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VoteFair Ranking Results calculated at  www.VoteFair.org 2007-May-23  19:55

Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 2    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Jordin Sparks

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Jordin Sparks Ranking score is 54 for Jordin Sparks 402 voters marked Jordin Sparks as their first choice
Second-most popular Blake Lewis Ranking score is 0 for Blake Lewis 331 voters marked Blake Lewis as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

   Representation results are not relevant because there are only two choices.

Comparison of VoteFair Ranking with other voting methods

  
Voting method Winner
VoteFair Jordin Sparks
Instant runoff Jordin Sparks
Majority Jordin Sparks

(6 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Plurality Jordin Sparks

(6 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Condorcet Jordin Sparks
Borda count Jordin Sparks
(6 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level. )

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Jordin Sparks 402 55 402 voters marked Jordin Sparks as their first choice
Blake Lewis 331 45 331 voters marked Blake Lewis as their first choice
(6 ballots ignored in plurality counting because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Data and Calculation Summary
Number of votes: 739
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 = Jordin Sparks
Y = Blake Lewis		 402
402 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Blake Lewis		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis		 331
331 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Jordin Sparks
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 402
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 2
First sequence:
  1. Jordin Sparks
  2. Blake Lewis
Last sequence:
  1. Blake Lewis
  2. Jordin Sparks
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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 x6
  • 1,2 x402
  • 2,1 x331

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