EXAMPLE 4 Plurality Voting
| Number of Voters (5) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Voter 1 | Voter 2 | Voter 3 | Voter 4 | Voter 5 |
| First | Adam | Dan | Carol | Adam | Beth |
| Second | Beth | Carol | Beth | Carol | Dan |
| Third | Carol | Beth | Dan | Dan | Carol |
| Fourth | Dan | Adam | Adam | Beth | Adam |
Clearly, Adam wins with the plurality method because he received two first-place votes and each of the others received only one. But 60% of the voters (i.e., three of the five voters) rank Adam last!