What should we be for Halloween?
39 ballots
An Approval Voting Ballot Leading
29 votes (74%)
pirate
10 votes (26%)
superhero
9 votes (23%)
Bernie Sanders
8 votes (21%)
zombie
6 votes (15%)
ghost
5 votes (13%)
Donald Trump
5 votes (13%)
clown
3 votes (8%)
cop
3 votes (8%)
prince or princess
3 votes (8%)
Approval Distribution
| Number of Candidates Approved | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|
All Candidates
(39 voters)
|
48.7% | 17.9% | 15.4% | 12.8% | 5.1% |
|
An Approval Voting Ballot
(29 voters)
|
44.8% | 20.7% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 6.9% |
|
pirate
(10 voters)
|
20.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% |
|
superhero
(9 voters)
|
11.1% | 11.1% | 33.3% | 22.2% | 22.2% |
|
Bernie Sanders
(8 voters)
|
25.0% | 37.5% | 25.0% | 12.5% | — |
|
zombie
(6 voters)
|
— | 16.7% | 33.3% | 50.0% | — |
|
ghost
(5 voters)
|
— | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 20.0% |
|
Donald Trump
(5 voters)
|
20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | — | 20.0% |
|
clown
(3 voters)
|
— | — | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
|
cop
(3 voters)
|
— | — | — | 100.0% | — |
|
prince or princess
(3 voters)
|
— | — | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
Co-Approval Matrix
Percentage of voters who approved the row candidate also approved the column candidate
| Approved | An Approval Voting Ballot | pirate | superhero | Bernie Sanders | zombie | ghost | Donald Trump | clown | cop | prince or princess |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Approval Voting Ballot | — | 17.2% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 13.8% | 6.9% | 13.8% | 3.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| pirate | 50.0% | — | 40.0% | 10.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| superhero | 66.7% | 44.4% | — | 0.0% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 11.1% | 33.3% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
| Bernie Sanders | 75.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% | — | 12.5% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| zombie | 66.7% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 16.7% | — | 33.3% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| ghost | 40.0% | 60.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | — | 0.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
| Donald Trump | 80.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| clown | 33.3% | 66.7% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| cop | 100.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 33.3% |
| prince or princess | 100.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | — |
Anyone But Analysis
No "Anyone But" voting patterns detected (no ballots with exactly N-1 approvals)
When electing multiple candidates to a board or committee Proportional Approval Voting ensures that no single voting group dominates the outcome, promoting fair representation and reflecting the diverse preferences of all voters. In scenarios where there are more seats than choices available and where each choice represents a party—this method can allow a popular party to be allocated multiple seats proportionally, mirroring the party’s share of overall support.