Conservative and independent voters in NY IL and CA are disenfranchised and many do not bother to vote. But you will never hear about them in the MSM.
Maybe break those states apart? Rural CA, downstate IL and upstate NY all went for Trump.
“...Conservative and independent voters in NY ... disenfranchised...”
That is correct. Upstate NY is (mostly) conservative - minus hippie valley in Ithaca and some areas around Rochester - and is ALWAYS disenfranchised by NYC.
This is inherently unfair - the whole country would be experiencing the same disenfranchisement that upstate New Yorkers have to deal with if it weren’t for the electoral college. The founders realized this.
Although I always vote out of a sense of duty, many of my daughter’s conservative relatives (in laws) in rural Otsego county don’t register because they have become discouraged over the years by always being outvoted by NYC.
The states’ electoral votes ought to be awarded in a proportional split within the state.