Add a third dimension, population density, and you see where the Democrat votes come from...
One thing a lot ‘direct election’ and ‘get rid of the electoral college’ types miss is that the electoral collage helps prevent the urban areas from dominating the rest of the country.
Exactly right. That is a good observation. The electoral college prevents the tyranny of the urban areas over the rural areas.
The electoral college is not perfect, but it’s a lot better than the alternatives.