Five@slrpnk.net to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago"Did Not Vote" won 11 of the 12 last U.S. Presidential Electionsslrpnk.netimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1385arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1377arrow-down1image"Did Not Vote" won 11 of the 12 last U.S. Presidential Electionsslrpnk.netFive@slrpnk.net to Data is Beautiful@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square255@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoThat is how it works, also electoral votes for each state are not scaled to the population of that state which means low population (often red) states get a disproportionate influence on national elections
minus-square418_im_a_teapotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThe limit on the number of seats in the House also amplifies the effect of giving less populous districts more voting power.
That is how it works, also electoral votes for each state are not scaled to the population of that state which means low population (often red) states get a disproportionate influence on national elections
The limit on the number of seats in the House also amplifies the effect of giving less populous districts more voting power.