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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 7, Top 7    

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 70 for David Archuleta 830 voters marked David Archuleta as their first choice
Second-most popular David Cook Ranking score is 55 for David Cook 438 voters marked David Cook as their first choice
Third-most popular Jason Castro Ranking score is 43 for Jason Castro 499 voters marked Jason Castro as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Brooke White Ranking score is 31 for Brooke White 80 voters marked Brooke White as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Carly Smithson Ranking score is 22 for Carly Smithson 56 voters marked Carly Smithson as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Syesha Mercado Ranking score is 8 for Syesha Mercado 29 voters marked Syesha Mercado as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Kristy Lee Cook Ranking score is 0 for Kristy Lee Cook 49 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
(22 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.

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

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
David Archuleta 830 42 830 voters marked David Archuleta as their first choice
Jason Castro 499 25 499 voters marked Jason Castro as their first choice
David Cook 438 22 438 voters marked David Cook as their first choice
Brooke White 80 4 80 voters marked Brooke White as their first choice
Carly Smithson 56 3 56 voters marked Carly Smithson as their first choice
Kristy Lee Cook 49 2 49 voters marked Kristy Lee Cook as their first choice
Syesha Mercado 29 1 29 voters marked Syesha Mercado as their first choice
(11 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: 1,992
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 = David Cook		 1,080
1,080 voter prefer David Archuleta over David Cook		 53
53 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and David Cook		 859
859 voters prefer David Cook over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Jason Castro		 1,205
1,205 voter prefer David Archuleta over Jason Castro		 26
26 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta and Jason Castro		 761
761 voters prefer Jason Castro over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Brooke White		 1,390
1,390 voter prefer David Archuleta over Brooke White		 73
73 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Brooke White		 529
529 voters prefer Brooke White over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,445
1,445 voter prefer David Archuleta over Carly Smithson		 75
75 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Carly Smithson		 472
472 voters prefer Carly Smithson over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,609
1,609 voter prefer David Archuleta over Syesha Mercado		 75
75 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Syesha Mercado		 308
308 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over David Archuleta
X = David Archuleta
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,583
1,583 voter prefer David Archuleta over Kristy Lee Cook		 74
74 voters have an equal preference for David Archuleta over Kristy Lee Cook		 335
335 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over David Archuleta
X = David Cook
Y = Jason Castro		 1,036
1,036 voter prefer David Cook over Jason Castro		 64
64 voters have an equal preference for David Cook and Jason Castro		 892
892 voters prefer Jason Castro over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Brooke White		 1,221
1,221 voter prefer David Cook over Brooke White		 102
102 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Brooke White		 669
669 voters prefer Brooke White over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,318
1,318 voter prefer David Cook over Carly Smithson		 103
103 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Carly Smithson		 571
571 voters prefer Carly Smithson over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,493
1,493 voter prefer David Cook over Syesha Mercado		 104
104 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Syesha Mercado		 395
395 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over David Cook
X = David Cook
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,464
1,464 voter prefer David Cook over Kristy Lee Cook		 105
105 voters have an equal preference for David Cook over Kristy Lee Cook		 423
423 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over David Cook
X = Jason Castro
Y = Brooke White		 1,119
1,119 voter prefer Jason Castro over Brooke White		 86
86 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Brooke White		 787
787 voters prefer Brooke White over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,152
1,152 voter prefer Jason Castro over Carly Smithson		 87
87 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Carly Smithson		 753
753 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,437
1,437 voter prefer Jason Castro over Syesha Mercado		 88
88 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Syesha Mercado		 467
467 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Jason Castro
X = Jason Castro
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,451
1,451 voter prefer Jason Castro over Kristy Lee Cook		 87
87 voters have an equal preference for Jason Castro over Kristy Lee Cook		 454
454 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Jason Castro
X = Brooke White
Y = Carly Smithson		 1,001
1,001 voter prefer Brooke White over Carly Smithson		 136
136 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Carly Smithson		 855
855 voters prefer Carly Smithson over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,370
1,370 voter prefer Brooke White over Syesha Mercado		 135
135 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Syesha Mercado		 487
487 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Brooke White
X = Brooke White
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,377
1,377 voter prefer Brooke White over Kristy Lee Cook		 132
132 voters have an equal preference for Brooke White and Kristy Lee Cook		 483
483 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Brooke White
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Syesha Mercado		 1,296
1,296 voter prefer Carly Smithson over Syesha Mercado		 145
145 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado		 551
551 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Carly Smithson
X = Carly Smithson
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 1,283
1,283 voter prefer Carly Smithson over Kristy Lee Cook		 139
139 voters have an equal preference for Carly Smithson and Kristy Lee Cook		 570
570 voters prefer Kristy Lee Cook over Carly Smithson
X = Syesha Mercado
Y = Kristy Lee Cook		 967
967 voters prefer Syesha Mercado over Kristy Lee Cook		 146
146 voters have an equal preference for Syesha Mercado over Kristy Lee Cook		 879
879 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: 27,297
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 5,040
First sequence:
  1. Brooke White
  2. Carly Smithson
  3. Kristy Lee Cook
  4. Syesha Mercado
  5. David Archuleta
  6. David Cook
  7. Jason Castro
Last sequence:
  1. Jason Castro
  2. David Cook
  3. David Archuleta
  4. Syesha Mercado
  5. Kristy Lee Cook
  6. Carly Smithson
  7. 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 x4
  • 1&2&6,4,3&7,5 x1
  • 1&2,7,3&4&5&6 x1
  • 1&5,2,4,3,7,6 x1
  • 1&5,6,2&3&4&7 x1
  • 1&6,2,4,7,3,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 x2
  • 1,2,3,4,7,5,6 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,6,4,7 x1
  • 1,2,3,6,5,7,4 x1
  • 1,2,4,7,6,3,5 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,7,4,3 x1
  • 1,2,5,7,6,3,4 x1
  • 1,3,2,4,6,7,5 x1
  • 1,3,2,5,6,7,4 x1
  • 1,3,2,7,5,6,4 x1
  • 1,3,5,6,7,2,4 x2
  • 1,3,6,2,7,5,4 x2
  • 1,3,6,5,4,2,7 x1
  • 1,3,6,7,2,4,5 x1
  • 1,3,6,7,4,2,5 x1
  • 1,3,7,5,4,2,6 x1
  • 1,4,2,5,7,6,3 x1
  • 1,5,2,3,4,7,6 x1
  • 1,5,2,6,7,3,4 x1
  • 1,5,2,7,6,3,4 x1
  • 1,5,3,2,4,7,6 x1
  • 1,5,3,6,7,2,4 x1
  • 1,5,3,7,2,6,4 x1
  • 1,5,3,7,6,4,2 x1
  • 1,5,4,2,6,7,3 x1
  • 1,5,4,3,2,7,6 x1
  • 1,5,4,7,6,3,2 x1
  • 1,5,6,2,7,3,4 x1
  • 1,5,6,3,2,4,7 x1
  • 1,5,6,3,7,2,4 x1
  • 1,5,6,3,7,4,2 x2
  • 1,5,6,4,3,2,7 x1
  • 1,5,6,4,7,2,3 x1
  • 1,5,6,7,3,2,4 x2
  • 1,5,6,7,3,4,2 x1
  • 1,5,6,7,4,2,3 x2
  • 1,5,7,2,6,4,3 x1
  • 1,5,7,6,3,4,2 x2
  • 1,5,7,6,4,3,2 x1
  • 1,6,2&5,4&7,3 x1
  • 1,6,2,3&4&5&7 x1
  • 1,6,2,5,7,4,3 x1
  • 1,6,3,2,4,5,7 x1
  • 1,6,3,2,5,4,7 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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