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VoteFair Ranking Results calculated at  www.VoteFair.org 2008-April-10  12:51

Poll title:

     American Idol Season 7, Top 8    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    David Archuleta

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular David Archuleta Ranking score is 63 for David Archuleta 655 voters marked David Archuleta as their first choice
Second-most popular Jason Castro Ranking score is 51 for Jason Castro 629 voters marked Jason Castro as their first choice
Third-most popular David Cook Ranking score is 47 for David Cook 269 voters marked David Cook as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Michael Johns Ranking score is 39 for Michael Johns 273 voters marked Michael Johns as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Brooke White Ranking score is 28 for Brooke White 80 voters marked Brooke White as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Carly Smithson Ranking score is 20 for Carly Smithson 65 voters marked Carly Smithson as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Syesha Mercado Ranking score is 8 for Syesha Mercado 20 voters marked Syesha Mercado as their first choice
Eighth-most popular Kristy Lee Cook Ranking score is 0 for Kristy Lee Cook 39 voters marked Kristy Lee Cook as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  

First-most representative choice is:

David Archuleta

Second-most representative choice is:

Jason Castro

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 David Archuleta
Instant runoff David Archuleta
(30 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 : Syesha Mercado)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(20 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Plurality David Archuleta

(20 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Condorcet David Archuleta
Borda count David Archuleta
(256 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level. )

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
David Archuleta 655 32 655 voters marked David Archuleta as their first choice
Jason Castro 629 31 629 voters marked Jason Castro as their first choice
Michael Johns 273 13 273 voters marked Michael Johns as their first choice
David Cook 269 13 269 voters marked David Cook as their first choice
Brooke White 80 4 80 voters marked Brooke White as their first choice
Carly Smithson 65 3 65 voters marked Carly Smithson as their first choice
Kristy Lee Cook 39 2 39 voters marked Kristy Lee Cook as their first choice
Syesha Mercado 20 1 20 voters marked Syesha Mercado as their first choice
(20 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: 2,050
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 = David Archuleta
Y = Jason Castro		 1,082
1,082 voter prefer David Archuleta over Jason Castro		 37
37 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and Jason Castro		 931
931 voters prefer Jason Castro over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = David Cook		 993
993 voters prefer David Archuleta over David Cook		 93
93 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and David Cook		 964
964 voters prefer David Cook over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Michael Johns		 1,100
1,100 voter prefer David Archuleta over Michael Johns		 80
80 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and Michael Johns		 870
870 voters prefer Michael Johns over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Brooke White		 1,260
1,260 voter prefer David Archuleta over Brooke White		 90
90 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Brooke White		 700
700 voters prefer Brooke White over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,339
1,339 voter prefer David Archuleta over Carly Smithson		 102
102 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Carly Smithson		 609
609 voters prefer Carly Smithson over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,599
1,599 voter prefer David Archuleta over Syesha Mercado		 106
106 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Syesha Mercado		 345
345 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,627
1,627 voter prefer David Archuleta over Kristy Lee Cook		 102
102 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Kristy Lee Cook		 321
321 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over David Archuleta
X = Jason Castro
Y = David Cook		 992
992 voters prefer Jason Castro over David Cook		 81
81 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over David Cook		 977
977 voters prefer David Cook over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Michael Johns		 978
978 voters prefer Jason Castro over Michael Johns		 80
80 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro and Michael Johns		 992
992 voters prefer Michael Johns over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Brooke White		 1,135
1,135 voter prefer Jason Castro over Brooke White		 102
102 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Brooke White		 813
813 voters prefer Brooke White over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,121
1,121 voter prefer Jason Castro over Carly Smithson		 92
92 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Carly Smithson		 837
837 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,479
1,479 voter prefer Jason Castro over Syesha Mercado		 102
102 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Syesha Mercado		 469
469 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,585
1,585 voter prefer Jason Castro over Kristy Lee Cook		 101
101 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Kristy Lee Cook		 364
364 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Jason Castro
X = David Cook
Y = Michael Johns		 1,010
1,010 voter prefer David Cook over Michael Johns		 127
127 voters have an equal preference for David Cook and Michael Johns		 913
913 voters prefer Michael Johns over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Brooke White		 1,246
1,246 voter prefer David Cook over Brooke White		 133
133 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Brooke White		 671
671 voters prefer Brooke White over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,329
1,329 voter prefer David Cook over Carly Smithson		 141
141 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Carly Smithson		 580
580 voters prefer Carly Smithson over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,531
1,531 voter prefer David Cook over Syesha Mercado		 141
141 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Syesha Mercado		 378
378 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,577
1,577 voter prefer David Cook over Kristy Lee Cook		 135
135 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Kristy Lee Cook		 338
338 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over David Cook
X = Michael Johns
Y = Brooke White		 1,171
1,171 voter prefer Michael Johns over Brooke White		 133
133 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Brooke White		 746
746 voters prefer Brooke White over Michael Johns
X = Michael Johns
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,273
1,273 voter prefer Michael Johns over Carly Smithson		 137
137 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Carly Smithson		 640
640 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Michael Johns
X = Michael Johns
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,581
1,581 voter prefer Michael Johns over Syesha Mercado		 143
143 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Syesha Mercado		 326
326 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Michael Johns
X = Michael Johns
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,623
1,623 voter prefer Michael Johns over Kristy Lee Cook		 141
141 voters have an equal preference for Michael Johns over Kristy Lee Cook		 286
286 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Michael Johns
X = Brooke White
Y = Carly Smithson		 995
995 voters prefer Brooke White over Carly Smithson		 154
154 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Carly Smithson		 901
901 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,460
1,460 voter prefer Brooke White over Syesha Mercado		 166
166 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Syesha Mercado		 424
424 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,568
1,568 voter prefer Brooke White over Kristy Lee Cook		 163
163 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Kristy Lee Cook		 319
319 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Brooke White
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,421
1,421 voter prefer Carly Smithson over Syesha Mercado		 172
172 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado		 457
457 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,463
1,463 voter prefer Carly Smithson over Kristy Lee Cook		 167
167 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Kristy Lee Cook		 420
420 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Carly Smithson
X = Syesha Mercado
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,212
1,212 voter prefer Syesha Mercado over Kristy Lee Cook		 186
186 voters have an equal preference for Syesha Mercado over Kristy Lee Cook		 652
652 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Syesha Mercado
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 36,750
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Brooke White
  2. Carly Smithson
  3. Kristy Lee Cook
  4. Syesha Mercado
  5. David Archuleta
  6. David Cook
  7. Jason Castro
  8. Michael Johns
Last sequence:
  1. Michael Johns
  2. Jason Castro
  3. David Cook
  4. David Archuleta
  5. Syesha Mercado
  6. Kristy Lee Cook
  7. Carly Smithson
  8. Brooke White
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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 x5
  • 1&2&3&4&5&6&7,8 x1
  • 1&2&3&4&6&7&8,5 x1
  • 1&2&7,5&6&8,3&4 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8 x2
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,8,7,6,4 x1
  • 1,2,3,8,7,5,6,4 x1
  • 1,2,4,8,3,7,5,6 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,3,6,8,7 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,8,6,7,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,8,7,3,4 x1
  • 1,2,5,8,3,6,7,4 x1
  • 1,2,6,5,8,4,3,7 x1
  • 1,2,7,5,8,6,3,4 x1
  • 1,2,7,8,6,4,3,5 x1
  • 1,2,8,3,4,7,5,6 x1
  • 1,2,8,5,6,3,4,7 x1
  • 1,2,8,6,5,4,3,7 x1
  • 1,3,2,4,8,6,5,7 x1
  • 1,3,2,5,6,8,4,7 x1
  • 1,3,2,6,4,5,8,7 x1
  • 1,3,2,8,4,5,6,7 x1
  • 1,3,4,5,6,2,7,8 x1
  • 1,3,5,6,7,2,8,4 x1
  • 1,3,5,7,4,2,6,8 x1
  • 1,3,5,8,6,7,2,4 x1
  • 1,4,6,2,3,8,7,5 x1
  • 1,5,2,3,7,4,8,6 x1
  • 1,5,2,4,7,8,6,3 x1
  • 1,5,2,7,6,3,8,4 x1
  • 1,5,2,8,4,6,7,3 x1
  • 1,5,2,8,6,4,7,3 x2
  • 1,5,3,2,8,4,6,7 x1
  • 1,5,6,2,4,7,3,8 x1
  • 1,5,6,2,7,4,8,3 x1
  • 1,5,6,7,2,4,8,3 x1
  • 1,5,6,8,2,7,4,3 x1
  • 1,5,6,8,3,2,4,7 x1
  • 1,5,6,8,7,3,4,2 x2
  • 1,5,7,6,8,3,2,4 x1
  • 1,5,7,8,6,2,4,3 x1
  • 1,5,7,8,6,4,2,3 x2
  • 1,5,8,2&3&4&6&7 x1
  • 1,5,8,2,7,6,3,4 x2
  • 1,5,8,6,7,4,2,3 x1
  • 1,5,8,7,2,6,3,4 x1
  • 1,6,2,5,8,7,4,3 x1
  • 1,6,2,7,4,3,8,5 x1
  • 1,6,2,8,3,4,5,7 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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