It works until you can't replace legislators because of gerrymandering or other legal barriers. For example, if you look at registered voters in Louisiana 38.9

It works until you can't replace legislators because of gerrymandering or other legal barriers. For example, if you look at registered voters in Louisiana 38.9% are democrats, 33.7% are republicans, and 27.3% are independent (and only ~64% of the independent are white). [1] Yet it's a solid red state where democrats only really have a chance at electing governors. And then you have situations like making it illegal for the people you don't want to vote. 10.6% of voting age Mississippians can't legally vote. 16% of Black voting age Mississippians [2] [1] https://electionstatistics.sos.la.gov/Data/Registration_Statistics/statewide/2023_0701_sta_comb.pdf https://electionstatistics.sos.la.gov/Data/Registration_Stat... [2] https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/19/study-11-of-all-mississippians-16-of-black-mississippians-cant-vote-because-of-felony-convictions/ https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/19/study-11-of-all-miss...