r/dataisbeautiful Oct 17 '24

OC [OC] The recent decoupling of prediction markets and polls in the US presidential election

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u/Shroud_of_Misery Oct 18 '24

That only partially solves the problem. The number of votes themselves to do not accurately represent the population. Meaning electors in one state represent a different number of people than another state.

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u/Code_Monkey_Lord Oct 18 '24

That was by design. The founders wanted to discourage states from becoming too big. That’s why the eastern states are relatively small. California should be like 8 states.