Proportional Allocation
Proportional Allocation is the best choice to reform the Electoral College
Another method is the proportional allocation method. This method would allocate each state’s electoral votes based on the proportion of votes that a candidate received. In this method if a candidate receives 40 percent of a state’s popular vote then they will receive 40 percent of the electoral votes instead of 0 percent.
This method would accurately mirror the actual popular vote. This method would greatly increase voter turnout by really making every vote matter. It would also encourage candidates to campaign in all states, not just swing states that could go to either candidate.
This method would accurately mirror the actual popular vote. This method would greatly increase voter turnout by really making every vote matter. It would also encourage candidates to campaign in all states, not just swing states that could go to either candidate.
Proportional Allocation is the wrong way to reform the Electoral College
There are some problems with the proportional allocation method. The proportional allocation method would allocate electoral votes based on the percentage the popular vote that a candidate receives. This would encounter problems in many of the smaller states with smaller populations. These states have fewer electoral votes that are less easily divisible. Take Wyoming for example. Wyoming has three electoral votes. How would these be divided? The difference between one and two electoral votes is 33 percent. How would rounding be done? These issues show that proportional allocation is the wrong way to reform the Electoral College.