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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 10 Males    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Blake Lewis

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Blake Lewis Ranking score is 72 for Blake Lewis
Second-most popular Chris Sligh Ranking score is 57 for Chris Sligh
Third-most popular Phil Stacey Ranking score is 46 for Phil Stacey
Fourth-most popular Chris Richardson Ranking score is 42 for Chris Richardson
Fifth-most popular Sundance Head Ranking score is 29 for Sundance Head
Sixth-most popular Jared Cotter Ranking score is 26 for Jared Cotter
Seventh-most popular Brandon Rogers Ranking score is 18 for Brandon Rogers
Eighth-most popular Nicholas Pedro Ranking score is 13 for Nicholas Pedro
Ninth-most popular AJ Tabaldo Ranking score is 7 for AJ Tabaldo
Tenth-most popular Sanjaya Malakar Ranking score is 0 for Sanjaya Malakar

VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice is: Blake Lewis
Second-most representative choice is: Phil Stacey

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 Blake Lewis
Instant runoff A winner cannot be identified because, in one of the rounds of voting, there is a tie among the choices with the fewest votes
(The runoff steps did not involve a single choice being eliminated in the first round.)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority ( more than half ) the votes.

(2 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Plurality Blake Lewis

(2 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice.)
Condorcet Blake Lewis
Borda count Blake Lewis

(30 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level.)

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Blake Lewis 33 31
Chris Sligh 16 15
Phil Stacey 13 12
Chris Richardson 12 11
Jared Cotter 11 10
Sundance Head 7 6
Sanjaya Malakar 4 4
Nicholas Pedro 4 4
Brandon Rogers 4 4
AJ Tabaldo 4 4
(2 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: 110
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 = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Sligh		 70
70 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Chris Sligh		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Chris Sligh		 31
31 voter prefers Chris Sligh over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Phil Stacey		 69
69 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Phil Stacey		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Phil Stacey		 33
33 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Richardson		 73
73 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Chris Richardson		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Chris Richardson		 26
26 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Sundance Head		 78
78 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Sundance Head		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Sundance Head		 24
24 voters prefer Sundance Head over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Jared Cotter		 78
78 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Jared Cotter		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Jared Cotter		 26
26 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Brandon Rogers		 86
86 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Brandon Rogers		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Brandon Rogers		 13
13 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Nicholas Pedro		 83
83 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Nicholas Pedro		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Nicholas Pedro		 18
18 voters prefer Nicholas Pedro over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 89
89 voters prefer Blake Lewis over AJ Tabaldo		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Blake Lewis and AJ Tabaldo		 10
10 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 89
89 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Sanjaya Malakar		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Sanjaya Malakar		 11
11 voter prefers Sanjaya Malakar over Blake Lewis
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Phil Stacey		 52
52 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Phil Stacey		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Phil Stacey		 43
43 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Chris Richardson		 56
56 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Chris Richardson		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Chris Richardson		 40
40 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Sundance Head		 67
67 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Sundance Head		 13
13 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Sundance Head		 30
30 voters prefer Sundance Head over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Jared Cotter		 72
72 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Jared Cotter		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Jared Cotter		 29
29 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Brandon Rogers		 76
76 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Brandon Rogers		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Brandon Rogers		 18
18 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Nicholas Pedro		 76
76 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Nicholas Pedro		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Nicholas Pedro		 20
20 voters prefer Nicholas Pedro over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 79
79 voters prefer Chris Sligh over AJ Tabaldo		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and AJ Tabaldo		 16
16 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Chris Sligh
X = Chris Sligh
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 82
82 voters prefer Chris Sligh over Sanjaya Malakar		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Chris Sligh and Sanjaya Malakar		 14
14 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Chris Sligh
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Chris Richardson		 48
48 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Chris Richardson		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Chris Richardson		 47
47 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Sundance Head		 60
60 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Sundance Head		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Sundance Head		 36
36 voters prefer Sundance Head over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Jared Cotter		 63
63 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Jared Cotter		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Jared Cotter		 39
39 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Brandon Rogers		 66
66 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Brandon Rogers		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Brandon Rogers		 29
29 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Nicholas Pedro		 68
68 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Nicholas Pedro		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Nicholas Pedro		 26
26 voters prefer Nicholas Pedro over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 73
73 voters prefer Phil Stacey over AJ Tabaldo		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and AJ Tabaldo		 22
22 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Phil Stacey
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 81
81 voter prefers Phil Stacey over Sanjaya Malakar		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Sanjaya Malakar		 14
14 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Phil Stacey
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Sundance Head		 61
61 voter prefers Chris Richardson over Sundance Head		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Sundance Head		 37
37 voters prefer Sundance Head over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Jared Cotter		 62
62 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Jared Cotter		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Jared Cotter		 39
39 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Brandon Rogers		 66
66 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Brandon Rogers		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Brandon Rogers		 28
28 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Nicholas Pedro		 68
68 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Nicholas Pedro		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Nicholas Pedro		 26
26 voters prefer Nicholas Pedro over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 76
76 voters prefer Chris Richardson over AJ Tabaldo		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and AJ Tabaldo		 17
17 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 82
82 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Sanjaya Malakar		 15
15 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Sanjaya Malakar		 13
13 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Chris Richardson
X = Sundance Head
Y = Jared Cotter		 54
54 voters prefer Sundance Head over Jared Cotter		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Sundance Head and Jared Cotter		 50
50 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Sundance Head
X = Sundance Head
Y = Brandon Rogers		 55
55 voters prefer Sundance Head over Brandon Rogers		 13
13 voters have an equal preference for Sundance Head and Brandon Rogers		 42
42 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Sundance Head
X = Sundance Head
Y = Nicholas Pedro		 56
56 voters prefer Sundance Head over Nicholas Pedro		 13
13 voters have an equal preference for Sundance Head and Nicholas Pedro		 41
41 voter prefers Nicholas Pedro over Sundance Head
X = Sundance Head
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 56
56 voters prefer Sundance Head over AJ Tabaldo		 14
14 voters have an equal preference for Sundance Head and AJ Tabaldo		 40
40 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Sundance Head
X = Sundance Head
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 68
68 voters prefer Sundance Head over Sanjaya Malakar		 16
16 voters have an equal preference for Sundance Head and Sanjaya Malakar		 26
26 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Sundance Head
X = Jared Cotter
Y = Brandon Rogers		 49
49 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Brandon Rogers		 13
13 voters have an equal preference for Jared Cotter and Brandon Rogers		 48
48 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Jared Cotter
X = Jared Cotter
Y = Nicholas Pedro		 63
63 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Nicholas Pedro		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Jared Cotter and Nicholas Pedro		 36
36 voters prefer Nicholas Pedro over Jared Cotter
X = Jared Cotter
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 64
64 voters prefer Jared Cotter over AJ Tabaldo		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Jared Cotter and AJ Tabaldo		 34
34 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Jared Cotter
X = Jared Cotter
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 84
84 voters prefer Jared Cotter over Sanjaya Malakar		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Jared Cotter and Sanjaya Malakar		 16
16 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Jared Cotter
X = Brandon Rogers
Y = Nicholas Pedro		 54
54 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Nicholas Pedro		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Brandon Rogers and Nicholas Pedro		 38
38 voters prefer Nicholas Pedro over Brandon Rogers
X = Brandon Rogers
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 53
53 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over AJ Tabaldo		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for Brandon Rogers and AJ Tabaldo		 38
38 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Brandon Rogers
X = Brandon Rogers
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 72
72 voters prefer Brandon Rogers over Sanjaya Malakar		 17
17 voters have an equal preference for Brandon Rogers and Sanjaya Malakar		 21
21 voter prefers Sanjaya Malakar over Brandon Rogers
X = Nicholas Pedro
Y = AJ Tabaldo		 51
51 voter prefers Nicholas Pedro over AJ Tabaldo		 20
20 voters have an equal preference for Nicholas Pedro and AJ Tabaldo		 39
39 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Nicholas Pedro
X = Nicholas Pedro
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 73
73 voters prefer Nicholas Pedro over Sanjaya Malakar		 18
18 voters have an equal preference for Nicholas Pedro and Sanjaya Malakar		 19
19 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Nicholas Pedro
X = AJ Tabaldo
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 65
65 voters prefer AJ Tabaldo over Sanjaya Malakar		 19
19 voters have an equal preference for AJ Tabaldo and Sanjaya Malakar		 26
26 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over AJ Tabaldo
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 3,066
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 3,628,800
First sequence:
  1. AJ Tabaldo
  2. Blake Lewis
  3. Brandon Rogers
  4. Chris Richardson
  5. Chris Sligh
  6. Jared Cotter
  7. Nicholas Pedro
  8. Phil Stacey
  9. Sanjaya Malakar
  10. Sundance Head
Last sequence:
  1. Sundance Head
  2. Sanjaya Malakar
  3. Phil Stacey
  4. Nicholas Pedro
  5. Jared Cotter
  6. Chris Sligh
  7. Chris Richardson
  8. Brandon Rogers
  9. Blake Lewis
  10. AJ Tabaldo
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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.)

  • 1,2,5,8,4,3,6,7,10,9 x1
  • 1,4,2&3&5&6&7&8&9&10 x1
  • 1,7,2,5,6,3,8,4,9,10 x1
  • 1,8,5,4,2,3,10,7,6,9 x1
  • 10,2,4,5,3,7,6,8,1,9 x1
  • 10,2,5,4,3,8,7,6,1,9 x1
  • 10,6,3,8,7,2&4,5,1,9 x1
  • 10,7,2,1,3,4,5,6,8,9 x1
  • 10,8,5,2,4,3,6,1,9,7 x1
  • 10,8,6,1,7,5,3,2,4,9 x1
  • 10,9,1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8 x1
  • 2,1&3&4&5&6&7&8&9&10 x3
  • 2,1,8,10,5,4,7,6,9,3 x1
  • 2,10,5,3,8,4,6,7,9,1 x1
  • 2,10,5,4,8,6,3,1,7,9 x1
  • 2,10,7,6,5,4,3,8,1,9 x1
  • 2,3&5&6,1&4&7&8&9,10 x1
  • 2,3,5,1,6,7,8,9,10,4 x1
  • 2,4,1,3,5,6,7,8,10,9 x1
  • 2,4,5&8,3,10,6,1,7,9 x1
  • 2,4,5,10,1,3,6,8,7,9 x1
  • 2,4,5,10,1,8,6,3,7,9 x1
  • 2,4,5,10,8,1,7,3,6,9 x1
  • 2,4,5,6,7,9,8,1,3,10 x1
  • 2,4,5,6,8,3,7,1,10,9 x1
  • 2,4,5,8,10,3,6,7,9,1 x1
  • 2,4,6,5,7,8,9,1,3,10 x1
  • 2,4,8,5,6,10,3,9,7,1 x1
  • 2,5,10,3,7,6,8,4,1,9 x1
  • 2,5,4,1,10,8,7,6,3,9 x1
  • 2,5,4,10,8,1,3,6,7,9 x1
  • 2,5,4,3,1,10,7,6,9,8 x1
  • 2,5,4,3,7,1,8,6,9,10 x1
  • 2,5,4,8,3,1,6,9,7,10 x1
  • 2,5,8,7,4,3,9,6,1,10 x1
  • 2,8,10,5,9,1&3&4&6&7 x1
  • 2,8,3,5,4,10,6,7,1,9 x1
  • 2,8,4,6,5,1,7,3,10,9 x1
  • 2,8,4,7,5,3,1,10,6,9 x1
  • 2,8,5,4,3,1,7,6,10,9 x1
  • 2,8,5,4,7,1,6,3,9,10 x1
  • 2,8,5,7,4,1,6,3,9,10 x1
  • 3,2,4,8,10,5,1,6,9,7 x1
  • 3,2,5,6,10,4,1,7,8,9 x1
  • 3,6,4,2,8,7,5,1,10,9 x1
  • 3,6,8,2,1,7,4,5,10,9 x1
  • 4,10,8,5,2,1,3,6,7,9 x1
  • 4,2,10,5,8,7,1,6,3,9 x1
  • 4,2,3,8,6,10,1,5,7,9 x1
  • 4,2,5,1,3,6,8,7,10,9 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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