DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
135.0 | (28.4%) | Elected | |
| Redwood |
|
57.0 | (12.0%) | ||
| Big Sur |
|
46.0 | (9.7%) | ||
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
40.0 | (8.4%) | ||
| Lake Tahoe |
|
37.0 | (7.8%) | ||
| Joshua Tree |
|
35.0 | (7.4%) | ||
| Lost Coast |
|
33.0 | (6.9%) | ||
| Death Valley |
|
27.0 | (5.7%) | ||
| Pt. Reyes |
|
25.0 | (5.3%) | ||
| Lassen/Lava Beds |
|
18.0 | (3.8%) | ||
| Mt. Shasta |
|
12.0 | (2.5%) | ||
| Pinnacles |
|
10.0 | (2.1%) | ||
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
Yosemite has enough votes to guarantee victory
(20%) 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 (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
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DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
95.0 | (20.0%) | |
| Redwood |
|
66.7 | (14.0%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
51.5 | (10.8%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
46.5 | (9.8%) | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
42.5 | (8.9%) | |
| Joshua Tree |
|
37.9 | (8.0%) | |
| Lost Coast |
|
33.3 | (7.0%) | |
| Death Valley |
|
29.6 | (6.2%) | |
| Pt. Reyes |
|
27.6 | (5.8%) | |
| Lassen/Lava Beds |
|
20.3 | (4.3%) | |
| Mt. Shasta |
|
13.3 | (2.8%) | |
| Pinnacles |
|
11.0 | (2.3%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Pinnacles) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
95.0 | (20.0%) | |
| Redwood |
|
69.0 | (14.6%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
53.5 | (11.3%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
47.5 | (10.0%) | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
42.8 | (9.0%) | |
| Joshua Tree |
|
38.2 | (8.1%) | |
| Lost Coast |
|
33.3 | (7.0%) | |
| Death Valley |
|
29.6 | (6.2%) | |
| Pt. Reyes |
|
28.6 | (6.0%) | |
| Lassen/Lava Beds |
|
21.3 | (4.5%) | |
| Mt. Shasta |
|
15.3 | (3.2%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (0.2%) | |
The last-place candidate (Mt. Shasta) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
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DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
95.0 | (20.0%) | |
| Redwood |
|
71.0 | (15.0%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
54.5 | (11.5%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
47.8 | (10.1%) | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
45.8 | (9.7%) | |
| Joshua Tree |
|
38.2 | (8.1%) | |
| Lost Coast |
|
38.3 | (8.1%) | |
| Death Valley |
|
30.6 | (6.5%) | |
| Pt. Reyes |
|
28.6 | (6.0%) | |
| Lassen/Lava Beds |
|
24.3 | (5.1%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (0.2%) | |
The last-place candidate (Lassen/Lava Beds) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
96.0 | (20.3%) | |
| Redwood |
|
74.3 | (15.7%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
57.5 | (12.1%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
51.1 | (10.8%) | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
45.8 | (9.7%) | |
| Joshua Tree |
|
38.2 | (8.1%) | |
| Lost Coast |
|
42.3 | (8.9%) | |
| Death Valley |
|
37.2 | (7.9%) | |
| Pt. Reyes |
|
31.6 | (6.7%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
1.0 | (0.2%) | |
The last-place candidate (Pt. Reyes) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
96.0 | (20.4%) | |
| Redwood |
|
85.0 | (18.1%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
64.1 | (13.6%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
52.1 | (11.1%) | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
50.1 | (10.7%) | |
| Joshua Tree |
|
38.5 | (8.2%) | Defeated |
| Lost Coast |
|
45.3 | (9.6%) | |
| Death Valley |
|
38.9 | (8.3%) | |
| None of these |
|
5.0 | (1.1%) | |
The last-place candidate (Joshua Tree) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
97.3 | (20.8%) | |
| Redwood |
|
91.9 | (19.6%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
69.7 | (14.9%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
56.7 | (12.1%) | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
59.1 | (12.6%) | |
| Lost Coast |
|
52.3 | (11.2%) | |
| Death Valley |
|
40.9 | (8.7%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
7.0 | (1.5%) | |
The last-place candidate (Death Valley) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
97.6 | (21.0%) | ||
| Redwood |
|
102.9 | (22.1%) | Elected | |
| Big Sur |
|
74.7 | (16.0%) | ||
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
64.7 | (13.9%) | ||
| Lake Tahoe |
|
69.4 | (14.9%) | ||
| Lost Coast |
|
56.6 | (12.1%) | ||
| None of these |
|
9.0 | (1.9%) | ||
Redwood has enough votes to guarantee victory (20%) 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 (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
97.6 | (21.0%) | |
| Redwood |
|
93.2 | (20.0%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
77.4 | (16.6%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
66.5 | (14.3%) | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
72.0 | (15.5%) | |
| Lost Coast |
|
59.3 | (12.7%) | Defeated |
| None of these |
|
9.0 | (1.9%) | |
The last-place candidate (Lost Coast) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 10
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
103.0 | (22.8%) | |
| Redwood |
|
95.2 | (21.1%) | |
| Big Sur |
|
89.4 | (19.8%) | |
| Sequoia/Kings Canyon |
|
73.8 | (16.4%) | Defeated |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
89.7 | (19.9%) | |
| None of these |
|
24.0 | (5.3%) | |
The last-place candidate (Sequoia/Kings Canyon) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 11
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
108.6 | (24.7%) | ||
| Redwood |
|
98.2 | (22.3%) | ||
| Big Sur |
|
125.5 | (28.5%) | Elected | |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
107.7 | (24.5%) | ||
| None of these |
|
35.0 | (8.0%) | ||
Big Sur has enough votes to guarantee victory (20%) 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 (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 12
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
118.0 | (26.8%) | Elected | |
| Redwood |
|
103.3 | (23.5%) | ||
| Big Sur |
|
110.0 | (25.0%) | ||
| Lake Tahoe |
|
108.7 | (24.7%) | ||
| None of these |
|
35.0 | (8.0%) | ||
Yosemite has enough votes to guarantee victory (20%) 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 (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 13
| Candidate | Votes | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
110.0 | (25.0%) | ||
| Redwood |
|
110.6 | (25.1%) | Elected | |
| Big Sur |
|
110.0 | (25.0%) | ||
| Lake Tahoe |
|
109.4 | (24.9%) | ||
| None of these |
|
35.0 | (8.0%) | ||
Redwood has enough votes to guarantee victory (20%) 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 (this is actually done by counting a fraction of ballots cast for the winning candidate).
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Round 14
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yosemite |
|
110.0 | (25.0%) | Elected |
| Redwood |
|
110.0 | (25.0%) | Elected |
| Big Sur |
|
110.0 | (25.0%) | Elected |
| Lake Tahoe |
|
110.0 | (25.0%) | Elected |
| None of these |
|
35.0 | (8.0%) | |
At this point, the number of remaining candidates equals the number of remaining seats, so the remaining candidates are declared elected.
In the end, 92.6% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 58.5% 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 4" 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.
Also, view the Ballot Depth info to see how much lower rankings contributed to the tally.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Favorite California Parks and Natural Areas
4 candidates will be elected with 475 ballots cast.
Ballot Depth
This shows how much the lower rankings on ballots contributed to the winning candidates.
| Rank | Fraction of votes for winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
|
54.3% | |
| 2nd |
|
17.2% | |
| 3rd |
|
10.6% | |
| 4th |
|
6.0% | |
| 5th |
|
4.1% | |
| 6th |
|
2.6% | |
| 7th |
|
2.4% | |
| 8th |
|
1.1% | |
| 9th |
|
1.3% | |
| 10th |
|
0.3% | |