# Poll %'s on SDMB Polls **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 23, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511 "2011-06-23T01:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511/1 "2011-06-23T01:06:21Z")
I confess I am a mathmatical idiot,but how come the poll %'s don’t equal 100% in accordance to votes cast? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511/2 "2011-06-23T01:07:05Z")
Some of us only provide partial votes. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511/3 "2011-06-23T01:13:50Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Some of us only provide partial votes. Uhh…are you whooshing me? Cause that doesn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511/4 "2011-06-23T01:21:57Z")
No, _you_ “are you whooshing me?” Really, are you? If not, have you got a ferinstance? ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511/5 "2011-06-23T01:29:55Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > No, _you_ “are you whooshing me?” Really, are you? If not, have you got a ferinstance? > **[Your preferred "body" of water for summer fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613488)** > > (Poll will come floating round the bend shortly…) I love jogging on the beach and boogie boarding; when I lived in San Diego, I’d be down at the beach 3-4 times a week during the summer. I’m still fairly close to the ocean, but the water in Santa... Those add up to over 120% ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511/6 "2011-06-23T01:31:47Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > [Your preferred "body" of water for summer fun? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=613488) > > Those add up to over 120% That poll allows for multiple choices, so 43% of all responders chose the first option but they could also have chosen another one as well. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-s-on-sdmb-polls/586511/7 "2011-06-23T01:40:22Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > That poll allows for multiple choices, so 43% of all responders chose the first option but they could also have chosen another one as well. Wel shoot,I swear that was my 1st thought but did not notice it was a multiple choice poll.Ok,thanks.