DemoChoice Web Poll: Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (RCV)
1 candidate will be elected with 28,244 ballots cast.

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


Round 1    
------------------------------------------------- 50%
Sheng Thao  8,750  (34.7%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _______________ :
Pam Harris  6,825  (27.1%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE _______________________ :
Nayeli Maxson  4,086  (16.2%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG __________________________________ :
Charlie Michelson  2,783  (11.0%) 
BBBBBBBBBBB ______________________________________ :
Matt Hummel  1,142  (4.5%) 
HHHH _____________________________________________ :
Joseph E. Simmons  934  (3.7%) 
CCC ______________________________________________ :
Joseph Tanios  699  (2.8%) 
FF _______________________________________________ :
None of these  3,025   
KKKKKKKKKKKK _____________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Joseph Tanios Defeated
B C E G K

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 (Joseph Tanios) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (RCV)
1 candidate will be elected with 28,244 ballots cast.

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


Round 2    
------------------------------------------------- 50%
Sheng Thao  8,855  (35.4%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ______________ :
Pam Harris  6,920  (27.7%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ______________________ :
Nayeli Maxson  4,199  (16.8%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _________________________________ :
Charlie Michelson  2,862  (11.4%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBB _____________________________________ :
Matt Hummel  1,208  (4.8%) 
HHHH _____________________________________________ :
Joseph E. Simmons  979  (3.9%) 
CCC ______________________________________________ :
None of these  3,221   
KKKKKKKKKKKK _____________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Joseph E. Simmons Defeated
EE K

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 (Joseph E. Simmons) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (RCV)
1 candidate will be elected with 28,244 ballots cast.

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


Round 3    
------------------------------------------------ 50%
Sheng Thao  8,999  (36.3%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD _____________ :
Pam Harris  7,267  (29.3%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ___________________ :
Nayeli Maxson  4,295  (17.3%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _______________________________ :
Charlie Michelson  2,934  (11.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBB ____________________________________ :
Matt Hummel  1,273  (5.1%) 
HHHHH ___________________________________________ :
None of these  3,476   
KKKKKKKKKKKKKK __________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Matt Hummel Defeated
B D EE G K

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 (Matt Hummel) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

next round Next Round














 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (RCV)
1 candidate will be elected with 28,244 ballots cast.

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


Round 4    
------------------------------------------------ 50%
Sheng Thao  9,190  (37.6%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ____________ :
Pam Harris  7,688  (31.4%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE __________________ :
Nayeli Maxson  4,452  (18.2%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _______________________________ :
Charlie Michelson  3,129  (12.8%) 
BBBBBBBBBBBBB ___________________________________ :
None of these  3,785   
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK _________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Charlie Michelson Defeated
DDD EE GG KKKK

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 (Charlie Michelson) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

next round Next Round














 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (RCV)
1 candidate will be elected with 28,244 ballots cast.

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


Round 5    
--------------------------------------------- 50%
Sheng Thao  10,011  (43.0%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ______ :
Pam Harris  8,291  (35.6%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ____________ :
Nayeli Maxson  4,994  (21.4%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG __________________________ :
None of these  4,948   
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK __________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
Nayeli Maxson Defeated
DDDDDDD EEEEEE KKKKKK

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 (Nayeli Maxson) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

next round Next Round














 
  
DemoChoice Web Poll: Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (RCV)
1 candidate will be elected with 28,244 ballots cast.

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


Round 6    
------------------------------------------ 50%
Sheng Thao  11,736  (54.1%) 
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD :DDD
Pam Harris  9,960  (45.9%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ____ :
None of these  6,548   
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK _________________
   
Results  
Sheng ThaoElected 
Pam HarrisDefeated 

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).

Sheng Thao has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 41.6% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 31% if only the first-round votes were used.

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
















 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Member, City Council, Dist. 4 - Oakland (RCV)
1 candidate will be elected with 28,244 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 74.5% 
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2nd 20.2% 
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3rd 5.3% 
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