Of the 9 candidates, who would you approve of for the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries and caucuses?
13 ballots
Jeb Bush Leading
8 votes (62%)
John Kasich
7 votes (54%)
Rand Paul
6 votes (46%)
Carly Fiorina
4 votes (31%)
Ted Cruz
2 votes (15%)
Ben Carson
2 votes (15%)
Donald Trump
1 vote (8%)
Marco Rubio
1 vote (8%)
Mike Huckabee
0 votes (0%)
Approval Distribution
| Number of Candidates Approved | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|
All Candidates
(13 voters)
|
23.1% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 15.4% |
|
Jeb Bush
(8 voters)
|
12.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% |
|
John Kasich
(7 voters)
|
— | 42.9% | 42.9% | 14.3% |
|
Rand Paul
(6 voters)
|
16.7% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 16.7% |
|
Carly Fiorina
(4 voters)
|
— | — | 50.0% | 50.0% |
|
Ted Cruz
(2 voters)
|
— | — | 50.0% | 50.0% |
|
Ben Carson
(2 voters)
|
— | — | 50.0% | 50.0% |
|
Donald Trump
(1 voters)
|
100.0% | — | — | — |
|
Marco Rubio
(1 voters)
|
— | — | — | 100.0% |
Co-Approval Matrix
Percentage of voters who approved the row candidate also approved the column candidate
| Approved | Jeb Bush | John Kasich | Rand Paul | Carly Fiorina | Ted Cruz | Ben Carson | Donald Trump | Marco Rubio | Mike Huckabee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeb Bush | — | 75.0% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| John Kasich | 85.7% | — | 28.6% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Rand Paul | 33.3% | 33.3% | — | 16.7% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Carly Fiorina | 75.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | — | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Ted Cruz | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | — | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Ben Carson | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | 100.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Donald Trump | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Marco Rubio | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Mike Huckabee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.