And a good day to you too ! <| sep |> You should be corrupting the 3 essences at a chance for 4 . That ' s how I got mine . <| sep |> Your vote counts in your state the same as everyone else in your state . Get it ? United States . States united . The states rule the country , the people rule the states . If you live in one of the four big states NY , TX , CA , or IL your vote for president probably is worth just slightly less than someone from the other states . If you live in any of the other 46 states plus DC , your vote counts slightly more . The difference is minuscule , fractions of a percent , so all the whining about it is just sour grapes . The point of it all is that local rule is more effective and efficient than distant anonymous rule . So states were given the right to choose their president and retain other rights . If this were not the case , the four states I listed above would always pick the president , every time . Under the current system , it ' s not clear which state or states will be decisive , so candidates have to represent the whole country . tldr if you live in one of the 5 or 6 biggest cities , the electoral college limits your power , it gives everyone else more power .