One Person One Vote (Or Not)
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We all know that the Electoral College gives more clout to voters in the least populous states, and in turn gives a right wing tilt to the presidential election. Some people who are far smarter than me have determined that the Electoral College gives an automatic 1 to 3 percent advantage to republican candidates.
SO, I was curious to see how much my vote counted in presidential elections compared to voters in other states and was quite surprised at the disparity.
I looked up the 2010 census numbers, and put those into a spreadsheet along with the number of electors in each state. Here's what I came up with (someone please tell me if I'm full of crap on these results):
Percent Your Vote
For President
Counts vs.
Voters in
Least Populous
State
100.0 ---- Wyoming
90.2 ---- Vermont
84.1 ---- North Dakota
80.5 ---- District of Columbia
78.8 ---- Alaska
71.8 ---- Rhode Island
69.3 ---- South Dakota
63.1 ---- Delaware
57.3 ---- New Hampshire
57.1 ---- Montana
56.8 ---- Maine
55.4 ---- Hawaii
51.7 ---- Nebraska
50.9 ---- West Virginia
48.2 ---- Idaho
45.8 ---- New Mexico
41.9 ---- Nevada
41.0 ---- Utah
39.7 ---- Kansas
38.8 ---- Arkansas
38.2 ---- Mississippi
37.2 ---- Iowa
37.0 ---- Connecticut
36.7 ---- South Carolina
35.6 ---- Minnesota
35.5 ---- Alabama
35.2 ---- Oklahoma
34.8 ---- Kentucky
34.5 ---- Oregon
33.8 ---- Colorado
33.7 ---- Washington
33.3 ---- Louisiana
33.2 ---- Wisconsin
32.7 ---- Maryland
32.7 ---- Tennessee
32.5 ---- Arizona
32.1 ---- Indiana
31.8 ---- Massachusetts
31.5 ---- Missouri
31.2 ---- Georgia
30.6 ---- Virginia
30.6 ---- Michigan
30.1 ---- New Jersey
29.8 ---- Pennsylvania
29.7 ---- North Carolina
29.5 ---- Ohio
29.5 ---- Illinois
29.1 ---- Florida
28.5 ---- Texas
28.3 ---- New York
27.9 ---- California
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