Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Electoral College vs. Popular Vote


A Simplified Version of the Electoral College vs. the Popular Vote
There are four states in the country of Rectanglia.  Rectanglia has 100 voters total and allocates 1 Electoral College Vote for every 3 voters.  The winner in of the four states takes all electoral college votes for that state (Winner-Take-All).  The real US Electoral College is of course more complex, but this serves the purpose of illustrating how the electoral college works.