Since electors are chosen in slates, or blocs, that are mostly loyal units, calculating the power meaningfully is more complex than just the number of electors.

There are quite a number of different ways this can be done, with somewhat different outcomes; Banzhaf’s “One Man, 3.312 Votes” paper was one of the earlier efforts pointing towards greater power for voters in larger states.

For the most part, the iniquities are tied more to battleground status than just size; it is the large battleground states that decide elections by most accounts. What can be established very easily, however, is that however you calculate power, some voters matter quite a bit more than other voters, and that’s just not cricket.