Just How Powerful is Your Vote in the U.S. Senate?

111th U.S. Senate (Photo by U.S. Senate Photo Studio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you live in New York, your vote counts a lot less in the U.S. Senate than if you live in Vermont.  Both states have two senators. A senator from lightly-populated Vermont represents 312,000 people. A senator from heavily-populated New York represents 9,600,000 people.  Is that fair?