DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,516 ballots cast.

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Round 1    
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polar bear     polar bear  819  (32.6%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH _______________ :
lion     lion  572  (22.8%) 
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meerkat     meerkat  471  (18.7%) 
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lemur     lemur  366  (14.6%) 
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prairie dog     prairie dog  286  (11.4%) 
BBBBBBBBBB __________________________________ :
None of these   
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Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
prairie dog     prairie dog Defeated
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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 (50% of counted votes).

In the first round, the first choices on each ballot are tallied.
The last-place candidate (     prairie dog) is eliminated. Ballots for that candidate are counted toward their next highest ranking.

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,516 ballots cast.

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


Round 2    
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polar bear     polar bear  920  (36.7%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ___________ :
lion     lion  601  (24.0%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF _______________________ :
meerkat     meerkat  566  (22.6%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ________________________ :
lemur     lemur  420  (16.8%) 
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE _____________________________ :
None of these   
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Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
lemur     lemur Defeated
FF GGGGGGG HHHHHH

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

next round Next Round














 
 
DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,516 ballots cast.

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


Round 3    
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polar bear     polar bear  1,089  (43.7%) 
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH _____ :
lion     lion  637  (25.6%) 
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ______________________ :
meerkat     meerkat  766  (30.7%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _________________ :
None of these  24   
J ___________________________________________
   
Results   Redistributed Votes (to these colors)
lion     lion Defeated
GGGG HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH JJ

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

next round Next Round














 
  
DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,516 ballots cast.

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


Round 4    
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polar bear     polar bear  1,569  (64.0%) 
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meerkat     meerkat  881  (36.0%) 
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG _____________ :
None of these  66   
JJJ ________________________________________
   
Results  
meerkat     meerkatDefeated 
polar bear     polar bearElected 

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).

     polar bear has enough votes to guarantee victory and is declared a winner.
In the end, 62.4% of all cast ballots counted toward a winner. This compares to 32.6% if only the first-round votes were used.

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

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DemoChoice Web Poll: Cutest San Francisco Zoo animal
1 candidate will be elected with 2,516 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 51.8% 
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2nd 38.0% 
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3rd 8.0% 
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4th 1.8% 
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