Learn About Voting

Not all votes are created equal

Different voting methods can lead to different winners from the same group of voters. Learn how each method works and pick the right one for your poll.

Plurality

Simple and familiar

Everyone picks one, most votes wins.

Try It YourselfBest pizza topping? You control 3 voters!

Click to change each voter's pick. Watch the results update instantly!

👨Bob

👩Sam

👧Brittany

Results

Option	Votes	%
🍕PepperoniWINNER	2	67%
🍍Pineapple	1	33%
🍄Mushroom	0	0%

Ranked Choice

Express your full opinion

Rank your preferences, lowest gets eliminated until someone has majority.

Try It YourselfBest pizza topping? You control 3 voters!

Where should the friend group vacation? Drag to reorder each voter's preferences and watch how eliminations work!

👩‍🦰Alice

1🏖️Beach

2🌆City

3⛰️Mountains

Drag to reorder

👨‍🦱Ben

1🏖️Beach

2⛰️Mountains

3🌆City

Drag to reorder

👩‍🦳Cleo

1⛰️Mountains

2🏖️Beach

3🌆City

Drag to reorder

🧑Dana

1🏖️Beach

2🌆City

3⛰️Mountains

Drag to reorder

👨Eli

1🌆City

2🏖️Beach

3⛰️Mountains

Drag to reorder

👩Fay

1🌆City

2⛰️Mountains

3🏖️Beach

Drag to reorder

Elimination Rounds

Round 1 of 2

#	Option	Votes	%
1.	🏖️Beach AliceBenDana	3	50%
2.	🌆City EliFay	2	33%
3.	⛰️Mountains Cleo	1	17%

Mountains eliminated (lowest votes)

-->1 vote to Beach

Round 2 of 2

#	Option	Votes	%
1.	🏖️BeachWINNER AliceBenCleoDana	4	67%
2.	🌆City EliFay	2	33%

🏖️ Beach wins with majority!

Ranked Pairs

Find the strongest consensus

Every option faces every other head-to-head. The one who beats everyone wins.

Try It YourselfBest pizza topping? You control 3 voters!

Where should the team conference be? Drag to reorder each voter's rankings and see how pairwise matchups determine the winner!

🗳️Voter 1

1🤠Austin

2🦞Boston

3🌆Chicago

4🏔️Denver

🗳️Voter 2

1🤠Austin

2🦞Boston

3🌆Chicago

4🏔️Denver

🗳️Voter 3

1🤠Austin

2🌆Chicago

3🦞Boston

4🏔️Denver

🗳️Voter 4

1🦞Boston

2🤠Austin

3🌆Chicago

4🏔️Denver

🗳️Voter 5

1🤠Austin

2🏔️Denver

3🦞Boston

4🌆Chicago

🗳️Voter 6

1🦞Boston

2🌆Chicago

3🤠Austin

4🏔️Denver

Final Rankings

Rank	Option	H2H Wins
1	🤠AustinWINNER	3 of 3 (beats Denver, Chicago, Boston)
2	🦞Boston	2 of 3 (beats Chicago, Denver)
3	🌆Chicago	1 of 3 (beats Denver)
4	🏔️Denver	0 of 3

Head-to-Head Matchups

Pairs sorted by margin. Strongest wins are confirmed first.

Pair 1+6

🤠 Austin

🏔️ Denver

Pair 2+4

🤠 Austin

🌆 Chicago

Pair 3+4

🦞 Boston

🌆 Chicago

Pair 4+4

🦞 Boston

🏔️ Denver

Pair 5+4

🌆 Chicago

🏔️ Denver

Pair 6+2

🤠 Austin

🦞 Boston

Locking Graph

Arrows point from winners to losers. The winner is the option with no arrows pointing in — nobody beats them.

Strong margin (3+)

Margin of 1

Step 6 of 6: No arrows point into Austin — Austin is the Condorcet winner!

🤠 Austin wins!

Austin beats every other option head-to-head. Nobody defeats them.

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