DemoChoice Web Poll: Time-Setting Preference
1 candidate will be elected with 8 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enact year-round standard time |
|
4 | (50.0%) | |
| Enact year-round daylight saving time |
|
2 | (25.0%) | |
| Leave things as they are (change clocks twice a year) |
|
2 | (25.0%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Leave things as they are (change clocks twice a year)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Time-Setting Preference
1 candidate will be elected with 8 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enact year-round standard time |
|
5 | (62.5%) | Elected |
| Enact year-round daylight saving time |
|
3 | (37.5%) | Defeated |
Enact year-round standard time has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 62.5% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 50% if only the first-round votes were used.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Time-Setting Preference
1 candidate will be elected with 8 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 |
|
80.0% | |
| 2nd |
|
20.0% | |