| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Ballot Depth |
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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 (16.7% of counted votes).
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner. To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
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| Round 2 |
|
|
 |
16.7% |
|
| Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) |
6.0 |
(23.1%) |
|
| Colin Goldman, Screenwriter (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Carl Swinney, Certified Radiologic Technologist (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Jeffers Dodge, Businessman (Republican) |
1.9 |
(7.2%) |
|
| Mike Feuer, Attorney/ University Educator (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Steven Sion, Businessowner/Attorney (Republican) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Mike Davis, County Supervisor's Deputy (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Ted Lieu, Assemblymember/Military Officer (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) |
Elected |
|
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner. To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 3 |
|
|
|
16.7% |
|
| Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) |
5.0 |
(19.2%) |
|
| Colin Goldman, Screenwriter (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Carl Swinney, Certified Radiologic Technologist (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Jeffers Dodge, Businessman (Republican) |
1.9 |
(7.2%) |
|
| Mike Feuer, Attorney/ University Educator (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Steven Sion, Businessowner/Attorney (Republican) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Mike Davis, County Supervisor's Deputy (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Ted Lieu, Assemblymember/Military Officer (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Mary Ford, Physician/Businessowner/Mother (Republican) |
1.0 |
(3.8%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
|
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) |
Elected |
|
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner. To ensure that everyone's vote counts equally, votes that exceed that threshold are counted toward their next highest ranking, if possible. This is actually done by counting a fraction of the ballots most recently counted for the winning candidate.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 4 |
|
|
|
16.7% |
|
| Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) |
5.0 |
(19.2%) |
|
| Colin Goldman, Screenwriter (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Carl Swinney, Certified Radiologic Technologist (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Jeffers Dodge, Businessman (Republican) |
1.9 |
(7.2%) |
|
| Mike Feuer, Attorney/ University Educator (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Steven Sion, Businessowner/Attorney (Republican) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Mike Davis, County Supervisor's Deputy (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Ted Lieu, Assemblymember/Military Officer (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Mary Ford, Physician/Businessowner/Mother (Republican) |
1.0 |
(3.8%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Ted Lieu, Assemblymember/Military Officer (Democratic) |
Defeated |
|
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
The last-place candidate (Ted Lieu, Assemblymember/Military Officer (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 5 |
|
|
|
16.7% |
|
| Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) |
5.2 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) |
5.0 |
(19.2%) |
|
| Colin Goldman, Screenwriter (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Carl Swinney, Certified Radiologic Technologist (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Jeffers Dodge, Businessman (Republican) |
1.9 |
(7.2%) |
|
| Mike Feuer, Attorney/ University Educator (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Steven Sion, Businessowner/Attorney (Republican) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Mike Davis, County Supervisor's Deputy (Democratic) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Mary Ford, Physician/Businessowner/Mother (Republican) |
1.0 |
(3.8%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Mike Davis, County Supervisor's Deputy (Democratic) |
Defeated |
|
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
A tie was resolved by choosing a candidate at random.
The last-place candidate (Mike Davis, County Supervisor's Deputy (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 6 |
|
|
|
16.7% |
|
| Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) |
5.2 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) |
5.0 |
(19.2%) |
|
| Colin Goldman, Screenwriter (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Carl Swinney, Certified Radiologic Technologist (Libertarian) |
3.0 |
(11.5%) |
|
| Jeffers Dodge, Businessman (Republican) |
1.9 |
(7.2%) |
|
| Mike Feuer, Attorney/ University Educator (Democratic) |
1.7 |
(6.7%) |
|
| Steven Sion, Businessowner/Attorney (Republican) |
0.9 |
(3.3%) |
|
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) |
4.3 |
(16.7%) |
|
| Mary Ford, Physician/Businessowner/Mother (Republican) |
1.0 |
(3.8%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
Redistributed Votes (to these colors) |
| Steven Sion, Businessowner/Attorney (Republican) |
Defeated |
|
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Steven Sion, Businessowner/Attorney (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Mary Ford, Physician/Businessowner/Mother (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Mike Feuer, Attorney/ University Educator (Democratic)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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 (16.7% of counted votes).
The last-place candidate (Jeffers Dodge, Businessman (Republican)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (20% of counted votes).
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats,
so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (20% of counted votes).
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats,
so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Next Round | Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (20% of counted votes).
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats,
so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
Transfers are made from each winner until they all have an equal share of the votes.
Next Round
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 ballots cast. |
Table form |
Chart form: First Round |
Final Round | Previous Round | Ballot Depth |
How it works |
Main Page
| Round 13 |
|
|
|
20% |
|
| Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) |
5.2 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) |
5.2 |
(20.0%) |
|
| Colin Goldman, Screenwriter (Libertarian) |
5.0 |
(19.2%) |
|
| Carl Swinney, Certified Radiologic Technologist (Libertarian) |
3.9 |
(15.1%) |
|
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) |
6.7 |
(25.7%) |
|
| | | |
|
| Results |
|
| Colin Goldman, Screenwriter (Libertarian) | Elected | |
| Karen Bass, Member of the State Assembly 47th District (Democratic) | Elected | |
| Carl Swinney, Certified Radiologic Technologist (Libertarian) | Elected | |
| Peter Thottam, Attorney (Green) | Elected | |
| Karl Abrams, College Professor (Peace and Freedom) | Elected | |
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
an elected member's equal share of the votes (20% 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, 100% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 100%
if only the first-round votes were used.
You should be able to see that the winners have a more equal mandate in the final round than in
the first round.
Note that even the "highest first-round votes" method is more democratic than most
methods used in US public elections: the "vote for 5" method, which
allows the largest block of voters to dominate, and the district method, where choices are restricted
to the one or two viable candidates within geographical boundaries drawn by the politicians in office.
The
Ballot Depth section shows how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
| DemoChoice Web Poll: Assembly members from Santa Monica (District 6) |
| 5 candidates will be elected with 26 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
candidates.
| Rank |
Fraction of votes for winners |
| 1st | 57.0% |
|
| 2nd | 11.4% |
|
| 3rd | 19.2% |
|
| 4th | 1.2% |
|
| 5th | 3.6% |
|
| 6th | 3.8% |
|
| 7th | 3.8% |
|
