Bottom-Two-Runoff IRV: Difference between revisions

Nashville now has the fewest first preferences (26%), with Chattanooga having the second fewest first preferences (32%). So Nashville and Chattanooga are the options which have a possibility of being eliminated in the second round.

Nashville is preferred to Chattanooga by Memphis voters (42%), and Nashville voters (26%). This means that Nashville is preferred to Chattanooga by 68% of voters (43% + 26%). Chattanooga is preferred to Nashville by Chattanooga voters (15%), and by Knoxville voters (17%). This means that Chattanooga is preferred to Nashville by 32% of voters (15% + 17%).

As there are more voters who prefer Nashville to Chattanooga (68%) than there are voters who prefer Chattanooga to Nashville (32%), Chattanooga is the pairwise loser. That means that Chattanooga is eliminated in the second round. All of the votes for Chattanooga and Knoxville have Nashville as their third choice, so they are transferred to Nashville.

Nashville now has a majority of the vote (58%: 26% + 32%), and is declared the winner.

In a real election, of course, voters would show greater variation in the rankings they cast, which could influence the result.