VoteMeter uses a small set of simple rules so voters can understand what each number on the board means.
Each counted vote is one of two choices: support means a positive view of that leader, and oppose means a negative view.
There is no weighting in the beta product. A counted support vote and a counted oppose vote each add one vote to the aggregate.
Approval percentage is calculated as support votes divided by total counted votes, rounded to the nearest whole percent.
Example: if a leader has 60 support votes and 40 oppose votes, the approval score is 60%.
The rankings page sorts leaders by approval percentage. If two leaders have the same approval percentage, the one with more total votes appears higher.
Users can also switch the board to sort by weekly trend change or by total vote volume.
Weekly trend compares the current 7-day window with the previous 7-day window. We calculate approval for each window, then show the percentage-point change between them.
A label shows as rising or falling when the change is at least 0.5 percentage points. If the movement is smaller than that, or either window has fewer than 20 counted votes, the label stays steady.
VoteMeter applies simple limits to reduce duplicate voting and automated spam while keeping the experience anonymous.