(des)mosthenes to Data is BeautifulEnglish • 1 year agoThis is what the United States looks like if you scale states by populationimagemessage-square19arrow-up1267arrow-down15
arrow-up1262arrow-down1imageThis is what the United States looks like if you scale states by population(des)mosthenes to Data is BeautifulEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square19
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-21 year agoFun fact: The population of the entire state of Wyoming is about the same as that of the 100th largest city in the US Wyoming: 576,851 Scranton, PA metro area: 567,559
minus-square(des)mosthenesOPlinkEnglish9•1 year agoAn elector in Wyoming represents around 150,000 voters, whereas a California elector represents the votes of some 500,000 residents. That makes their votes over 3 times more powerful… lol
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoAny yet those assholes get the same number of senators as California. Wildly out-of-balance system.
Fun fact: The population of the entire state of Wyoming is about the same as that of the 100th largest city in the US
Wyoming: 576,851
Scranton, PA metro area: 567,559
An elector in Wyoming represents around 150,000 voters, whereas a California elector represents the votes of some 500,000 residents. That makes their votes over 3 times more powerful… lol
Any yet those assholes get the same number of senators as California. Wildly out-of-balance system.