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Poll title:

     American Idol poll, Season 15, Top 8    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    LaPorsha Renae

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score
Traditional
vote count

(for comparison)
First-most popular LaPorsha Renae  Ranking score is 59 for LaPorsha Renae 34 voters marked LaPorsha Renae as their first choice
Second-most popular Dalton Rapattoni  Ranking score is 51 for Dalton Rapattoni 33 voters marked Dalton Rapattoni as their first choice
Third-most popular
is a tie among these choices
Sonika Vaid  Ranking score is 36 for Sonika Vaid 21 voters marked Sonika Vaid as their first choice
Trent Harmon  Ranking score is 35 for Trent Harmon 28 voters marked Trent Harmon as their first choice
Fourth-most popular MacKenzie Bourg  Ranking score is 26 for MacKenzie Bourg 12 voters marked MacKenzie Bourg as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Avalon Young  Ranking score is 17 for Avalon Young 17 voters marked Avalon Young as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Tristan McIntosh  Ranking score is 9 for Tristan McIntosh 6 voters marked Tristan McIntosh as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Lee Jean  Ranking score is 0 for Lee Jean 0 voter marked Lee Jean as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

LaPorsha Renae

Second-most representative choice is:

Dalton Rapattoni

Third-most representative choice
is a tie among these choices:

    Sonika Vaid


    Trent Harmon

Additional levels of representation
cannot be determined until the above tie
has been resolved, which can be done
by introducing a tie-breaking vote.

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 LaPorsha Renae
Instant runoff LaPorsha Renae
(8 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 : Lee Jean)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(7 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality LaPorsha Renae

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
LaPorsha Renae 34 22 34 voters marked LaPorsha Renae as their first choice
Dalton Rapattoni 33 22 33 voters marked Dalton Rapattoni as their first choice
Trent Harmon 28 18 28 voters marked Trent Harmon as their first choice
Sonika Vaid 21 14 21 voters marked Sonika Vaid as their first choice
Avalon Young 17 11 17 voters marked Avalon Young as their first choice
MacKenzie Bourg 12 8 12 voters marked MacKenzie Bourg as their first choice
Tristan McIntosh 6 4 6 voters marked Tristan McIntosh as their first choice
Lee Jean 1 1 0 voter marked Lee Jean as their first choice
(7 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: 159
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 = LaPorsha Renae
Y = Dalton Rapattoni
80
80 voters prefer LaPorsha Renae over Dalton Rapattoni
11
11 voters have an equal preference for LaPorsha Renae and Dalton Rapattoni
68
68 voters prefer Dalton Rapattoni over LaPorsha Renae
X = LaPorsha Renae
Y = Sonika Vaid
85
85 voters prefer LaPorsha Renae over Sonika Vaid
12
12 voters have an equal preference for LaPorsha Renae and Sonika Vaid
62
62 voters prefer Sonika Vaid over LaPorsha Renae
X = LaPorsha Renae
Y = Trent Harmon
82
82 voters prefer LaPorsha Renae over Trent Harmon
12
12 voters have an equal preference for LaPorsha Renae and Trent Harmon
65
65 voters prefer Trent Harmon over LaPorsha Renae
X = LaPorsha Renae
Y = MacKenzie Bourg
91
91 voters prefer LaPorsha Renae over MacKenzie Bourg
12
12 voters have an equal preference for LaPorsha Renae and MacKenzie Bourg
56
56 voters prefer MacKenzie Bourg over LaPorsha Renae
X = LaPorsha Renae
Y = Avalon Young
96
96 voters prefer LaPorsha Renae over Avalon Young
14
14 voters have an equal preference for LaPorsha Renae over Avalon Young
49
49 voters prefer Avalon Young over LaPorsha Renae
X = LaPorsha Renae
Y = Tristan McIntosh
103
103 voters prefer LaPorsha Renae over Tristan McIntosh
14
14 voters have an equal preference for LaPorsha Renae and Tristan McIntosh
42
42 voters prefer Tristan McIntosh over LaPorsha Renae
X = LaPorsha Renae
Y = Lee Jean
125
125 voters prefer LaPorsha Renae over Lee Jean
13
13 voters have an equal preference for LaPorsha Renae and Lee Jean
21
21 voters prefer Lee Jean over LaPorsha Renae
X = Dalton Rapattoni
Y = Sonika Vaid
76
76 voters prefer Dalton Rapattoni over Sonika Vaid
12
12 voters have an equal preference for Dalton Rapattoni over Sonika Vaid
71
71 voters prefer Sonika Vaid over Dalton Rapattoni
X = Dalton Rapattoni
Y = Trent Harmon
74
74 voters prefer Dalton Rapattoni over Trent Harmon
12
12 voters have an equal preference for Dalton Rapattoni and Trent Harmon
73
73 voters prefer Trent Harmon over Dalton Rapattoni
X = Dalton Rapattoni
Y = MacKenzie Bourg
96
96 voters prefer Dalton Rapattoni over MacKenzie Bourg
13
13 voters have an equal preference for Dalton Rapattoni and MacKenzie Bourg
50
50 voters prefer MacKenzie Bourg over Dalton Rapattoni
X = Dalton Rapattoni
Y = Avalon Young
91
91 voters prefer Dalton Rapattoni over Avalon Young
13
13 voters have an equal preference for Dalton Rapattoni over Avalon Young
55
55 voters prefer Avalon Young over Dalton Rapattoni
X = Dalton Rapattoni
Y = Tristan McIntosh
102
102 voters prefer Dalton Rapattoni over Tristan McIntosh
13
13 voters have an equal preference for Dalton Rapattoni over Tristan McIntosh
44
44 voters prefer Tristan McIntosh over Dalton Rapattoni
X = Dalton Rapattoni
Y = Lee Jean
125
125 voters prefer Dalton Rapattoni over Lee Jean
14
14 voters have an equal preference for Dalton Rapattoni and Lee Jean
20
20 voters prefer Lee Jean over Dalton Rapattoni
X = Sonika Vaid
Y = Trent Harmon
73
73 voters prefer Sonika Vaid over Trent Harmon
13
13 voters have an equal preference for Sonika Vaid and Trent Harmon
73
73 voters prefer Trent Harmon over Sonika Vaid
X = Sonika Vaid
Y = MacKenzie Bourg
79
79 voters prefer Sonika Vaid over MacKenzie Bourg
13
13 voters have an equal preference for Sonika Vaid and MacKenzie Bourg
67
67 voters prefer MacKenzie Bourg over Sonika Vaid
X = Sonika Vaid
Y = Avalon Young
89
89 voters prefer Sonika Vaid over Avalon Young
18
18 voters have an equal preference for Sonika Vaid over Avalon Young
52
52 voters prefer Avalon Young over Sonika Vaid
X = Sonika Vaid
Y = Tristan McIntosh
107
107 voters prefer Sonika Vaid over Tristan McIntosh
14
14 voters have an equal preference for Sonika Vaid and Tristan McIntosh
38
38 voters prefer Tristan McIntosh over Sonika Vaid
X = Sonika Vaid
Y = Lee Jean
123
123 voters prefer Sonika Vaid over Lee Jean
15
15 voters have an equal preference for Sonika Vaid and Lee Jean
21
21 voters prefer Lee Jean over Sonika Vaid
X = Trent Harmon
Y = MacKenzie Bourg
81
81 voters prefer Trent Harmon over MacKenzie Bourg
15
15 voters have an equal preference for Trent Harmon over MacKenzie Bourg
63
63 voters prefer MacKenzie Bourg over Trent Harmon
X = Trent Harmon
Y = Avalon Young
91
91 voters prefer Trent Harmon over Avalon Young
13
13 voters have an equal preference for Trent Harmon over Avalon Young
55
55 voters prefer Avalon Young over Trent Harmon
X = Trent Harmon
Y = Tristan McIntosh
100
100 voters prefer Trent Harmon over Tristan McIntosh
14
14 voters have an equal preference for Trent Harmon over Tristan McIntosh
45
45 voters prefer Tristan McIntosh over Trent Harmon
X = Trent Harmon
Y = Lee Jean
119
119 voters prefer Trent Harmon over Lee Jean
14
14 voters have an equal preference for Trent Harmon over Lee Jean
26
26 voters prefer Lee Jean over Trent Harmon
X = MacKenzie Bourg
Y = Avalon Young
88
88 voters prefer MacKenzie Bourg over Avalon Young
15
15 voters have an equal preference for MacKenzie Bourg over Avalon Young
56
56 voters prefer Avalon Young over MacKenzie Bourg
X = MacKenzie Bourg
Y = Tristan McIntosh
89
89 voters prefer MacKenzie Bourg over Tristan McIntosh
14
14 voters have an equal preference for MacKenzie Bourg over Tristan McIntosh
56
56 voters prefer Tristan McIntosh over MacKenzie Bourg
X = MacKenzie Bourg
Y = Lee Jean
113
113 voters prefer MacKenzie Bourg over Lee Jean
16
16 voters have an equal preference for MacKenzie Bourg over Lee Jean
30
30 voters prefer Lee Jean over MacKenzie Bourg
X = Avalon Young
Y = Tristan McIntosh
83
83 voters prefer Avalon Young over Tristan McIntosh
17
17 voters have an equal preference for Avalon Young and Tristan McIntosh
59
59 voters prefer Tristan McIntosh over Avalon Young
X = Avalon Young
Y = Lee Jean
102
102 voters prefer Avalon Young over Lee Jean
17
17 voters have an equal preference for Avalon Young and Lee Jean
40
40 voters prefer Lee Jean over Avalon Young
X = Tristan McIntosh
Y = Lee Jean
99
99 voters prefer Tristan McIntosh over Lee Jean
17
17 voters have an equal preference for Tristan McIntosh and Lee Jean
43
43 voters prefer Lee Jean over Tristan McIntosh
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 2,662
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Avalon Young
  2. LaPorsha Renae
  3. Sonika Vaid
  4. Tristan McIntosh
  5. Dalton Rapattoni
  6. Lee Jean
  7. MacKenzie Bourg
  8. Trent Harmon
Last sequence:
  1. Trent Harmon
  2. MacKenzie Bourg
  3. Lee Jean
  4. Dalton Rapattoni
  5. Tristan McIntosh
  6. Sonika Vaid
  7. LaPorsha Renae
  8. Avalon Young
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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 x4
  • 1&2&3&4,5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1,2,3&8,5,7,4,6 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,8,7,4,6 x1
  • 1,2,3,8,5,6,4,7 x1
  • 1,2,5,7,6,3,4,8 x1
  • 1,2,8,3,4,7,5,6 x1
  • 1,2,8,3,5,4,6,7 x1
  • 1,3,2&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 1,3,4,2&5,6,7,8 x1
  • 1,3,8,7,2,4,6,5 x1
  • 1,3,8,7,5,4,2,6 x1
  • 1,4,7,3,2,6,5,8 x1
  • 1,7,4,5,8,3,2,6 x1
  • 1,7,5,2,3,4,8,6 x1
  • 1,7,5,3,4,6,8,2 x1
  • 1,7,8,5,3,6,2,4 x1
  • 1,8,2,3,4,7,5,6 x1
  • 1,8,2,7,5,3,4&6 x1
  • 2&3&8,1,7,4,5,6 x1
  • 2&4,3,5,1,7,8,6 x1
  • 2,1&3&4&5&6&7&8 x2
  • 2,1,3,8,4,7,5,6 x1
  • 2,1,6,5,4,7,3,8 x1
  • 2,1,8,3,4,5,7,6 x1
  • 2,1,8,4,6,3,7,5 x1
  • 2,3,1,5,7,8,6,4 x1
  • 2,3,1,7,5,8,6,4 x1
  • 2,3,4,6,8,1,5,7 x1
  • 2,3,4,7,5,1,8,6 x1
  • 2,3,4,7,8,6,1,5 x1
  • 2,3,8,1,4,6,5,7 x1
  • 2,3,8,1,5,7,4,6 x1
  • 2,3,8,1,7,4,5,6 x1
  • 2,4,3,1,6,8,7,5 x1
  • 2,4,8,5,3,6,7,1 x1
  • 2,5,4,1,3,7,6,8 x1
  • 2,5,4,8,7,6,1,3 x1
  • 2,5,7,4,3,8,1,6 x1
  • 2,5,8,1,3,6,7,4 x1
  • 2,5,8,1,6,7,3,4 x1
  • 2,5,8,7,4,3,1,6 x1
  • 2,7,3,8,1,6,5,4 x1
  • 2,7,8,5,3,1,4,6 x1
  • 2,8,1&3&4&5&6&7 x1
  • 2,8,1,3,5,6,4,7 x1
  • 2,8,3,5,1,4,6,7 x1
  • 2,8,4,7,1,3,5,6 x1
  • 2,8,5,7,1,3,4,6 x1
  • 2,8,5,7,3,6,4,1 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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