In the US election system for most of the states right now, there is only 2 logical scenarios Direct voting (popular votes) State based (like the senate) The

In the US election system for most of the states right now, there is only 2 logical scenarios Direct voting (popular votes) State based (like the senate) The current electoral college is an arbitrary blend of the two where it’s somewhat proportional (states EC count is roughly related to their population*) but also all states get 1 base vote, plus one per senator— resulting in states like Wyoming having 3 votes despite their tiny population, making each Wyoming citizens vote objectively more impactful than the states with populations above the median Except this isn’t even true— because it doesn’t matter. Since it’s winner takes all, swing states are all that matters to presidential campaigns. If you’re in a small state that is also dominated by one party, your outsized vote still does not matter The only effect of the electoral college is to overemphasize swing state’s votes.