But in terms of the actual outcome , the vote from the person in Wyoming doesn ' t matter at all . No one state matters at all if you want to be technical . All that matters is getting 270 votes . That is an absolutely massive problem that needs to be addressed . Citizens have value attributed to their votes based on where they live . Imagine if value was determined by race , ethnicity , creed , sexual orientation , gender , etc . Of course you wouldn ' t approve of that . But the state the person lives in ? Nah , totally fine that their vote is three times as valuable . They ' re just a small minority that hasn ' t decided an election yet . By the way , your election DID just get decided by a minority of voters in smaller states . Your electoral system literally puts the power into the hands of few which goes entirely against the whole freaking point if you ask me . This doesn ' t bother you , and that baffles me .