DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 1
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
132 | (20.6%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
95 | (14.8%) | |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
94 | (14.6%) | |
| The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now |
|
67 | (10.4%) | |
| Offer and pay for safer energy alternatives |
|
61 | (9.5%) | |
| Let the UN figure it out |
|
57 | (8.9%) | |
| Regime change through covert operations (spies, assassins, propaganda) |
|
57 | (8.9%) | |
| Nothing - they are developing power plants, not weapons |
|
45 | (7.0%) | |
| Offer them Iraq in exchange for nuclear abstinence |
|
17 | (2.6%) | |
| Nothing - it's inevitable that they will develop weapons, so intervention would cause unnecesary pain |
|
17 | (2.6%) | Defeated |
In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (Nothing - it's inevitable that they will develop weapons, so intervention would cause unnecesary pain) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 2
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
136 | (21.3%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
100 | (15.6%) | |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
95 | (14.9%) | |
| The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now |
|
67 | (10.5%) | |
| Offer and pay for safer energy alternatives |
|
61 | (9.5%) | |
| Let the UN figure it out |
|
60 | (9.4%) | |
| Regime change through covert operations (spies, assassins, propaganda) |
|
57 | (8.9%) | |
| Nothing - they are developing power plants, not weapons |
|
46 | (7.2%) | |
| Offer them Iraq in exchange for nuclear abstinence |
|
17 | (2.7%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Offer them Iraq in exchange for nuclear abstinence) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 3
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
138 | (21.7%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
101 | (15.9%) | |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
97 | (15.3%) | |
| The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now |
|
68 | (10.7%) | |
| Offer and pay for safer energy alternatives |
|
63 | (9.9%) | |
| Let the UN figure it out |
|
62 | (9.8%) | |
| Regime change through covert operations (spies, assassins, propaganda) |
|
59 | (9.3%) | |
| Nothing - they are developing power plants, not weapons |
|
47 | (7.4%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Nothing - they are developing power plants, not weapons) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 4
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
146 | (23.3%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
122 | (19.5%) | |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
98 | (15.6%) | |
| The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now |
|
68 | (10.8%) | |
| Offer and pay for safer energy alternatives |
|
68 | (10.8%) | |
| Let the UN figure it out |
|
66 | (10.5%) | |
| Regime change through covert operations (spies, assassins, propaganda) |
|
59 | (9.4%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Regime change through covert operations (spies, assassins, propaganda)) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 5
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
150 | (24.0%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
123 | (19.7%) | |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
117 | (18.8%) | |
| The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now |
|
95 | (15.2%) | |
| Offer and pay for safer energy alternatives |
|
69 | (11.1%) | Defeated |
| Let the UN figure it out |
|
70 | (11.2%) | |
The last-place candidate (Offer and pay for safer energy alternatives) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 6
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
185 | (29.7%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
134 | (21.5%) | |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
129 | (20.7%) | |
| The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now |
|
96 | (15.4%) | |
| Let the UN figure it out |
|
79 | (12.7%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (Let the UN figure it out) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 7
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
215 | (34.8%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
152 | (24.6%) | |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
148 | (24.0%) | |
| The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now |
|
102 | (16.5%) | Defeated |
The last-place candidate (The risk of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons justifies invasion or airstrikes now) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 8
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
238 | (40.2%) | |
| Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology |
|
154 | (26.0%) | Defeated |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
200 | (33.8%) | |
The last-place candidate (Nothing - Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.
Go to the next round.
DemoChoice Web Poll: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 ballots cast.
Round 9
| Candidate | Votes | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence |
|
333 | (59.6%) | Elected |
| Nonviolent coercion: sanctions, boycotts, blockades |
|
226 | (40.4%) | Defeated |
Offer improved economic ties in return for nuclear abstinence has enough votes to guarantee victory (50%) and is declared a winner.
In the end, 51.9% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 20.6% 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: Iran's nuclear program - what to do?
1 candidate will be elected with 642 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 |
|
39.6% | |
| 2nd |
|
21.3% | |
| 3rd |
|
15.6% | |
| 4th |
|
9.9% | |
| 5th |
|
8.4% | |
| 6th |
|
4.8% | |
| 7th |
|
0.3% | |