What is your favorite NYE activity? Vote in our approval voting poll!
8 ballots
watching firework Leading
3 votes (38%)
Board games Leading
3 votes (38%)
Spending time with friends and family Leading
3 votes (38%)
watching the ball drop on TV
2 votes (25%)
going to sleep
1 vote (12%)
getting blackout drunk
1 vote (12%)
kissing at midnight
1 vote (12%)
singing Old Lang Syne
1 vote (12%)
Approval Distribution
| Number of Candidates Approved | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|
All Candidates
(8 voters)
|
62.5% | — | 25.0% | 12.5% |
|
watching firework
(3 voters)
|
33.3% | — | 33.3% | 33.3% |
|
Board games
(3 voters)
|
33.3% | — | 66.7% | — |
|
Spending time with friends and family
(3 voters)
|
33.3% | — | 66.7% | — |
|
watching the ball drop on TV
(2 voters)
|
— | — | 50.0% | 50.0% |
|
going to sleep
(1 voters)
|
100.0% | — | — | — |
|
getting blackout drunk
(1 voters)
|
100.0% | — | — | — |
|
kissing at midnight
(1 voters)
|
— | — | — | 100.0% |
|
singing Old Lang Syne
(1 voters)
|
— | — | — | 100.0% |
Co-Approval Matrix
Percentage of voters who approved the row candidate also approved the column candidate
| Approved | watching firework | Board games | Spending time with friends and family | watching the ball drop on TV | going to sleep | getting blackout drunk | kissing at midnight | singing Old Lang Syne |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| watching firework | — | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Board games | 33.3% | — | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Spending time with friends and family | 33.3% | 66.7% | — | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| watching the ball drop on TV | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| going to sleep | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| getting blackout drunk | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| kissing at midnight | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 100.0% |
| singing Old Lang Syne | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | — |
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.