Who will advance in the tournament? That鈥檚 up to you. Go to the Best Towns 2016 voting page听to select your favorite towns.听This year, we've听organized the contest by the type of town鈥攔iver, culture, beach, and mountain burgs will battle it out until there's one of each remaining. Then they'll face each other for the overall title.听The first five rounds of voting will last five days each, starting on听April 25, 2016听(12 a.m. EST). You may vote once per round per matchup. The winners will advance until only two towns remain (May 20, 2016). The winner will be the town with the most votes on听May 27.
Round Six Results
(16) Billings, MT, defeats (1) Jackson, WY, with 73.28% of the vote: 10,496 to 3,828
Round Five Results
(1) Jackson, WY, defeats听(1) Seattle, WA, with 59.84% of the vote: 12,508 to 8,394
(16) Billings, MT, defeats听(11)听Ludington, MI, with 50.53% of the vote: 22,059 to 21,599
Round Four Results
Mountain
(1) Jackson, WY, defeats (2) Steamboat Springs, CO, with 54.24% of the vote: 7,201 to 6,074
Culture
(1) Seattle, WA defeats (3) Taos, NM, with 57.78% of the vote: 6,000 to 4,385
Beach
(11)听Ludington, MI defeats (16) Grand Marais, MN,听with 51.01% of the vote: 13,346 to 12,816
River
(16) Billings, MT defeats (13) Bend, OR,听with 53.56% of the vote: 5,780 to 5,012
Round Three Results
Mountain
(2) Steamboat Springs, CO, defeats (3) Durango, CO, with 50.45% of the vote: 4,469 to 4,389
(1) Jackson, WY, defeats (4) Sun Valley, ID, with 70.7% of the vote: 5,267 to 2,183
Culture
(1) Seattle, WA defeats (4) Denver, CO, with 53.17% of the vote: 4,239 to 3,734
(3) Taos, NM, defeats (7) Hanalei, HI with 57.46% of the vote: 3,580 to 2,650
Beach
(16) Grand Marais, MN defeats (12) Yachats, OR with 52.02% of the vote: 3,715 to 3,426
(11) Ludington, MI defeats (2) Bellingham, WA with 51.82% of the vote: 4,366 to 4,059
River
(6) Bend, OR defeats (7) Gunnison, CO with 54.6% of the vote: 3,880 to 3,226
(16) Billings, MT defeats (13) Boise, ID with 61.79% of the vote: 4,092 to 2,530
Round Two听Results
Mountain
(2) Steamboat Springs, CO, defeats (7) Bishop, CA, with 75.1% of the vote: 8,168 to 2,708
(1) Jackson, WY, defeats (8) Sedona, AZ, with 66.72% of the vote: 7,607 to 3,795
(4) Sun Valley, ID, defeats (5) Tucson, AZ, with 66.68% of the vote: 6,799 to 3,397
(3) Durango, CO, defeats (6) Waterbury, VT, with 74.86% of the vote: 7,898 to 2,652
Culture
(3) Taos, NM, defeats (6) Aspen, CO, with 57.96% of the vote: 5,875 to 4,261
(4) Denver, CO defeats (5) Austin, TX, with 52.44% of the vote: 5,623 to 5,099
(7)听Hanalei, HI defeats (2) Ojai, CA, with 68.28% of the vote:5,856 to 2,720
(1) Seattle, WA defeats (9) Savannah, GA with 68.42% of the vote: 7,125 to 3,289
Beach
(16) Grand听Marais, MN defeats (9)听Duxbury, MA with 59.33% of the vote: 5,475 to 3,753
(2) Bellingham, WA defeats (10)听Ketchikan, AK with 53.53% of the vote: 4,677 to 4,060
(11)听Ludington, MI defeats (3) Bayfield, WI with 53.38% of the vote: 5,766 to 5,036
(12)听Yachats, OR defeats (4) Pacific Grove, CA with 52.68% of the vote: 4,167 to 3,743
River
(6) Bend, OR defeats (3)听Salida, CO with 64.83% of the vote: 6,575 to 3,567
(8) Leavenworth, WA defeats (16) Billings, MT with 57.11% of the vote: 10,396 to 7,807
(7) Gunnison, CO defeats (2) Portland, OR with 50.63% of the vote: 5,259 to 5,129
(13) Boise, ID defeats (5) New Orleans, LA with 61.91% of the vote: 5,916 to 3,640
(16) Billings, MT vs. (8) Leavenworth, WA:听We detected fraudulent votes in this competition and subtracted them from Leavenworth's total. After that adjustment, Billings is the victor鈥攃ongratulations!听
Round One Results
Mountain
(1) Jackson, WY, defeats (16) Mammoth Lakes, CA, with 65.01% of the vote: 8,058 to 4,337
(8)听Sedona, AZ, defeats听(9) Marquette, MI,听with 60.78% of the vote: 7,987 to 5,154
(5) Tucson, AZ, defeats (12) Jim Thorpe, PA, with 71.89% of the vote: 7,201 to 2,815听
(4) Sun Valley, ID, defeats听(13) Salt Lake City, UT, with 63.19% of the vote: 6,711 to 3,910
(6) Waterbury, VT, defeats (11) Staunton, VA, with 69.64% of the vote: 6,165 to 2,688听
(3) Durango, CO, defeats听(14) Waynesville, NC,听with 78.67% of the vote: 9,104 to 2,468
(7) Bishop, CA, defeats (10) Talkeetna, AK, with 53.07% of the vote: 5,668 to 5,013
(2) Steamboat Springs, CO, defeats (15) Silver City, NM, with 79.61% of the vote: 8,513 to 2,180听
Culture
(1) Seattle, WA,听defeats (16) Imperial Beach, CA, with 79.9% of the vote: 8,466 to 2,130
(9) Savannah, GA, defeats (8) Beacon, NY, with 74.95%听of the vote: 7,440 to 2,487
(5) Austin, TX, defeats (12) Atlanta, GA,听with 80.82% of the vote: 8,646 to 2,052
(4) Denver, CO, defeats (13) Chapel Hill, NC, with 68.84% of the vote: 7,700 to 3,485听
(6) Aspen, CO, defeats (11) Brunswick, ME, with 66.3% of the vote: 6,879 to 3,497
(3) Taos, NM, defeats (14) Amherst, MA, with 76.82%听of the vote: 7,359 to 2,221
(7) Hanalei, HI, defeats (10) Princeton, NJ, with 79.56% of the vote: 7,265 to 1,867
(2) Ojai, CA, defeats (15) Cleveland, OH, with 78.02% of the vote: 7,049 to 1,986听
Beach
(16) Grand Marais, MN, defeats (1) Bolinas, CA,听with 57.95% of the vote: 5,808 to 4,214
(9) Duxbury, MA, defeats (8) Miami, FL, with 50.27% of the vote: 4,115 to 4,070
(12) Yachats, OR,听defeats (5) Los Angeles, CA, with 73.53% of the vote: 6,896 to 2,482
(4) Pacific Grove, CA, defeats (13) Islamorada, FL, with听54.55% of the vote: 4,744 to 3,953
(11) Ludington, MI, defeats (6) Cape May, NJ, with 65.05% of the vote: 7,676 to 4,124
(3) Bayfield, WI, defeats (14) Fairhope, AL, with 62.68% of the vote: 5,501 to 3,276
(10) Ketchikan, AK, defeats (7) Wilmington, NC, with 57.02% of the vote: 5,323 to 4,013
(2) Bellingham, WA, defeats (15) Milwaukee, WI,听with 70.59% of the vote: 6,995 to 2,915
搁颈惫别谤听
(16) Billings, MT听defeats (1) Livingston, MT, with 62.14% of the vote: 5,698 to 3,471
(8) Leavenworth, WA,听defeats (9) Charlotte, NC, with 54.18% of the vote: 5,008 to 4,235
(5) New Orleans, LA, defeats (12) Nevada City, CA, with 63.41% of the vote: 5,897 to 3,403
(13) Boise, ID, defeats (4) Philipsburg, MT, with 70.33% of the vote: 6,202 to 2,617
(6) Bend, OR, defeats (11) St. Louis, MO, with 84% of the vote: 9,271 to 1,766
(3) Salida, CO, defeats听(14) Milford, OH, with 78.91% of the vote: 7,002 to 1,871
(7) Gunnison, CO, defeats (10) Harper's Ferry, WV, with 66.21% of the vote: 6,430 to 3,282
(2) Portland, OR, defeats (15) Sioux Falls, SD, with 71.58% of the vote: 7,786 to 3,092