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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145,304

Total number of votes cast in the Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll, which ran online Nov. 18 to Dec. 5.

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15,364

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

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399

The number of questions in the poll, which range from Best Bench to Best Cheese Curds.

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9,002

The total number of options available to vote on across those 399 categories.

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1,475

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

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87,375

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 Café / Coffeehouse
• Best Burger
• Best Teacher / Professor
• Best Appetizer, Not Cheese Curds (location and item)
• Best Bakery
• Best Real Estate Agent (Individual)
• Best Food Truck
• Best Place to Impress Out-of-town Guests
• Best Baristas
• Best Restaurant Atmosphere
• Best Chef
• Best Restaurant in Eau Claire
• Biggest Thing We Should Make Happen Soon
• Kind of Eatery / Bar We Most Need

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Check out all the Best Of results here!