DemoChoice Web Poll: What we read in May
1 candidate will be elected with 6 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary St. John Mandel, "Sea of Tranquility" (Lit fic/sci fi, 272pp) |
|
2 | (33.3%) | |
| Clare Pooley, "Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting" (Lit fic/romance, 352pp) |
|
2 | (33.3%) | Defeated |
| Claire Keegan, "Foster" (Lit fic, 96pp) |
|
2 | (33.3%) | |
The last-place candidate (Clare Pooley, "Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting" (Lit fic/romance, 352pp)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: What we read in May
1 candidate will be elected with 6 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilary St. John Mandel, "Sea of Tranquility" (Lit fic/sci fi, 272pp) |
|
3 | (50.0%) | Defeated |
| Claire Keegan, "Foster" (Lit fic, 96pp) |
|
3 | (50.0%) | |
The last-place candidate (Hilary St. John Mandel, "Sea of Tranquility" (Lit fic/sci fi, 272pp)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: What we read in May
1 candidate will be elected with 6 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Keegan, "Foster" (Lit fic, 96pp) |
|
6 | (100.0%) | Elected |
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 33.3% 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: What we read in May
1 candidate will be elected with 6 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 |
|
33.3% | |
| 2nd |
|
33.3% | |
| 3rd |
|
33.3% | |