With National Popular Vote, big cities would not get all of candidates’ attention, much less control the outcome. 16% of the U.S. population lives outside the

With National Popular Vote, big cities would not get all of candidates’ attention, much less control the outcome. 16% of the U.S. population lives outside the nation's Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Rural America has voted 60% Republican. None of the 10 most rural states matter now. The population of the top five cities (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia) is only 6% of the population of the United States and the population of the top 50 cities (going as far down as Arlington, TX) is only 15% of the population of the United States. 16% of the U.S. population lives in the top 100 cities. They voted 63% Democratic in 2004. Suburbs divide almost exactly equally between Republicans and Democrats. Big cities do not always control the outcome of elections. The governors and U.S. Senators are not all Democratic in every state with a significant city. The main media at the moment, TV, costs much more per impression in big cities than in smaller towns and rural area. Candidates get more bang for the buck in smaller towns and rural areas.