THE IOWA CAUCUSES

Use the preference schedule below to answer the following questions about various voting methods.
Vocabulary words in bold are defined in the Voting Theory section in Math in Society.
# Voters 19
st

1
nd
2
3rd
4th

6
R
B
C
T

B
R
C
T

36
C
R
B
T

39
T
R
C
B

B is Jana Bumblebee, C is Devin Cowley, R is Martha Robinson, and T is David Talman

1.

How many people voted?

a. 89
a. 100
b. 98
c. 45

2.

Who wins by Plurality Method?

b. B is Jana Bumblebee
c. C is Devin Cowley
d. R is Martha Robinson
e. T is David Talman

3. Who wins by Instant Runoff Voting?

a.
b.
c.
d.

B is Jana Bumblebee
C is Devin Cowley
R is Martha Robinson
T is David Talman

4. Calculate a Borda Count for each candidate.

B: _205____

C. 308__

R: __306___

T: __181____

5. Who wins by Borda Count?

a.
b.

B is Jana Bumblebee
C is Devin Cowley

c.
d.

R is Martha Robinson
T is David Talman

6. How many points does each candidate get using Copelands Method?
B. __1___
C. __2___
R. _3____
T. ___0___

7. Who wins by Copeplands method?

a.
b.
c.
d.

B is Jana Bumblebee
C is Devin Cowley
R is Martha Robinson
T is David Talman

8. Is there a Condorcet Candidate?

a. YES
b. NO
9. If so, who is the Condorcet Candidate?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

B is Jana Bumblebee
C is Devin Cowley
R is Martha Robinson
T is David Talman
There is no Condorcet Candidate