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Poll title:

     American Idol, Season 9, Top 9    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Crystal Bowersox

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Crystal Bowersox Ranking score is 78 for Crystal Bowersox 281 voters marked Crystal Bowersox as their first choice
Second-most popular Siobhan Magnus Ranking score is 62 for Siobhan Magnus 190 voters marked Siobhan Magnus as their first choice
Third-most popular Lee DeWyze Ranking score is 56 for Lee DeWyze 88 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Casey James Ranking score is 47 for Casey James 110 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Michael Lynche Ranking score is 31 for Michael Lynche 6 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Katie Stevens Ranking score is 24 for Katie Stevens 32 voters marked Katie Stevens as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Aaron Kelly Ranking score is 15 for Aaron Kelly 21 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Andrew Garcia Ranking score is 7 for Andrew Garcia 9 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice
Ninth-most popular Tim Urban Ranking score is 0 for Tim Urban 17 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

Crystal Bowersox

Second-most representative choice is:

Siobhan Magnus

Third-most representative choice is:

Lee DeWyze

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 Crystal Bowersox
Instant runoff Crystal Bowersox
(15 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 Lynche)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(12 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Crystal Bowersox

(12 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Crystal Bowersox
Borda count Crystal Bowersox
(63 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Crystal Bowersox 281 37 281 voters marked Crystal Bowersox as their first choice
Siobhan Magnus 190 25 190 voters marked Siobhan Magnus as their first choice
Casey James 110 15 110 voters marked Casey James as their first choice
Lee DeWyze 88 12 88 voters marked Lee DeWyze as their first choice
Katie Stevens 32 4 32 voters marked Katie Stevens as their first choice
Aaron Kelly 21 3 21 voters marked Aaron Kelly as their first choice
Tim Urban 17 2 17 voters marked Tim Urban as their first choice
Andrew Garcia 9 1 9 voters marked Andrew Garcia as their first choice
Michael Lynche 6 1 6 voters marked Michael Lynche as their first choice
(12 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: 766
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 = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Siobhan Magnus		 474
474 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Siobhan Magnus		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Siobhan Magnus		 274
274 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Lee DeWyze		 527
527 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Lee DeWyze		 22
22 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze		 217
217 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Casey James		 532
532 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Casey James		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Casey James		 220
220 voters prefer Casey James over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Michael Lynche		 656
656 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Michael Lynche		 21
21 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Michael Lynche		 89
89 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Katie Stevens		 627
627 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Katie Stevens		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Katie Stevens		 119
119 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Aaron Kelly		 643
643 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Aaron Kelly		 23
23 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Aaron Kelly		 100
100 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Andrew Garcia		 689
689 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Andrew Garcia		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Andrew Garcia		 58
58 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Crystal Bowersox
X = Crystal Bowersox
Y = Tim Urban		 662
662 voters prefer Crystal Bowersox over Tim Urban		 21
21 voters have an equal preference for Crystal Bowersox and Tim Urban		 83
83 voters prefer Tim Urban over Crystal Bowersox
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Lee DeWyze		 393
393 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Lee DeWyze		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Lee DeWyze		 357
357 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Casey James		 433
433 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Casey James		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Casey James		 321
321 voters prefer Casey James over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Michael Lynche		 558
558 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Michael Lynche		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Michael Lynche		 189
189 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Katie Stevens		 555
555 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Katie Stevens		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Katie Stevens		 195
195 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Aaron Kelly		 590
590 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Aaron Kelly		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Aaron Kelly		 159
159 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Andrew Garcia		 641
641 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Andrew Garcia		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Andrew Garcia		 107
107 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Siobhan Magnus
X = Siobhan Magnus
Y = Tim Urban		 632
632 voters prefer Siobhan Magnus over Tim Urban		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Siobhan Magnus and Tim Urban		 116
116 voters prefer Tim Urban over Siobhan Magnus
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Casey James		 445
445 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Casey James		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Casey James		 304
304 voters prefer Casey James over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Michael Lynche		 565
565 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Michael Lynche		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Michael Lynche		 175
175 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Katie Stevens		 541
541 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Katie Stevens		 25
25 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze over Katie Stevens		 200
200 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Aaron Kelly		 599
599 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Aaron Kelly		 29
29 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Aaron Kelly		 138
138 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Andrew Garcia		 662
662 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Andrew Garcia		 23
23 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Andrew Garcia		 81
81 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Lee DeWyze
X = Lee DeWyze
Y = Tim Urban		 631
631 voters prefer Lee DeWyze over Tim Urban		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Lee DeWyze and Tim Urban		 109
109 voters prefer Tim Urban over Lee DeWyze
X = Casey James
Y = Michael Lynche		 510
510 voters prefer Casey James over Michael Lynche		 21
21 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Michael Lynche		 235
235 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Katie Stevens		 519
519 voters prefer Casey James over Katie Stevens		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Katie Stevens		 230
230 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Aaron Kelly		 576
576 voters prefer Casey James over Aaron Kelly		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Aaron Kelly		 170
170 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Andrew Garcia		 626
626 voters prefer Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Casey James over Andrew Garcia		 121
121 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Casey James
X = Casey James
Y = Tim Urban		 647
647 voters prefer Casey James over Tim Urban		 21
21 voters have an equal preference for Casey James and Tim Urban		 98
98 voters prefer Tim Urban over Casey James
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Katie Stevens		 386
386 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Katie Stevens		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Katie Stevens		 354
354 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Aaron Kelly		 437
437 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 32
32 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Aaron Kelly		 297
297 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Andrew Garcia		 517
517 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Andrew Garcia		 33
33 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche over Andrew Garcia		 216
216 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Michael Lynche
X = Michael Lynche
Y = Tim Urban		 541
541 voters prefer Michael Lynche over Tim Urban		 34
34 voters have an equal preference for Michael Lynche and Tim Urban		 191
191 voters prefer Tim Urban over Michael Lynche
X = Katie Stevens
Y = Aaron Kelly		 422
422 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Aaron Kelly		 29
29 voters have an equal preference for Katie Stevens and Aaron Kelly		 315
315 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Katie Stevens
X = Katie Stevens
Y = Andrew Garcia		 511
511 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Andrew Garcia		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for Katie Stevens and Andrew Garcia		 229
229 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Katie Stevens
X = Katie Stevens
Y = Tim Urban		 549
549 voters prefer Katie Stevens over Tim Urban		 29
29 voters have an equal preference for Katie Stevens and Tim Urban		 188
188 voters prefer Tim Urban over Katie Stevens
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Andrew Garcia		 444
444 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Andrew Garcia		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly over Andrew Garcia		 287
287 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Aaron Kelly
X = Aaron Kelly
Y = Tim Urban		 504
504 voters prefer Aaron Kelly over Tim Urban		 38
38 voters have an equal preference for Aaron Kelly and Tim Urban		 224
224 voters prefer Tim Urban over Aaron Kelly
X = Andrew Garcia
Y = Tim Urban		 425
425 voters prefer Andrew Garcia over Tim Urban		 35
35 voters have an equal preference for Andrew Garcia and Tim Urban		 306
306 voters prefer Tim Urban over Andrew Garcia
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 19,669
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 362,880
First sequence:
  1. Crystal Bowersox
  2. Siobhan Magnus
  3. Katie Stevens
  4. Lee DeWyze
  5. Andrew Garcia
  6. Casey James
  7. Aaron Kelly
  8. Michael Lynche
  9. Tim Urban
Last sequence:
  1. Tim Urban
  2. Michael Lynche
  3. Aaron Kelly
  4. Casey James
  5. Andrew Garcia
  6. Lee DeWyze
  7. Katie Stevens
  8. Siobhan Magnus
  9. Crystal Bowersox
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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 x2
  • 1&2&3,8,7,4&6&9,5 x1
  • 1&3,4,7,2,6,8,5,9 x1
  • 1&3,8,7,6,5,4,9,2 x1
  • 1&4&6&7&8,2&3&5&9 x1
  • 1&4&7,2,5&6&8&9,3 x1
  • 1&8,6,3,4&5&7&9,2 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&6,5&8,7&9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 x3
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,5,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,7,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,7,6,8,5,9 x2
  • 1,2,3,6,4,7,5,9,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,7,8,4,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,7,4,6,8,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,3,7,8,6,9,4,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,6,9,7,8,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,6,9,8,7,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,7,6,8,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,8,6,5,7,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,8,6,7,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,8,5,7,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,3,8,7,5,9 x2
  • 1,2,4,6,5,3,7,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,5,7,8,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,3,5,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,3,8,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,8,3,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,8,5,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,7,9,8,3,5 x2
  • 1,2,4,6,8,3&7,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,3,5,7,9 x2
  • 1,2,4,6,8,3,9,5,7 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,5,3,7&9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,5,3,7,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,5,7,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,8,7,3,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,9,3,7,5,8 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,9,8,7,5,3 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,3,5,8,6,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,5,6,3,8,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,8,9,3,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,8,6,5,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,6,5,7,3,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,6,7,3,5,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,6,7,3,9,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,6,9,3,7,5 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,7,3,5,6,9 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,9,7,6,3,5 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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