New York would have the same influence as Detroit or Philadelphia.
The big decision would be made in Cook County and Los Angeles County
If you want the inhabitants of New York, LA, & Chicago to elect your leader, then have at it. I live in a small southern town. I have little, if anything, in common with these people.
Same for small towns and rural areas everywhere in the country.
I live 70 miles from Detroit and about 30 miles from Ann Arbor. My little town has more in common with mars than it does either one of those hell holes.
New York would have the same influence as Detroit or Philadelphia.
The big decision would be made in Cook County and Los Angeles County