FPTP
0
2
2
Score
10
10
8
Approval
13
10
12
IRV
5
3
2
STAR
15
9
5
Borda Count
0
2
2
FPTP
0
Score
10
Approval
13
IRV
5
STAR
15
Borda Count
0
FPTP
0
Score
0
Approval
18
IRV
0
STAR
23
Borda Count
0
FPTP
16
Score
33
Approval
38
IRV
19
STAR
32
Borda Count
18
FPTP
39
Score
154
Approval
184
IRV
76
STAR
160
Borda Count
49
FPTP
0
Score
0
Approval
18
IRV
0
STAR
23
Borda Count
0

Which voting method do you think Reddit polls should use?

First Three Choices

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This is a chart of the first three choices. You might be able to tell the winner just by looking at this chart but most of the times you need to choose a voting system.

Winner?

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The winner is usually chosen by one voting system. There can be different winner depending of the voting system. We show you here who won the most voting system.
CandidateVoting System Won
STAR4 (First Past The Post,
Alternative Voting,
Supplementary Vote,
Condorcet Method)
Approval2 (Borda Count,
Approval Voting)
Number of votes 43
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First Past The Post

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The First Past The Post only count the first vote.
More Info: Wikipedia

Alternative Voting

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The Alternative vote goes like this :
  1. Count the first vote.
  2. If one candidate have more than 50% of vote, he is the winner.
  3. If there is only one candidate left, he is the winner.
  4. If no winner found, remove the one with the worst score and distribute their second vote.
  5. Go back to number 2 (until a winner is found).
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Supplementary vote

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The Supplementary vote goes like this :
  1. Count the first vote.
  2. If one candidate have more than 50% of vote, he is the winner.
  3. If no winner, remove all the candidates but the best two.
  4. Distribute the second vote of thoses that voted for an eliminated candidate.
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Borda Count

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The Borda count goes like this, where n is the number of candidates :
  • Every first vote give n points
  • Every second vote give n-1 points
  • Every third vote give n-2 points
  • Every ... vote give ... points
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Approval Voting

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The approval voting count every approved vote for one point. The order of the choices don't matter for this system.
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Condorcet Method

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The Condorcet method finds the winner by doing a one-on-one with every participant. The winner needs to be prefered to every other opponent. I recommend to visit the Wikipedia link if you haven't heard of the Condorcet method before.
More Info: Wikipedia
CandidateCorresponding letter
FPTP A
Score B
Approval C
IRV D
STAR E
Borda Count F

Prefer ... Over ABCDEF
A50369
B3117271630
C3823302035
D1888914
E3021222629
F133384