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[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

Please tell me votes from certain states aren't worth more than votes from other states in America...

[-] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Sort of. The idea is to avoid giving California power to decide policy for the entire country.

[-] skidicarus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Not in a straightforward manner, no. One vote is just one vote. Most states are winner takes all, so the simple majority winner of, say, California takes all the electoral votes in California. It just so happens that California has less electoral votes per capita than states like Wyoming.

[-] TronBronson@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Well the senate is composed of 2 legislators from each state, so technically and in practice smaller states can band together effectively and distort policy that a majority of the people would be for. Theres a strong argument that my vote in Maine carries more political weight than a vote in california when it comes to the senate. This has allowed the southern states to drag their feet on policy over the years, and caused a lot of questions about representation in the country. So moving down the line, our presidential elections use an electoral college where house seats (which are restricted and tied to the population + senate seats = EC votes) So when it comes to electing presidents a state like maine with 1M people is punching way above its representation weight compared to california. Most of the EC votes are winner takes all which is the reason why california votes blue and alabama votes red for the president. Its also the reason why Nebraska and maine split their votes to offer people fair represenation in their districts.

TLDR: Yes and its mathematically supported

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago
[-] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Even i forget they are a state sometime.

[-] rmuk@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago

votes from certain states aren’t worth more than votes from other states in America

There you go. Though, for the record: votes from certain states are worth more than votes from other states in America.

this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2026
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