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The question was:

Why don't pople vote? Rate how much you think these various factors make someone not vote. 10 for a sure stay at home, -10 for something you think encourages voting.

Histogram

Don't think it matters
Rating	Votes
10	20
9	10
8	10
7	5
6	4
5	3
4	1
3	2
2	5
1	2
0	0
-1	0
-2	1
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	1
votes	64
average	7.09375

Don't care
Rating	Votes
10	13
9	5
8	9
7	5
6	2
5	9
4	6
3	2
2	0
1	0
0	3
-1	0
-2	2
-3	0
-4	1
-5	1
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	1
votes	59
average	5.864406779661017

Actually unaware of what's going on
Rating	Votes
10	13
9	3
8	7
7	3
6	4
5	6
4	4
3	9
2	6
1	1
0	1
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	1
-6	0
-7	1
-8	0
-9	0
-10	2
votes	61
average	5.114754098360656

Feel too uninformed
Rating	Votes
10	6
9	2
8	7
7	5
6	3
5	7
4	6
3	5
2	7
1	4
0	2
-1	0
-2	2
-3	1
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	3
-8	1
-9	0
-10	1
votes	62
average	3.7580645161290325

Too busy
Rating	Votes
10	5
9	2
8	7
7	5
6	6
5	3
4	2
3	4
2	10
1	6
0	4
-1	0
-2	1
-3	1
-4	0
-5	0
-6	1
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	2
votes	59
average	3.8135593220338984

Everything is fine. Let someone else do it.
Rating	Votes
10	6
9	4
8	1
7	2
6	4
5	5
4	6
3	6
2	5
1	4
0	6
-1	1
-2	0
-3	2
-4	1
-5	4
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	1
-10	1
votes	59
average	2.9322033898305087

Feel like it won't have an effect
Rating	Votes
10	7
9	0
8	5
7	1
6	2
5	1
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	1
-9	0
-10	0
votes	17
average	7.411764705882353

Protest
Rating	Votes
10	4
9	1
8	1
7	3
6	5
5	5
4	3
3	5
2	8
1	3
0	3
-1	0
-2	0
-3	3
-4	0
-5	2
-6	1
-7	1
-8	1
-9	0
-10	3
votes	52
average	2.0961538461538463

Don't like any of the candidates
Rating	Votes
10	4
9	1
8	2
7	1
6	1
5	2
4	1
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	1
votes	14
average	6.0

too lazy!
Rating	Votes
10	3
9	0
8	0
7	1
6	0
5	1
4	2
3	0
2	2
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	1
-5	0
-6	1
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	1
votes	12
average	2.8333333333333335

It is during the work week
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	0
8	0
7	2
6	1
5	0
4	2
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	1
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	8
average	4.5

what's the difference between candidates
Rating	Votes
10	3
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	1
2	0
1	1
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	5
average	6.8

Don't know where to vote
Rating	Votes
10	2
9	0
8	1
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	1
3	1
2	1
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	1
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	7
average	4.285714285714286

religion
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	0
8	0
7	1
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	1
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	3
average	3.3333333333333335

Think it's already obvious who would win
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	0
8	0
7	1
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	2
average	8.5

voting?
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	1
5	0
4	1
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	2
average	5.0

don't know how to
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	1
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	2
average	4.0

Who cares!
Rating	Votes
10	1
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	1
average	10.0

don't know where to register
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	1
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	1
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	1
-4	0
-5	0
-6	0
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	3
average	2.0

they confused
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	1
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	1
average	-6.0

they have never vote before
Rating	Votes
10	0
9	0
8	0
7	0
6	0
5	0
4	0
3	0
2	0
1	0
0	0
-1	0
-2	0
-3	0
-4	0
-5	0
-6	1
-7	0
-8	0
-9	0
-10	0
votes	1
average	-6.0

Think it will hurt them in some paranoid way
Rating	Votes
10	3
9	0
8	1
7	0
6	0
5	2
4	1
3	2
2	3
1	5
0	14
-1	1
-2	1
-3	2
-4	1
-5	3
-6	3
-7	2
-8	2
-9	0
-10	5
votes	51
average	-1.1176470588235294

Instant Runoff Normalized Ratings

Name	IRNR Rating
Don't think it matters	44.73
Don't care	32.12
Actually unaware of what's going on	26.48
Feel too uninformed	17.24
Too busy	15.07
Everything is fine. Let someone else do it.	11.04
Feel like it won't have an effect	7.94
Protest	6.46
Don't like any of the candidates	4.84
too lazy!	2.26
It is during the work week	1.83
what's the difference between candidates	1.72
Don't know where to vote	1.35
religion	0.95
Think it's already obvious who would win	0.88
voting?	0.61
don't know how to	0.43
Who cares!	0.40
don't know where to register	0.21
they confused	-0.36
they have never vote before	-0.36
Think it will hurt them in some paranoid way	-3.21

Winner: Don't think it matters

Virtual Round Robin

	(0)	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)
(0) Don't think it matters		31	35	47	47	48	53	49	54	58	59	57	58	59	61	61	60	59	61	63	63	63
(1) Don't care	21		28	37	39	38	46	43	46	50	52	50	52	52	53	52	53	51	53	54	55	55
(2) Actually unaware of what's going on	20	25		31	35	41	42	42	50	53	54	51	55	53	57	56	55	54	57	56	57	57
(3) Feel too uninformed	11	21	20		30	33	35	42	45	49	50	47	51	49	53	52	52	52	53	52	54	54
(4) Too busy	6	19	23	27		28	34	40	46	49	50	51	50	51	53	52	53	52	53	52	54	54
(5) Everything is fine. Let someone else do it.	8	15	18	23	26		31	38	40	44	48	42	45	47	48	48	47	47	48	48	50	50
(6) Protest	6	11	13	21	20	23		33	32	40	39	36	37	40	41	40	39	39	41	40	42	42
(7) Feel like it won't have an effect	11	12	17	20	20	22	21		16	29	16	17	16	15	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	17
(8) Don't like any of the candidates	5	10	9	14	13	19	20	12		26	13	15	10	13	12	12	13	14	13	13	14	14
(9) Think it will hurt them in some paranoid way	1	6	5	7	5	10	11	27	25		31	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	31	30	32	32
(10) It is during the work week	3	7	6	12	8	12	15	4	7	21		10	6	7	7	6	7	8	6	8	8	8
(11) too lazy!	5	6	5	12	8	14	16	8	7	22	9		9	10	8	9	9	9	9	8	10	10
(12) what's the difference between candidates	5	8	6	10	9	13	13	6	4	22	6	7		6	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6
(13) Don't know where to vote	3	7	6	10	6	13	13	5	4	22	6	8	6		6	6	6	7	6	7	7	7
(14) don't know how to	2	6	4	9	5	11	11	3	2	22	3	5	1	3		2	2	3	2	2	3	3
(15) voting?	2	6	5	9	7	11	13	2	3	20	3	5	2	3	2		2	2	2	3	3	3
(16) Think it's already obvious who would win	3	6	5	10	6	12	13	2	2	22	3	5	2	2	2	2		3	2	3	3	3
(17) religion	4	7	6	9	7	12	13	3	3	22	3	4	2	3	2	2	2		2	3	3	3
(18) Who cares!	3	5	4	9	6	10	12	2	2	20	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	2		2	2	2
(19) don't know where to register	1	5	5	10	5	11	11	2	3	21	3	5	2	3	2	1	2	2	2		3	3
(20) they confused	1	4	4	8	4	9	10	1	1	19	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		0
(21) they have never vote before	1	4	4	8	4	9	10	1	1	19	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Don't think it matters	0
Don't care	-1
Actually unaware of what's going on	-2
Feel too uninformed	-3
Too busy	-4
Everything is fine. Let someone else do it.	-5
Protest	-6
Feel like it won't have an effect	-7
Don't like any of the candidates	-8
Think it will hurt them in some paranoid way	-9
It is during the work week	-10
too lazy!	-11
what's the difference between candidates	-11
Don't know where to vote	-12
don't know how to	-14
voting?	-14
Think it's already obvious who would win	-14
religion	-16
Who cares!	-17
don't know where to register	-17
they confused	-20
they have never vote before	-20

Winner: Don't think it matters

Raw Rating Summation

Name	Raw Rating Summation
Don't think it matters	454.00
Don't care	346.00
Actually unaware of what's going on	312.00
Feel too uninformed	233.00
Too busy	225.00
Everything is fine. Let someone else do it.	173.00
Feel like it won't have an effect	126.00
Protest	109.00
Don't like any of the candidates	84.00
It is during the work week	36.00
too lazy!	34.00
what's the difference between candidates	34.00
Don't know where to vote	30.00
Think it's already obvious who would win	17.00
Who cares!	10.00
voting?	10.00
religion	10.00
don't know how to	8.00
don't know where to register	6.00
they have never vote before	-6.00
they confused	-6.00
Think it will hurt them in some paranoid way	-57.00

Winner: Don't think it matters

Approval

Name	Approval Votes
Don't think it matters	62.0
Actually unaware of what's going on	56.0
Feel too uninformed	52.0
Don't care	51.0
Too busy	50.0
Everything is fine. Let someone else do it.	43.0
Protest	38.0
Think it will hurt them in some paranoid way	17.0
Feel like it won't have an effect	16.0
Don't like any of the candidates	13.0
too lazy!	9.0
It is during the work week	7.0
Don't know where to vote	6.0
what's the difference between candidates	5.0
religion	2.0
don't know where to register	2.0
voting?	2.0
Think it's already obvious who would win	2.0
don't know how to	2.0
Who cares!	1.0
they have never vote before	0.0
they confused	0.0

Winner: Don't think it matters

Instant Runoff Voting

Name	Best IRV Count
Don't think it matters	37.5
Don't care	27.5
Actually unaware of what's going on	18.333334
Feel too uninformed	7.5833335
Feel like it won't have an effect	6.5
Too busy	5.9333334
Everything is fine. Let someone else do it.	4.5
Don't like any of the candidates	3.4857142
religion	3
too lazy!	2.4583333
Think it will hurt them in some paranoid way	1.9623016
what's the difference between candidates	1.6666666
Don't know where to vote	1.3111111
Protest	0.90833336
Think it's already obvious who would win	0.33333334
Who cares!	0.33333334
It is during the work week	0.16666667
don't know how to	0
don't know where to register	0
they have never vote before	0
they confused	0
voting?	0

Winner: Don't think it matters

Why don't people vote?

Summary Results

Detailed Results

Histogram

Instant Runoff Normalized Ratings

Virtual Round Robin

Raw Rating Summation

Approval

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