Pollar

Ranked choice voting, explained one round at a time.

Pollar is an app that shows how ranked choice voting works. You rank the candidates in order of preference, and then watch the count unfold round by round, with each elimination and each transfer of votes made visible.

How the count works

1. Each voter ranks the candidates from first choice down.
2. Every ballot counts for its highest-ranked candidate still in the race.
3. If one candidate has more than half of the counted ballots, that candidate wins.
4. If not, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and their ballots move to each voter's next choice.
5. The rounds repeat until someone has a majority.

Polls

You can also create a poll, share it with a link or a QR code, and let people rank the options. Polls do not need an account. Each device votes once, and the results follow the rule the poll creator chose.