud		 452
452 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Matt Giraud		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Matt Giraud		 362
362 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Alexis Grace		 517
517 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Alexis Grace		 37
37 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Alexis Grace		 296
296 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Anoop Desai		 501
501 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Anoop Desai		 33
33 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Anoop Desai		 316
316 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Lil Rounds		 533
533 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Lil Rounds		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Lil Rounds		 275
275 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Megan Corkrey		 524
524 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Megan Corkrey		 40
40 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Megan Corkrey		 286
286 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 601
601 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Scott MacIntyre		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Scott MacIntyre		 213
213 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Adam Lambert
X = Adam Lambert
Y = Michael Sarver		 607
607 voters prefer Adam Lambert over Michael Sarver		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Adam Lambert and Michael Sarver		 200
200 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Adam Lambert
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Kris Allen		 476
476 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Kris Allen		 34
34 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen		 340
340 voters prefer Kris Allen over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Matt Giraud		 470
470 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Matt Giraud		 34
34 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Matt Giraud		 346
346 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Alexis Grace		 553
553 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Alexis Grace		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta over Alexis Grace		 253
253 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Anoop Desai		 534
534 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Anoop Desai		 32
32 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Anoop Desai		 284
284 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Lil Rounds		 599
599 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Lil Rounds		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Lil Rounds		 207
207 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Megan Corkrey		 564
564 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Megan Corkrey		 45
45 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Megan Corkrey		 241
241 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 649
649 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Scott MacIntyre		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Scott MacIntyre		 159
159 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Allison Iraheta
X = Allison Iraheta
Y = Michael Sarver		 680
680 voters prefer Allison Iraheta over Michael Sarver		 41
41 voters have an equal preference for Allison Iraheta and Michael Sarver		 129
129 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Allison Iraheta
X = Kris Allen
Y = Matt Giraud		 423
423 voters prefer Kris Allen over Matt Giraud		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Matt Giraud		 381
381 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Alexis Grace		 454
454 voters prefer Kris Allen over Alexis Grace		 38
38 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen over Alexis Grace		 358
358 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Anoop Desai		 496
496 voters prefer Kris Allen over Anoop Desai		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen over Anoop Desai		 319
319 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Lil Rounds		 506
506 voters prefer Kris Allen over Lil Rounds		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Lil Rounds		 301
301 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Megan Corkrey		 532
532 voters prefer Kris Allen over Megan Corkrey		 38
38 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Megan Corkrey		 280
280 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 627
627 voters prefer Kris Allen over Scott MacIntyre		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Scott MacIntyre		 187
187 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Kris Allen
X = Kris Allen
Y = Michael Sarver		 666
666 voters prefer Kris Allen over Michael Sarver		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Kris Allen and Michael Sarver		 141
141 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Kris Allen
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Alexis Grace		 452
452 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Alexis Grace		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud over Alexis Grace		 352
352 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Anoop Desai		 499
499 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Anoop Desai		 38
38 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud over Anoop Desai		 313
313 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Lil Rounds		 498
498 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Lil Rounds		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud over Lil Rounds		 306
306 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Megan Corkrey		 522
522 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Megan Corkrey		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud and Megan Corkrey		 284
284 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 626
626 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Scott MacIntyre		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud and Scott MacIntyre		 180
180 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Matt Giraud
X = Matt Giraud
Y = Michael Sarver		 638
638 voters prefer Matt Giraud over Michael Sarver		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Matt Giraud and Michael Sarver		 163
163 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Matt Giraud
X = Alexis Grace
Y = Anoop Desai		 426
426 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Anoop Desai		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Alexis Grace and Anoop Desai		 381
381 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Alexis Grace
X = Alexis Grace
Y = Lil Rounds		 453
453 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Lil Rounds		 47
47 voters have an equal preference for Alexis Grace and Lil Rounds		 350
350 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Alexis Grace
X = Alexis Grace
Y = Megan Corkrey		 468
468 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Megan Corkrey		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Alexis Grace and Megan Corkrey		 336
336 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Alexis Grace
X = Alexis Grace
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 591
591 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Scott MacIntyre		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Alexis Grace and Scott MacIntyre		 213
213 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Alexis Grace
X = Alexis Grace
Y = Michael Sarver		 619
619 voters prefer Alexis Grace over Michael Sarver		 50
50 voters have an equal preference for Alexis Grace and Michael Sarver		 181
181 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Alexis Grace
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Lil Rounds		 420
420 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Lil Rounds		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds		 387
387 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Anoop Desai
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Megan Corkrey		 440
440 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Megan Corkrey		 36
36 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Megan Corkrey		 374
374 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Anoop Desai
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 523
523 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Scott MacIntyre		 42
42 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Scott MacIntyre		 285
285 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Anoop Desai
X = Anoop Desai
Y = Michael Sarver		 548
548 voters prefer Anoop Desai over Michael Sarver		 50
50 voters have an equal preference for Anoop Desai and Michael Sarver		 252
252 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Anoop Desai
X = Lil Rounds
Y = Megan Corkrey		 425
425 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Megan Corkrey		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Lil Rounds and Megan Corkrey		 376
376 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Lil Rounds
X = Lil Rounds
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 543
543 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Scott MacIntyre		 45
45 voters have an equal preference for Lil Rounds and Scott MacIntyre		 262
262 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Lil Rounds
X = Lil Rounds
Y = Michael Sarver		 584
584 voters prefer Lil Rounds over Michael Sarver		 52
52 voters have an equal preference for Lil Rounds and Michael Sarver		 214
214 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Lil Rounds
X = Megan Corkrey
Y = Scott MacIntyre		 500
500 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Scott MacIntyre		 43
43 voters have an equal preference for Megan Corkrey and Scott MacIntyre		 307
307 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Megan Corkrey
X = Megan Corkrey
Y = Michael Sarver		 530
530 voters prefer Megan Corkrey over Michael Sarver		 47
47 voters have an equal preference for Megan Corkrey and Michael Sarver		 273
273 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Megan Corkrey
X = Scott MacIntyre
Y = Michael Sarver		 413
413 voters prefer Scott MacIntyre over Michael Sarver		 59
59 voters have an equal preference for Scott MacIntyre over Michael Sarver		 378
378 voters prefer Michael Sarver over Scott MacIntyre
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 29,320
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 39,916,800
First sequence:
  1. Adam Lambert
  2. Alexis Grace
  3. Allison Iraheta
  4. Anoop Desai
  5. Danny Gokey
  6. Kris Allen
  7. Lil Rounds
  8. Matt Giraud
  9. Megan Corkrey
  10. Michael Sarver
  11. Scott MacIntyre
Last sequence:
  1. Scott MacIntyre
  2. Michael Sarver
  3. Megan Corkrey
  4. Matt Giraud
  5. Lil Rounds
  6. Kris Allen
  7. Danny Gokey
  8. Anoop Desai
  9. Allison Iraheta
  10. Alexis Grace
  11. 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&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10&11 x5
  • 1&2&3&5&6&7&8&9,4&10&11 x1
  • 1&2&3&5&6&8&9,7,4&10&11 x1
  • 1&2,5,3&9,6&8,7,10,11,4 x1
  • 1&3&5&6&10,2,8,7,9&11,4 x1
  • 1&3&6&9,2&4&5&7&10,8&11 x1
  • 1&3&7&9,2,5,11,10,6&8,4 x1
  • 1&3&7&9,2,5,11,10,8,6,4 x2
  • 1&3&9,7,2,5,11,10,6&8,4 x1
  • 1&3,2&5,4,6,7,9,10,11,8 x1
  • 1&3,5&7&8,4&6,10,11,2,9 x1
  • 1&5,3,4,9,6,2,8,11,10,7 x2
  • 1&5,3,7,2&4&6&8&9&10&11 x1
  • 1,11,5,7,8,10,9,2,3,4,6 x1
  • 1,11,7,3,2,4,5,6,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,11,7,8,4,3,10,5,2,6,9 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10&11 x7
  • 1,2,10,8,7,6,5,3,11,9,4 x1
  • 1,2,3,10,7,6,8,11,5,4,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,8,7,11,6,9,10 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,6,8,11,4,7,10,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,6,9,7,11,10,4,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,9,8,7,6,10,11,4 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,9,7,10,5,4,8,11 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,8,5,9,7,11,10 x1
  • 1,2,5,3,6,7,8,4,9,10,11 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,3,4,9,8,7,10,11 x1
  • 1,2,6,9,4,3,5,8,7,10,11 x1
  • 1,2,7,9,5,3,6,10,4,8,11 x1
  • 1,2,9,5,4,3,10,11,6,7,8 x1
  • 1,3,2,4,5,6,11,7,8,9,10 x1
  • 1,3,2,5,4,9,11,8,7,10,6 x1
  • 1,3,2,5,9,4,10,7,6,11,8 x1
  • 1,3,2,6,4,8,7,9,5,11,10 x1
  • 1,3,2,6,9,7,10,5,8,4,11 x1
  • 1,3,2,6,9,7,4,10,5,11,8 x1
  • 1,3,2,9,7,5,6,4,8,11,10 x1
  • 1,3,4,5,2,6,7,8,11,10,9 x1
  • 1,3,4,5,2,8,7,6,10,11,9 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,8,2,5,7,9,10,11 x1
  • 1,3,4,7,2,5,11,8,9,10,6 x1
  • 1,3,5,2&11,4&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1,3,5,2,6,11,9,8,7,4,10 x1
  • 1,3,5,2,6,7,8,9,11,4,10 x1
  • 1,3,5,2,9,4,6,7,8,10,11 x1
  • 1,3,5,4,9,2,6,8,7,10,11 x1
  • 1,3,5,6,7,2&8,4,10,9,11 x1
  • 1,3,5,7,2,8,4,9,11,6,10 x1
  • 1,3,5,8,11,6,10,7,4,2,9 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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