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« on: November 30, 2016, 01:55:32 AM »
« edited: December 01, 2016, 09:55:37 PM by Kerrington »
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Vermont
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Nebraska
Maine
New Hampshire
Alaska
North Dakota
Hawaii
South Dakota
New Mexico
Delaware
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Kansas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Connecticut
Utah
Alabama
Minnesota
South Carolina
Iowa
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Oregon
Louisiana
Washington
Tennessee
Maryland
Indiana
Colorado
Missouri
Massachusetts
Arizona
Michigan
New Jersey
Virginia
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
North Carolina
New York
Florida
Texas
California

Okay, I'll give you a hint: Write the number of electoral votes next to the states' names.
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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2016, 11:13:40 AM »
Sorted by population? Lowest to highest?
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« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2016, 05:55:25 PM »
Quote from: BL53931 on November 30, 2016, 11:13:40 AM
Sorted by population? Lowest to highest?

Nope, RI>WY
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2016, 09:28:55 PM »
Okay, I'll give you a hint: Write the number of electoral votes next to the states' names.
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« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2016, 09:46:01 PM »
I see that New York is missing for some reason.
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2016, 09:54:37 PM »
What the f...
I don't even know how NY wasn't copied from my Excel chart, but thanks for your help!
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2016, 02:52:37 AM »
number of people per EV?
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2016, 02:39:18 PM »
Not that bad. It's a step in the right direction...
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2016, 04:29:10 PM »
It's the states from least to most EV.
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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2016, 04:36:53 PM »
Quote from: Lok1999 on December 02, 2016, 04:29:10 PM
It's the states from least to most EV.

Nah, not that.
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« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2016, 05:38:57 PM »
EV per actual votes?
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« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2016, 07:53:46 PM »

No, Florida had more votes than Texas while having fewer EVs, and it is listed above it.
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« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2016, 05:23:44 AM »
I don't think it's right, but are the states in green the states that get more EV than what their population would provide, while the states in red get less than what they should?
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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2016, 06:33:30 AM »
Quote from: Lok1999 on December 03, 2016, 05:23:44 AM
I don't think it's right, but are the states in green the states that get more EV than what their population would provide, while the states in red get less than what they should?

And why is one state's name in bold type?
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« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2016, 08:21:02 AM »
Quote from: Kerrington on December 03, 2016, 06:33:30 AM
Quote from: Lok1999 on December 03, 2016, 05:23:44 AM
I don't think it's right, but are the states in green the states that get more EV than what their population would provide, while the states in red get less than what they should?

And why is one state's name in bold type?

Washington should get two more?
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« Reply #15 on: December 03, 2016, 10:48:38 AM »
Quote from: ͡◔ ᴥ ͡◔ on December 03, 2016, 08:21:02 AM
Quote from: Kerrington on December 03, 2016, 06:33:30 AM
Quote from: Lok1999 on December 03, 2016, 05:23:44 AM
I don't think it's right, but are the states in green the states that get more EV than what their population would provide, while the states in red get less than what they should?

And why is one state's name in bold type?

Washington should get two more?

lolno. Lok1999 did a step in the very right direction. Just one detail is still missing.
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« Reply #16 on: December 03, 2016, 01:51:33 PM »
It's a list of states based on how over/underrepresented they are in the EC, and I'm guessing Washington is the closest to being perfectly represented?
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« Reply #17 on: December 03, 2016, 03:26:11 PM »
Quote from: The Resistance on December 03, 2016, 01:51:33 PM
It's a list of states based on how over/underrepresented they are in the EC, and I'm guessing Washington is the closest to being perfectly represented?

Bingo! That’s the one I’ve been looking for. 👍🏻

Washington's electoral vote share almost perfectly matches its share of the U.S. population.

7,170,351 / 321,418,820 = 2.23084 %
                        12 / 538 = 2.23048 %

I was kinda surprised when I learned that Rhode Island is even more overrepresented than Wyoming already is. I hope RI is gonna lose its superfluous elector in the next century.
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« Reply #18 on: December 03, 2016, 04:30:01 PM »
Quote from: Kerrington on December 03, 2016, 03:26:11 PM
Quote from: The Resistance on December 03, 2016, 01:51:33 PM
It's a list of states based on how over/underrepresented they are in the EC, and I'm guessing Washington is the closest to being perfectly represented?

Bingo! That’s the one I’ve been looking for. 👍🏻

Washington's electoral vote share almost perfectly matches its share of the U.S. population.

7,170,351 / 321,418,820 = 2.23084 %
                        12 / 538 = 2.23048 %

I was kinda surprised when I learned that Rhode Island is even more overrepresented than Wyoming already is. I hope RI is gonna lose its superfluous elector in the next century.


RI will lose an elector after 2020. They will be at MT for their level of representation.
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