The Electoral College system in America is based upon the foundation that rather than counting the votes on a per-voter basis, the votes are counted by states. To better represent each state’s populations, “Each state is awarded a certain number of votes in the Electoral College, depending on the size of its population” (Drew 1). Although many oppose the electoral college system due to the lack of representation of republicans in highly democratic states (and vice versa), the system works because the populations are represented. For example, Wyoming is not given nearly as many electoral votes as a larger state like California. Contrarily, votes can be essentially ‘thrown-out’ if a voter votes against what the popular opinion is in their
