Even if you take the 100 most populous cities in the country , they still only account for ~ 20 % of the popular vote . Campaigning to only big cities is a sure loser . Or assume you target not just the cities , but the entirety of the top 5 most populous states CA , TX , FL , NY , IL . Even if you get 100 % of the votes in those states , that ' s still less than 40 % of the vote . There ' s no real way to concentrate only on cities or only large states and win a popular election . The country is simply too spread out and diverse . And , notably , the current system forces candidates to concentrate almost solely on swing states like Ohio , Florida , Pennsylvania , and Virginia . Is that better ? <| sep |> Working as intended . Ah , man this game , better stock up on those $ 0 CCUs while you can , although I hope this is fixed for 2 . 6 . Also happy cake day .