The U.S. Senate is horribly undemocratic: States with small populations are over-represented.
The U.S. Constitution gives an equal number of senators (2) to each state, regardless of population. This means that the states with very small populations (e.g., Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota) have the same power in the Senate as do the states with very huge populations (e.g., California, New York, Illinois). The small-population states tend to be more white and more Republican, while the bigger states tend to be more diverse and more Democratic. The correlations are not perfect, but the tendencies are strong. Republicans have half of U.S. Senators, but represent FAR LESS than half of U.S. population. The […]