approval.vote // St. Louis, MO Alderman - Ward 3

The St. Louis, MO Primary Municipal Election was held on March 4, 2025. Shane Cohn was the winner out of 3 candidates. Totals are calculated from Cast Vote Record data. Top two winners move to the General Election.

There were 1,624 ballots, with 2,065 approvals. There was an average of 1.3 approvals per ballot in this race.

Shane Cohn56.7%Dallas Adams42.7%Inez Bordeaux27.7%

Approval Distribution

This shows how many candidates voters approved, both overall and broken down by each candidate's supporters. This reveals whether some candidates attracted voters who approved multiple candidates versus those who approved fewer candidates. In approval voting, voters can select as many candidates as they wish.

Number of Candidates Approved
Candidate
1
2
3
All Candidates
(1,624 voters)
77.1%18.7%4.2%
Shane Cohn
(921 voters)
72.0%20.5%7.5%
Dallas Adams
(694 voters)
55.9%34.1%9.9%
Inez Bordeaux
(450 voters)
44.7%40.0%15.3%

Co-Approval Matrix

For every pair of candidates, this table shows the fraction of voters who approved one candidate that also approved the other. This reveals voting patterns and candidate coalitions.

Also approved
Approved
Shane Cohn
Dallas Adams
Inez Bordeaux
Shane Cohn20.8%14.7%
Dallas Adams27.7%26.4%
Inez Bordeaux30%40.7%

"Anyone But" Analysis

This shows which candidates were excluded when voters approved all candidates except one. These ballots reveal strong opposition patterns, where voters are saying "I'll support anyone except this candidate."

303 ballots approved all but one candidate (18.7% of all ballots).

Anyone but...
Inez Bordeaux40.6%Shane Cohn37.6%Dallas Adams21.8%

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