Electoral
College interactive map Instructions. |
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I created this interactive
map of the United States to prove to people that the Electoral
Collegeis a joke. It is completely and totally antiquated and useless. |
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It seems to me that if
we are going to use a system that uses these Electoral Votes then the
amount of Votes that a certin state recieves should be based on the
amount of that states residents that actually voted. Not the population,
or the census, or whatever system the government is using to decide
how many Electoral Votes a state receives. Population is not how to
decide what a state is worth, and this map will prove to you why the
Electoral College is a stupid idea. |
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My idea is that you don't
award the Electoral Votes until all the votes have been accounted for.
Or just get rid of the Electoral College all together, which makes
the most sense. In 2004 115,809,878 votes were counted in the 2004
Presidential Election. There are 538 Electoral Votes that need to be
distrubited within the United States. The math should start after all
votes have been counted. If you take the total number of votes and
divide that by the amount of Electoral Votes you get a number which
is the value of 1 Electoral Vote. Are you still with me here? Look
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Total Votes / Total
Electoral Votes = Electoral Vote Value |
115,809,878 / 538 =
215,256 votes = 1 Electoral Vote |
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On the map you will see
a number associated with each state. This number represents the value
change of that states Electoral Votes. New Mexico for example is currently
worth 5 Electoral Votes, under my system it would only be worth 3.4
votes a -1.6 difference. |
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The top right
box contains information about the 2004 Election. Total votes, Electoral
Votes, Votes for Kerry, Votes for Bush, Votes for all others. This
box also contains facts for how unfair the Electoral College is. The
top right paragraph takes that states total votes, divides it by how
many Electoral Votes that state is currently worth and returns a value
that will show you how many votes 1 Electoral Vote is worth for that
state. I also show you how much of that states population turned out
and voted. Some states are very sad. |
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Example: New Mexico |
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The second box shows the math breakdown
of how many Electoral Votes that state should be worth, if
the government actually treated all the states and their voters equally.
Some states should be worth less, and some states should be worth more,
based on voter turnout, not on state population, or cenus results.
Make every state count. |
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There is more information on the map then
just the Electoral Vote values. In the third box on the right I have
included some state facts, such as 2003 populations, size, birds, flowers,
songs, and really stupid laws that are actually on the books in the
chosen state. There are links to sites that will give you more facts. |
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