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Poll title:

     American Idol Season 6 Poll, Top 7    

Question (number 1) title:

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

The most preferred and most representative choice is:

    Jordin Sparks

Overall popularity ranking:

     
Popularity Choice VoteFair
ranking
score		 Traditional
vote count
(for comparison)
First-most popular Jordin Sparks Ranking score is 73 for Jordin Sparks 319 voters marked Jordin Sparks as their first choice
Second-most popular Blake Lewis Ranking score is 59 for Blake Lewis 255 voters marked Blake Lewis as their first choice
Third-most popular Melinda Doolittle Ranking score is 49 for Melinda Doolittle 187 voters marked Melinda Doolittle as their first choice
Fourth-most popular Lakisha Jones Ranking score is 30 for Lakisha Jones 52 voters marked Lakisha Jones as their first choice
Fifth-most popular Chris Richardson Ranking score is 22 for Chris Richardson 77 voters marked Chris Richardson as their first choice
Sixth-most popular Phil Stacey Ranking score is 12 for Phil Stacey 114 voters marked Phil Stacey as their first choice
Seventh-most popular Sanjaya Malakar Ranking score is 0 for Sanjaya Malakar 112 voters marked Sanjaya Malakar as their first choice

VoteFair representation Ranking

  
First-most representative choice is: Jordin Sparks
Second-most representative choice is: Blake Lewis

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 Jordin Sparks
Instant runoff Jordin Sparks
(47 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 : Lakisha Jones)
Majority None of the choices has won a majority (more than half) the votes.

(10 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Plurality Jordin Sparks

(10 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice as the most-preferred choice. )
Condorcet Jordin Sparks
Borda count Jordin Sparks
(113 ballots ignored because they rank more than one choice at the same preference level. )

Details of plurality results

  
Choice Vote count Percentage
Jordin Sparks 319 29 319 voters marked Jordin Sparks as their first choice
Blake Lewis 255 23 255 voters marked Blake Lewis as their first choice
Melinda Doolittle 187 17 187 voters marked Melinda Doolittle as their first choice
Phil Stacey 114 10 114 voters marked Phil Stacey as their first choice
Sanjaya Malakar 112 10 112 voters marked Sanjaya Malakar as their first choice
Chris Richardson 77 7 77 voters marked Chris Richardson as their first choice
Lakisha Jones 52 5 52 voters marked Lakisha Jones as their first choice
(10 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: 1,126
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 = Jordin Sparks
Y = Blake Lewis		 639
639 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Blake Lewis		 52
52 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis		 435
435 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Melinda Doolittle		 684
684 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Melinda Doolittle		 56
56 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Melinda Doolittle		 386
386 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Lakisha Jones		 910
910 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Lakisha Jones		 64
64 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Lakisha Jones		 152
152 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Chris Richardson		 856
856 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Chris Richardson		 58
58 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Chris Richardson		 212
212 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Phil Stacey		 876
876 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Phil Stacey		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Phil Stacey		 204
204 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Jordin Sparks
X = Jordin Sparks
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 946
946 voters prefer Jordin Sparks over Sanjaya Malakar		 44
44 voters have an equal preference for Jordin Sparks and Sanjaya Malakar		 136
136 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Jordin Sparks
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Melinda Doolittle		 563
563 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Melinda Doolittle		 45
45 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis over Melinda Doolittle		 518
518 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Lakisha Jones		 791
791 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Lakisha Jones		 56
56 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis over Lakisha Jones		 279
279 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Chris Richardson		 869
869 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Chris Richardson		 54
54 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Chris Richardson		 203
203 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Phil Stacey		 834
834 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Phil Stacey		 40
40 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Phil Stacey		 252
252 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Blake Lewis
X = Blake Lewis
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 938
938 voters prefer Blake Lewis over Sanjaya Malakar		 34
34 voters have an equal preference for Blake Lewis and Sanjaya Malakar		 154
154 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Blake Lewis
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Lakisha Jones		 841
841 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Lakisha Jones		 68
68 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle over Lakisha Jones		 217
217 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Chris Richardson		 765
765 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Chris Richardson		 59
59 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Chris Richardson		 302
302 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Phil Stacey		 794
794 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Phil Stacey		 49
49 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Phil Stacey		 283
283 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Melinda Doolittle
X = Melinda Doolittle
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 900
900 voters prefer Melinda Doolittle over Sanjaya Malakar		 46
46 voters have an equal preference for Melinda Doolittle and Sanjaya Malakar		 180
180 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Melinda Doolittle
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Chris Richardson		 565
565 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Chris Richardson		 77
77 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Chris Richardson		 484
484 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Phil Stacey		 626
626 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Phil Stacey		 62
62 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Phil Stacey		 438
438 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Lakisha Jones
X = Lakisha Jones
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 841
841 voters prefer Lakisha Jones over Sanjaya Malakar		 59
59 voters have an equal preference for Lakisha Jones and Sanjaya Malakar		 226
226 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Lakisha Jones
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Phil Stacey		 622
622 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Phil Stacey		 63
63 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Phil Stacey		 441
441 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Chris Richardson
X = Chris Richardson
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 842
842 voters prefer Chris Richardson over Sanjaya Malakar		 56
56 voters have an equal preference for Chris Richardson and Sanjaya Malakar		 228
228 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Chris Richardson
X = Phil Stacey
Y = Sanjaya Malakar		 839
839 voters prefer Phil Stacey over Sanjaya Malakar		 48
48 voters have an equal preference for Phil Stacey and Sanjaya Malakar		 239
239 voters prefer Sanjaya Malakar over Phil Stacey
The highest score (which equals the sum of the bold underlined numbers, plus either tally number in any tied pair of choices) is: 16,541
Number of all possible valid sequences (without ties): 5,040
First sequence:
  1. Jordin Sparks
  2. Lakisha Jones
  3. Melinda Doolittle
  4. Blake Lewis
  5. Chris Richardson
  6. Phil Stacey
  7. Sanjaya Malakar
Last sequence:
  1. Sanjaya Malakar
  2. Phil Stacey
  3. Chris Richardson
  4. Blake Lewis
  5. Melinda Doolittle
  6. Lakisha Jones
  7. Jordin Sparks
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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&3&4&5&6,7 x1
  • 1&2&3&6&7,4&5 x1
  • 1&2&3,4,5,6,7 x1
  • 1&2&3,5,6,4,7 x1
  • 1,2&3&4&5&6&7 x6
  • 1,2&4,5,6,3,7 x1
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 x5
  • 1,2,3,4,6,5,7 x2
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,5 x1
  • 1,2,3,5,4,6,7 x1
  • 1,2,4,3,5,6,7 x1
  • 1,2,4,5,3,6,7 x1
  • 1,2,4,6,5,3,7 x1
  • 1,2,5,3,4,6,7 x1
  • 1,2,5,4,3,6,7 x1
  • 1,2,5,6,3,4,7 x1
  • 1,2,7,4,5,3,6 x1
  • 1,3&4,2&5,6&7 x1
  • 1,3,2&4,6,5&7 x1
  • 1,3,2,4,5,6,7 x12
  • 1,3,2,4,5,7,6 x3
  • 1,3,2,4,6,5,7 x10
  • 1,3,2,4,6,7,5 x1
  • 1,3,2,4,7,5,6 x2
  • 1,3,2,4,7,6,5 x2
  • 1,3,2,5,4,6,7 x3
  • 1,3,2,5,6,4,7 x1
  • 1,3,2,6,4,5,7 x4
  • 1,3,2,6,7,4,5 x1
  • 1,3,2,7,5,4,6 x1
  • 1,3,4,2&5&6&7 x1
  • 1,3,4,2,5,6,7 x15
  • 1,3,4,2,5,7,6 x2
  • 1,3,4,2,6,5,7 x16
  • 1,3,4,5,2,6,7 x5
  • 1,3,4,5,2,7,6 x2
  • 1,3,4,5,6,2,7 x4
  • 1,3,4,5,6,7,2 x3
  • 1,3,4,5,7,2,6 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,2,5,7 x6
  • 1,3,4,6,2,7,5 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,5&7,2 x1
  • 1,3,4,6,5,2,7 x5
  • 1,3,4,6,7,2&5 x1
  • 1,3,4,7,2,5,6 x3
  • 1,3,4,7,2,6,5 x1
  • 1,3,5,4,2,6,7 x2
  • 1,3,5,4,7,2,6 x1
  • 1,3,5,6,2,4,7 x1
  • [Remaining ballots not listed]

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