Formula needs a little tweaking because I lost 6 electoral votes due to third party candidates and rounding errors, but it doesn't change the outcome of the election.
I just inputted my idea of proportional electoral college vote dispersion and here's what popped out: tldr, Obama still wins, but the margin reflects the popular vote more closely.
535 271 258 529
The result is Obama winning 271 to 258 with 6 votes miscalculated. Not bad.
I just inputted my idea of proportional electoral college vote dispersion and here's what popped out: tldr, Obama still wins, but the margin reflects the popular vote more closely.
| State | Obama | Romney | Electoral | Obama | Romney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 38% | 61% | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Alaska | 41% | 55% | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Arizona | 44% | 54% | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 37% | 61% | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| California | 59% | 38% | 55 | 33 | 21 |
| Colorado | 51% | 47% | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Connecticut | 58% | 40% | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Delaware | 59% | 40% | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Florida | 50% | 49% | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| Georgia | 45% | 53% | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Hawaii | 71% | 28% | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Idaho | 33% | 65% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Illinois | 57% | 41% | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Indiana | 44% | 54% | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Iowa | 52% | 47% | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Kansas | 38% | 60% | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 38% | 61% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Louisiana | 41% | 58% | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Maine | 56% | 41% | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Maryland | 62% | 37% | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 61% | 38% | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Michigan | 45% | 54% | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Minnesota | 53% | 45% | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Mississippi | 44% | 56% | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Missouri | 44% | 54% | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Montana | 42% | 55% | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 38% | 61% | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Nevada | 52% | 46% | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 52% | 46% | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 58% | 41% | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| New Mexico | 53% | 43% | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| New York | 63% | 36% | 29 | 19 | 10 |
| North Carolina | 48% | 51% | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| North Dakota | 39% | 59% | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ohio | 50% | 48% | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 33% | 67% | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Oregon | 55% | 43% | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 52% | 47% | 20 | 11 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | 63% | 36% | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 44% | 55% | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| South Dakota | 40% | 58% | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 39% | 60% | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Texas | 41% | 57% | 38 | 15 | 22 |
| Utah | 25% | 73% | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Vermont | 67% | 31% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Virginia | 51% | 48% | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Washington | 56% | 42% | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| West Virginia | 36% | 62% | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 53% | 46% | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Wyoming | 28% | 69% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
535 271 258 529
The result is Obama winning 271 to 258 with 6 votes miscalculated. Not bad.
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