DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,518 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 polar bear |
|
819 | (32.6%) | |
 lion |
|
572 | (22.7%) | |
 meerkat |
|
473 | (18.8%) | |
 lemur |
|
366 | (14.5%) | |
 prairie dog |
|
286 | (11.4%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate ( prairie dog) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,518 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| polar bear |
|
920 | (36.7%) | |
| lion |
|
601 | (24.0%) | |
| meerkat |
|
568 | (22.6%) | |
| lemur |
|
420 | (16.7%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate ( lemur) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,518 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| polar bear |
|
1,089 | (43.7%) | |
| lion |
|
637 | (25.5%) | Defeated |
| meerkat |
|
768 | (30.8%) | |
The last-place candidate ( lion) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,518 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| polar bear |
|
1,569 | (64.0%) | Elected |
| meerkat |
|
883 | (36.0%) | Defeated |
polar bear has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 62.3% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 32.5% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
Go to the next question.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,518 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
51.8% | |
| 2nd |
|
38.0% | |
| 3rd |
|
8.0% | |
| 4th |
|
1.8% | |
| 5th |
|
0.3% | |