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there are a few factors. there is the weighting ( how many electoral college votes per citizen) as well as how they get allocated. If California has a single vo
by 6gvONxR4sf7o 6y ago
there are a few factors. there is the weighting ( how many electoral college votes per citizen) as well as how they get allocated. If California has a single voter more for Biden and Trump, it's the same as if nobody in California voted for Trump. If your state has 100 electoral votes and the voters are split 50-50, the fair thing to do would be to allocate those electoral votes 50-50. Instead it's all winner take all, making people further feel like their vote doesn't matter. The probability that your vote is the swing vote is so low compared to a simple popular vote for the vast vast majority of voters, so at least with regards to the presidency, they have a lot less reason to even vote.
- 205guy 6y agoBut the electors of the electoral college are still not aligned with equal representation because of the various state populations. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would turn the mechanism of the electoral college into a result equivalent to a national popular vote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Intersta... The wikipedia article doesn't go into details about resolving issue around disenfranchised voters and vote counting, such as hanging chads or uncounted mail-in ballots. In other words, the compact states are binding themselves to a popular vote count that non-compact states have no incentive to get accurate.
- dane-pgp 6y agoUnder the current system, aren't states binding themselves to an electoral college vote count that unscrupulous states have no incentive to get accurate?