Democratic Count for Test Poll

Originally published October 24, 2019

The field is narrowing and people are complaining about the sizes of the ballots. So I am getting ready to weed down the database and restart the count. But before doing so, here are the results on the Democratic side as of Oct. 24, 2019:

Plurality vote totals:

Candidate	Number of Votes
Michael Bennet	1
Joe Biden	3
Cory Booker	0
Steve Bullock	1
Pete Buttigieg	2
Julian Castro	2
Bill de Blasio	0
John Delaney	1
Tulsi Gabbard	7
Kirsten Gillibrand	0
Kamala Harris	3
Jay Inslee	1
Amy Klobuchar	1
Wayne Messam	0
Seth Moulton	0
Beto O’Rourke	6
Tim Ryan	0
Bernie Sanders	16
Joe Sestak	0
Tom Steyer	0
Elizabeth Warren	10
Marianne Williamson	0
Andrew Yang	12
TOTAL:	66

The winner is Bernie Sanders with 24.242424242424% of the vote

Approval Vote Count

Approval vote totals:

Candidate	Number of Votes
Michael Bennet	5
Joe Biden	16
Cory Booker	11
Steve Bullock	6
Pete Buttigieg	16
Julian Castro	10
Bill de Blasio	4
John Delaney	5
Tulsi Gabbard	12
Kirsten Gillibrand	6
Kamala Harris	11
Jay Inslee	8
Amy Klobuchar	10
Wayne Messam	3
Seth Moulton	3
Beto O’Rourke	18
Tim Ryan	4
Bernie Sanders	33
Joe Sestak	3
Tom Steyer	2
Elizabeth Warren	23
Marianne Williamson	6
Andrew Yang	18
Ballots Cast:	66

The winner is Bernie Sanders with 50% of the vote

Range Count

Candidate	Number of Stars
Michael Bennet	159
Joe Biden	227
Cory Booker	247
Steve Bullock	163
Pete Buttigieg	280
Julian Castro	238
Bill de Blasio	143
John Delaney	139
Tulsi Gabbard	287
Kirsten Gillibrand	177
Kamala Harris	225
Jay Inslee	219
Amy Klobuchar	206
Wayne Messam	106
Seth Moulton	100
Beto O’Rourke	246
Tim Ryan	136
Bernie Sanders	415
Joe Sestak	106
Tom Steyer	128
Elizabeth Warren	351
Marianne Williamson	172
Andrew Yang	327

And the winner is: Bernie Sanders

Instant Runoff (Ranked Choice) Counts

Instant Runoff required 9 rounds:

Round 1:

Michael Bennet	0
Joe Biden	2
Cory Booker	1
Steve Bullock	1
Pete Buttigieg	3
Julian Castro	2
Bill de Blasio	1
John Delaney	1
Tulsi Gabbard	7
Kirsten Gillibrand	0
Kamala Harris	3
Jay Inslee	1
Amy Klobuchar	1
Wayne Messam	0
Seth Moulton	0
Beto O’Rourke	6
Tim Ryan	0
Bernie Sanders	14
Joe Sestak	1
Tom Steyer	1
Elizabeth Warren	9
Marianne Williamson	0
Andrew Yang	12

Eliminated in this round:

• Michael Bennet
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Wayne Messam
• Seth Moulton
• Tim Ryan
• Marianne Williamson
• Cory Booker
• Steve Bullock
• Bill de Blasio
• John Delaney
• Jay Inslee
• Amy Klobuchar
• Joe Sestak
• Tom Steyer

Round 2:

Joe Biden	3
Pete Buttigieg	4
Julian Castro	2
Tulsi Gabbard	7
Kamala Harris	3
Beto O’Rourke	7
Bernie Sanders	18
Elizabeth Warren	10
Andrew Yang	12

Julian Castro eliminated in this round.

Round 3:

Joe Biden	3
Pete Buttigieg	4
Tulsi Gabbard	7
Kamala Harris	4
Beto O’Rourke	7
Bernie Sanders	19
Elizabeth Warren	10
Andrew Yang	12

Joe Biden eliminated in this round.

Round 4:

Pete Buttigieg	5
Tulsi Gabbard	8
Kamala Harris	4
Beto O’Rourke	8
Bernie Sanders	19
Elizabeth Warren	10
Andrew Yang	12

Kamala Harris eliminated in this round.

Round 5:

Pete Buttigieg	5
Tulsi Gabbard	9
Beto O’Rourke	8
Bernie Sanders	19
Elizabeth Warren	12
Andrew Yang	13

Pete Buttigieg eliminated in this round.

Round 6:

Tulsi Gabbard	10
Beto O’Rourke	8
Bernie Sanders	20
Elizabeth Warren	14
Andrew Yang	14

Beto O’Rourke eliminated in this round.

Round 7:

Tulsi Gabbard	11
Bernie Sanders	24
Elizabeth Warren	17
Andrew Yang	14

Tulsi Gabbard eliminated in this round.

Round 8:

Bernie Sanders	29
Elizabeth Warren	18
Andrew Yang	19

Elizabeth Warren eliminated in this round.

Round 9:

Bernie Sanders	43
Andrew Yang	23

And the winner is: Bernie Sanders

Range with Runoff Count

First Round:

For the first round, we count just as in Range Voting, but we are interested in the top two candidates. If there is a tie for second place in this round, then we take the top candidate and all second place candidates to the second round.

Candidate	Number of Stars
Michael Bennet	156
Joe Biden	228
Cory Booker	240
Steve Bullock	163
Pete Buttigieg	275
Julian Castro	242
Bill de Blasio	160
John Delaney	140
Tulsi Gabbard	287
Kirsten Gillibrand	179
Kamala Harris	227
Jay Inslee	225
Amy Klobuchar	203
Wayne Messam	105
Seth Moulton	98
Beto O’Rourke	249
Tim Ryan	135
Bernie Sanders	412
Joe Sestak	105
Tom Steyer	127
Elizabeth Warren	351
Marianne Williamson	172
Andrew Yang	328

The following candidates make it to Round 2:

Bernie Sanders Elizabeth Warren

Second Round:

Here are the vote counts for the second round. A candidate gets a vote if he/she has the highest number of stars in the truncated ballot. If multiple candidates get the same, highest, star count, then multiple candidates get a vote. In this sense, the second round is somewhere between Plurality and Approval.

Candidate	Votes
Bernie Sanders	47
Elizabeth Warren	39

And the winner is: Bernie Sanders

Hopefully with a narrower field, more people will complete the poll.