So definately not among the stories of this election is that California is basically a sucker state.
California has about 40 million people. It is a state that has high tax payers, some of the most precious tech companies. Actual californias contribution to the federal budget is a whopping $234.5B.
Yet the electorial college means that californians only have a quarter of influence compared to someone from Wyoming. (Wyoming has three electoral votes and a population of 586,107, while California has 55 electoral votes and 39,144,818 residents.)
It gets more ridiculous if you think about the senate. Wyoming has the same amount of senators as California so basically 20 million people per senator for California and 300k per senator for Wyoming. Wyoming people have 400 times more influence on the senate!
This is the reason why Gore or Clinton lost despite winning the popular vote and why some senators from red states can dictate policy.
Why is california accepting this and how can this be fixed?
California has about 40 million people. It is a state that has high tax payers, some of the most precious tech companies. Actual californias contribution to the federal budget is a whopping $234.5B.
Yet the electorial college means that californians only have a quarter of influence compared to someone from Wyoming. (Wyoming has three electoral votes and a population of 586,107, while California has 55 electoral votes and 39,144,818 residents.)
It gets more ridiculous if you think about the senate. Wyoming has the same amount of senators as California so basically 20 million people per senator for California and 300k per senator for Wyoming. Wyoming people have 400 times more influence on the senate!
This is the reason why Gore or Clinton lost despite winning the popular vote and why some senators from red states can dictate policy.
Why is california accepting this and how can this be fixed?