Our annual Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll is all about numbers. Here are some of the biggest ones that show how much our readers take part in the poll.

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165,203

Total number of votes cast in the Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll, which ran online Nov. 19 to Dec. 10.

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16,814

Total number of people who voted in this year’s poll. That’s 2,000 more than the total number of people who live in Chippewa Falls.

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390

The number of questions in the poll, which range from Best Accountant to Your Favorite Local Elected Official.

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8,098

The total number of options available to vote on across those 390 categories.

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1,740

Number of votes cast for Best Breakfast Spot, the highest number in response to any question.

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78,794

Total number of people who have voted in one or more Best of the Chippewa Valley polls since 2011. This is more than the total number of people in the cities of Eau Claire and Altoona combined, according to the 2020 Census.

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Top 15 Most Popular Categories

• Best Breakfast Spot
• Best Dental Practice
• Best Burger
• Best Bakery
• Best Bartender
• Best Café / Coffeehouse
• Best Appetizer
• Best Bar for Drinkin
• Biggest Thing We Should Make Happen Soon
• Most Disappointing Thing in the Past Year
• Favorite Local Nonprofit
• Best Restaurant Atmosphere
• Best Food Truck
• Best All-Ages Hangout
• Best Gym

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Check out all the Best Of results here!