How to Read SplitVote Results
A SplitVote percentage shows how people who voted on this platform chose. Here is what to take from the data — and what to leave alone.
When you vote on a SplitVote dilemma, you see a percentage split. Here is what that number actually means — and what it doesn't.
What the percentage represents
The percentage shows how all votes cast on that dilemma broke down between option A and option B. If the trolley problem shows 55% pull the lever and 45% do nothing, that is the distribution of votes from SplitVote users who answered.
It is not a representative sample of all humans. It reflects the people who found and voted on this platform — which skews toward people who seek out moral dilemma content.
What a 50/50 split means
A near-equal split usually signals a genuine value conflict — two defensible positions with comparable weight. Neither side is obviously wrong. The dilemma is doing its job.
What an 80/20 split means
A strong majority in one direction can mean the framing favours one option, or that most people share a strong intuition on this specific question. It doesn't mean the minority is wrong — moral intuitions vary across cultures, age groups, and life experience.
Vote count
Results with a few dozen votes are early signals. Results with tens of thousands of votes are more stable — but still reflect SplitVote's audience, not a scientific survey.
Personality and results
Your votes feed into a moral personality profile. When you see your archetype, it reflects the pattern of your choices — not how you compare to a clinical standard. It is a mirror of your answers on this platform.
SplitVote result data reflects votes from SplitVote users, not a representative scientific sample. Results are for entertainment and aggregate curiosity only.
Related dilemmas
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