Although there are many factors, such as the relative organizational capabilities of the two parties and over-politicization of the redistricting process, a large part of the explanation rests in constitutional compromises that were made by the small, agrarian states in 1789, which do not comport with the facts of the 21st century. Although the mechanics of the original Electoral College gave the citizens in Delaware 1.6 times as much power as those in Virginia, then the most populous state, today the citizens of the least inhabited state, Wyoming, have 3.6 times the impact as those in the most, California.

The geographic maps developed after elections that often show a sea of red are very misleading. Today half of the U.S. population lives in just 146 of the nation's 3,056 counties. And that trend is accelerating. New York City, for example, has a population 15 times larger than Wyoming in a land mass that is that is 1/3,200ths in size. The states carried by Secretary Clinton had a population density more than double that of her opponent.

The states that voted for Ms. Clinton make net fiscal transfers into the national accounts of a positive $110 billion, while the states in the recent GOP electoral map withdrew $208 billion more than they contributed.

Although there are many factors, such as the relative organizational capabilities of the two parties and over-politicization of the redistricting process, a large part of the explanation rests in constitutional compromises that were made by the small, agrarian states in 1789, which do not comport with the facts of the 21st century. Although the mechanics of the original Electoral College gave the citizens in Delaware 1.6 times as much power as those in Virginia, then the most populous state, today the citizens of the least inhabited state, Wyoming, have 3.6 times the impact as those in the most, California.

The geographic maps developed after elections that often show a sea of red are very misleading. Today half of the U.S. population lives in just 146 of the nation's 3,056 counties. And that trend is accelerating. New York City, for example, has a population 15 times larger than Wyoming in a land mass that is that is 1/3,200ths in size. The states carried by Secretary Clinton had a population density more than double that of her opponent.

The states that voted for Ms. Clinton make net fiscal transfers into the national accounts of a positive $110 billion, while the states in the recent GOP electoral map withdrew $208 billion more than they contributed.