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Ranked-Choice Vote Counter

Paste ranked ballots to see who wins by instant-runoff voting, how each round went, and how the same ballots score under the Borda count.

Instant-runoff winner

Chloe

7 ballots counted in 2 rounds.

Round 1 — Anna eliminated

Chloe 3 · Anna 2 · Ben 2

Round 2

Chloe 4 · Ben 3

Borda points: Chloe 8 · Ben 7 · Anna 6

How it works

  1. Write one ballot per line, from favourite to least favourite, separated by “>” (for example Anna > Ben > Chloe).
  2. Paste or type all the ballots in the box.
  3. Read the winner and the round-by-round table: who was eliminated and where the votes moved.
  4. Compare with the Borda points to see if another method would pick a different winner.

What people use it for

  • Choosing a name or a venue

    Let a group rank the options and find the one most people can accept.

  • Clubs and classrooms

    Count a ranked vote without a spreadsheet.

  • Teaching voting systems

    Show how instant-runoff and Borda can disagree.

Questions

How does instant-runoff voting work?
Each ballot counts for its highest-ranked candidate still in the race. If nobody has more than half of the ballots still counting, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and their ballots move to the next choice. This repeats until someone has a majority.
How are ties handled?
If candidates tie for fewest votes, the one with the fewest Borda points is eliminated, then the first in alphabetical order. If every candidate still in the race has exactly the same number of votes in a round, the tool reports a tie instead of choosing one.
What are Borda points?
With n candidates, a first choice scores n − 1 points, the second n − 2, and so on down to 0. Candidates left off a ballot score 0 from it. It is shown for comparison only.