DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

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Round 1    
--------------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  7  (36.8%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _________ :
N, Q, R, W  3  (15.8%) 
FFFFFFFFFF _______________________ :
1, 2, 3  2  (10.5%) 
BBBBBBB __________________________ :
B, D, F, M  2  (10.5%) 
EEEEEEE __________________________ :
7  2  (10.5%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________ :
4, 5, 6  1  (5.3%) 
CCCC _____________________________ :
J, Z  1  (5.3%) 
DDD ______________________________ :
L  1  (5.3%) 
III ______________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
J, Z Defeated
III
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
The last-place candidate (J, Z) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Round 2    
-------------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  7  (36.8%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ________ :
N, Q, R, W  3  (15.8%) 
FFFFFFFFFFF _____________________ :
1, 2, 3  2  (10.5%) 
BBBBBBB _________________________ :
B, D, F, M  2  (10.5%) 
EEEEEEE _________________________ :
7  2  (10.5%) 
GGGGGGG _________________________ :
4, 5, 6  1  (5.3%) 
CCCC ____________________________ :
L  2  (10.5%) 
IIIIIII _________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
4, 5, 6 Defeated
FFFF
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (4, 5, 6) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Round 3    
--------------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  7  (36.8%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _________ :
N, Q, R, W  4  (21.1%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFF ___________________ :
1, 2, 3  2  (10.5%) 
BBBBBBB __________________________ :
B, D, F, M  2  (10.5%) 
EEEEEEE __________________________ :
7  2  (10.5%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________ :
L  2  (10.5%) 
IIIIIII __________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
L Defeated
EEE FFFF
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

A tie was resolved by comparing votes in previous rounds.
The last-place candidate (L) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Round 4    
--------------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  7  (36.8%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA _________ :
N, Q, R, W  5  (26.3%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _______________ :
1, 2, 3  2  (10.5%) 
BBBBBB ___________________________ :
B, D, F, M  3  (15.8%) 
EEEEEEEEEEE ______________________ :
7  2  (10.5%) 
GGGGGGG __________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
1, 2, 3 Defeated
AAAA EEE
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
The last-place candidate (1, 2, 3) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Round 5    
-------------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  8  (42.1%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ____ :
N, Q, R, W  5  (26.3%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _______________ :
B, D, F, M  4  (21.1%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEE __________________ :
7  2  (10.5%) 
GGGGGGG _________________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
7 Defeated
EEE FFFF
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (7) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Round 6    
--------------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  8  (42.1%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ______ :
N, Q, R, W  6  (31.6%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _____________ :
B, D, F, M  5  (26.3%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ________________ :
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
B, D, F, M Defeated
AAA FFFFFFFFFF JJJJ
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

The last-place candidate (B, D, F, M) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

New colors:
J
None of these

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Round 7    
------------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  9  (50.0%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :
N, Q, R, W  9  (50.0%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF :
None of these  1   
JJJ ____________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
N, Q, R, W Defeated
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA JJJJJJJ
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

A tie was resolved by comparing votes in previous rounds.
The last-place candidate (N, Q, R, W) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Round 8    
--------------------------- 50%
A, C, E  16  (100.0%) 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
None of these  3   
JJJJJJJJJJ _________________
   
Results  
A, C, EElected 
Note: If this doesn't make sense, try reading the How it works page, view the table form, or ask a question.
The dotted line represents the number of votes that guarantees victory (50% of counted votes).

At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 84.2% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 36.8% if only the first-round votes were used.

The Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
















 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Best NYC Subway Lines
1 candidate will be elected with 19 ballots cast.

Table form | Chart form: First Round | Final Round | Ballot Depth | How it works | Main Page

Ballot Depth: This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidate.

Rank Fraction of votes for winner
1st 43.8% 
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2nd 6.3% 
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3rd 18.8% 
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4th 18.8% 
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5th 6.3% 
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6th 6.3% 
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