popularity
/ˌpä-pyə-ˈler-ə-tē/
noun
the quality or state of being popular
noun
a contest or situation in which the person who wins or is most successful is the one who is most popular rather than the one who is most skillful, qualified, etc. —often used to say that someone or something is not popular
The election was just a popularity contest. Voters didn't really care about the issues.