Maybe a 760 ? <| sep |> If the electoral college were different , so elections would be as well . Yes , in the sense that republicans would lose every single time or have to stop being racistsexisthomophobic . They can pull off the upset win while continuing to discriminate though so why evolve with the itmes ? The only thing you can claim with any certainty , is that if the electoral college were eliminated THE DAY BEFORE the election , chainging the rules in midstride , we ' d have Dem presidents as you say which is a gigantic caveat . You really think Trump would be able to win over big cities with the kind of bullshit that won over the rust belt ? Trump would be crushed by a popular vote . Think of the population of Wyoming . Now think of the population of California . Hillary did better than Obama in democratic states . That said , you ' re right , the electoral college exists . It just seems crazy to me that there ' s an arbitrary almost handicap to allow republicans to not evolve with the times but still have a chance . I doubt that ' s how it was intended . Trumprepublicans are great at winning empty land , not so much cities .