What's your vote worth? Ban the Electoral College! Small state's voters votes count more! Let the majority rule!
Because of the electoral college bonus of two extra electoral college votes per state, voters in small states actually have more say in electing a president.
Wyoming had the lowest votes per elector, so those 147,947 people
are the only ones who actually got one vote per person. Everyone who
doesn't live in Dick Cheney's home state can check
the table below to see what percentage of a vote you actually
got. Massachusetts voters, I'm sorry that your vote barely counts as
one third of Wyoming's.
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| STATE | ELECTORAL VOTES | VOTES | votes per elector (VPE) | Your vote counts as |
| WY | 3.00 | 147,947.00 | 49,315.67 | 1.00 |
| VT | 3.00 | 149,022.00 | 49,674.00 | 0.99 |
| HI | 4.00 | 205,286.00 | 51,321.50 | 0.96 |
| AK | 3.00 | 167,398.00 | 55,799.33 | 0.88 |
| NM | 5.00 | 286,783.00 | 57,356.60 | 0.86 |
| ND | 3.00 | 174,852.00 | 58,284.00 | 0.85 |
| DE | 3.00 | 180,068.00 | 60,022.67 | 0.82 |
| RI | 4.00 | 249,508 | 62,377.00 | 0.79 |
| SD | 3.00 | 190,700.00 | 63,566.67 | 0.78 |
| MI | 18.00 | 1,168,266.00 | 64,903.67 | 0.76 |
| WV | 5.00 | 336,473.00 | 67,294.60 | 0.73 |
| NH | 4.00 | 273,559.00 | 68,389.75 | 0.72 |
| NV | 4.00 | 301,575.00 | 75,393.75 | 0.65 |
| AR | 6.00 | 472,940.00 | 78,823.33 | 0.63 |
| ME | 4.00 | 319,951.00 | 79,987.75 | 0.62 |
| MT | 3.00 | 240,178.00 | 80,059.33 | 0.62 |
| ID | 4.00 | 336,937.00 | 84,234.25 | 0.59 |
| NE | 5.00 | 433,850.00 | 86,770.00 | 0.57 |
| DC | 2.00 | 171,923.00 | 85,961.50 | 0.57 |
| IO | 7.00 | 638,517.00 | 91,216.71 | 0.54 |
| OK | 8.00 | 744,337.00 | 93,042.13 | 0.53 |
| TN | 11.00 | 1,061,949.00 | 96,540.82 | 0.51 |
| AZ | 8.00 | 781,652.00 | 97,706.50 | 0.50 |
| SC | 8.00 | 786,892.00 | 98,361.50 | 0.50 |
| UT | 5.00 | 515,096.00 | 103,019.20 | 0.48 |
| LA | 9.00 | 927,871.00 | 103,096.78 | 0.48 |
| KA | 6.00 | 622,332.00 | 103,722.00 | 0.48 |
| IN | 12.00 | 1,245,836.00 | 103,819.67 | 0.48 |
| CT | 8.00 | 816,659.00 | 102,082.38 | 0.48 |
| OR | 7.00 | 720,342.00 | 102,906.00 | 0.48 |
| AL | 9.00 | 941,173.00 | 104,574.78 | 0.47 |
| MO | 11.00 | 1,189,924.00 | 108,174.91 | 0.46 |
| PA | 23.00 | 2,485,967.00 | 108,085.52 | 0.46 |
| CA | 54.00 | 5,861,203.00 | 108,540.80 | 0.45 |
| VA | 13.00 | 1,437,490.00 | 110,576.15 | 0.45 |
| KT | 8.00 | 872,520.00 | 109,065.00 | 0.45 |
| GA | 13.00 | 1,419,720.00 | 109,209.23 | 0.45 |
| CO | 8.00 | 883,748.00 | 110,468.50 | 0.45 |
| OH | 21.00 | 2,350,363.00 | 111,922.05 | 0.44 |
| WI | 11.00 | 1,242,987.00 | 112,998.82 | 0.44 |
| WA | 11.00 | 1,247,652.00 | 113,422.91 | 0.43 |
| MD | 10.00 | 1,143,888.00 | 114,388.80 | 0.43 |
| FL | 25.00 | 2,912,790.00 | 116,511.60 | 0.42 |
| NC | 14.00 | 1,631,163.00 | 116,511.64 | 0.42 |
| TX | 32.00 | 3,799,639.00 | 118,738.72 | 0.42 |
| MN | 10.00 | 1,168,266.00 | 116,826.60 | 0.42 |
| IL | 22.00 | 2,589,026.00 | 117,683.00 | 0.42 |
| NY | 33.00 | 3,924,215.00 | 118,915.61 | 0.41 |
| NJ | 15.00 | 1,788,850.00 | 119,256.67 | 0.41 |
| MA | 12.00 | 1,616,487.00 | 134,707.25 | 0.37 |
| Bush | 271 | 50,456,002 | AVG VPE BUSH: | 186,184.51 |
| Gore | 266 | 50,999,897 | AVG VPE GORE: | 191,728.94 |
VPE = Vote Per Elector
How could less people give George W Bush more electoral votes? It's
simple. Because of the fact that electoral votes are based on number of
Representatives AND Senators, little states get that two vote bonus that's
diluted in big states.
Of course, if you really want your vote to count, you can move to Ohio, where you have to register at least 30 days before the election and intend to move there. Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa, Michigan, Arkansas, New Mexico, and New Hampshire are the tightest races in 2004. So, the state where the margin of victory is slimmest is where your vote really counts the most.
Of course, we could abolish the Electoral College.