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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 8 Females    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Melinda Doolittle

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Melinda Doolittle Ranking score is 80 for Melinda Doolittle
Second-most popular Lakisha Jones Ranking score is 70 for Lakisha Jones
Third-most popular Jordin Sparks Ranking score is 49 for Jordin Sparks
Fourth-most popular Sabrina Sloan Ranking score is 37 for Sabrina Sloan
Fifth-most popular Stephanie Edwards Ranking score is 30 for Stephanie Edwards
Sixth-most popular Gina Glocksen Ranking score is 23 for Gina Glocksen
Seventh-most popular Haley Scarnato Ranking score is 10 for Haley Scarnato
Eighth-most popular Antonella Barba Ranking score is 0 for Antonella Barba

VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice is: Melinda Doolittle
Second-most representative choice is: Lakisha Jones

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 Melinda Doolittle
Instant runoff Melinda Doolittle
(3 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: Haley Scarnato)
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 Melinda Doolittle

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

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

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Melinda Doolittle 74 47
Lakisha Jones 42 27
Gina Glocksen 14 9
Sabrina Sloan 9 6
Antonella Barba 7 4
Jordin Sparks 6 4
Stephanie Edwards 3 2
Haley Scarnato 2 1
(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: 159
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 = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Lakisha Jones		 93
93 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Lakisha Jones		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Lakisha Jones		 62
62 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Jordin Sparks		 122
122 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Jordin Sparks		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Jordin Sparks		 31
31 voter prefers Jordin Sparks over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Sabrina Sloan		 129
129 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Sabrina Sloan		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Sabrina Sloan		 24
24 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Stephanie Edwards		 134
134 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Stephanie Edwards		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Stephanie Edwards		 19
19 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Gina Glocksen		 128
128 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Gina Glocksen		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Gina Glocksen		 25
25 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Haley Scarnato		 141
141 voter prefers Melinda Doolittle over Haley Scarnato		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Haley Scarnato		 13
13 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Antonella Barba		 142
142 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Antonella Barba		 3
3 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Antonella Barba		 14
14 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Melinda Doolittle
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Jordin Sparks		 117
117 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Jordin Sparks		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Jordin Sparks		 36
36 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Sabrina Sloan		 129
129 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Sabrina Sloan		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Sabrina Sloan		 24
24 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Stephanie Edwards		 131
131 voter prefers Lakisha Jones over Stephanie Edwards		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Stephanie Edwards		 21
21 voter prefers Stephanie Edwards over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Gina Glocksen		 127
127 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Gina Glocksen		 5
5 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Gina Glocksen		 27
27 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Haley Scarnato		 138
138 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Haley Scarnato		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Haley Scarnato		 15
15 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Antonella Barba		 141
141 voter prefers Lakisha Jones over Antonella Barba		 4
4 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Antonella Barba		 14
14 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Lakisha Jones
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Sabrina Sloan		 88
88 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Sabrina Sloan		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Sabrina Sloan		 60
60 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Stephanie Edwards		 92
92 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Stephanie Edwards		 12
12 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Stephanie Edwards		 55
55 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Gina Glocksen		 97
97 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Gina Glocksen		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Gina Glocksen		 51
51 voter prefers Gina Glocksen over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Haley Scarnato		 133
133 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Haley Scarnato		 9
9 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Haley Scarnato		 17
17 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Antonella Barba		 134
134 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Antonella Barba		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Antonella Barba		 19
19 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Jordin Sparks
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Stephanie Edwards		 80
80 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Stephanie Edwards		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Stephanie Edwards		 68
68 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Sabrina Sloan
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Gina Glocksen		 83
83 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Gina Glocksen		 11
11 voter has an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Gina Glocksen		 65
65 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Sabrina Sloan
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Haley Scarnato		 119
119 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Haley Scarnato		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Haley Scarnato		 30
30 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Sabrina Sloan
X = Sabrina Sloan
Y = Antonella Barba		 130
130 voters prefer Sabrina Sloan over Antonella Barba		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Sabrina Sloan and Antonella Barba		 23
23 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Sabrina Sloan
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Gina Glocksen		 84
84 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Gina Glocksen		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Gina Glocksen		 65
65 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Stephanie Edwards
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Haley Scarnato		 119
119 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Haley Scarnato		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Haley Scarnato		 30
30 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Stephanie Edwards
X = Stephanie Edwards
Y = Antonella Barba		 133
133 voters prefer Stephanie Edwards over Antonella Barba		 7
7 voters have an equal preference for Stephanie Edwards and Antonella Barba		 19
19 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Stephanie Edwards
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Haley Scarnato		 123
123 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Haley Scarnato		 8
8 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Haley Scarnato		 28
28 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Gina Glocksen
X = Gina Glocksen
Y = Antonella Barba		 132
132 voters prefer Gina Glocksen over Antonella Barba		 6
6 voters have an equal preference for Gina Glocksen and Antonella Barba		 21
21 voter prefers Antonella Barba over Gina Glocksen
X = Haley Scarnato
Y = Antonella Barba		 113
113 voters prefer Haley Scarnato over Antonella Barba		 10
10 voters have an equal preference for Haley Scarnato and Antonella Barba		 36
36 voters prefer Antonella Barba over Haley Scarnato
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 3,332
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 40,320
First sequence:
  1. Antonella Barba
  2. Gina Glocksen
  3. Haley Scarnato
  4. Jordin Sparks
  5. Lakisha Jones
  6. Melinda Doolittle
  7. Sabrina Sloan
  8. Stephanie Edwards
Last sequence:
  1. Stephanie Edwards
  2. Sabrina Sloan
  3. Melinda Doolittle
  4. Lakisha Jones
  5. Jordin Sparks
  6. Haley Scarnato
  7. Gina Glocksen
  8. Antonella Barba
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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 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7&8 x3
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,8,7,6,5 x1
  • 1,6,5,2&3&4&7&8 x1
  • 1,6,5,2,8,4,7,3 x1
  • 2,3,4,5,7,8,6,1 x1
  • 2,3,4,6,5,7,8,1 x1
  • 2,3,5,6,7,8,4,1 x1
  • 2,4,5,6,7,3,8,1 x1
  • 2,4,6,3,7,8,5,1 x1
  • 2,4,6,5,8,7,3,1 x1
  • 2,4,7,3,8,5,1,6 x1
  • 2,4,7,8,3,1,5,6 x1
  • 2,4,8,5,7,6,3,1 x1
  • 2,5,6,4,7,8,1&3 x1
  • 2,5,6,7,8,4,3,1 x1
  • 2,5,6,8,7,4,3,1 x1
  • 2,6,1&3&4&5&7&8 x1
  • 2,6,7,8,5,4,3,1 x1
  • 3&5,1&2&4&6&7&8 x1
  • 3,6,1&2&4&5&7&8 x1
  • 3,7,6,8,5,4,1,2 x1
  • 4,3,7,6,5,8,2,1 x1
  • 4,5,2,8,1,6,3,7 x1
  • 4,5,6,7,3,2,8,1 x1
  • 4,5,6,7,8,2,3,1 x1
  • 4,6,2,7,5,3,8,1 x1
  • 4,6,3,2,8,5,7,1 x1
  • 5,1&2&3&4&6&7&8 x1
  • 5,1,6,8,3,7,4,2 x1
  • 5,2,4,8,1,3,7,6 x1
  • 5,2,6,1,3,4,7,8 x1
  • 5,2,7,6,4,1&3&8 x1
  • 5,4,2,6,3,8,7,1 x1
  • 5,4,6,3,2,8,7,1 x1
  • 5,4,6,8,2,7,1&3 x1
  • 5,4,6,8,2,7,3,1 x1
  • 5,4,7,8,6,3,2,1 x1
  • 5,6,2,4,8,3,7,1 x1
  • 5,6,2,4,8,7,3,1 x1
  • 5,6,3,4,1,7,8,2 x1
  • 5,6,4&8,2&7,3,1 x1
  • 5,6,4,2,7,8,3,1 x2
  • 5,6,4,3,7,8,2,1 x1
  • 5,6,4,7,8,1,3,2 x1
  • 5,6,4,7,8,2,1,3 x1
  • 5,6,4,7,8,2,3,1 x2
  • 5,6,4,8,2,1,7,3 x1
  • 5,6,4,8,2,7,3,1 x3
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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