Influence of the Size of Regional Systems on the Results of the Election Based on the Example of Simulation of Alternative Ordinance

Abstract

The results of the US elections in 2016 were a shock for many Poles, as the majority of us do not understand why Hillary Clinton lost despite having more votes in the popular vote. The explanation of this is quite simple, in the USA there is an electoral system of electing the president and vice-president. The author presents and compares ways of choosing the highest representatives elected to Presidential Palace and the White House. The article, apart from presenting the American ordination in practice, shows the possibilities of introducing such a solution in Poland. The text also includes a simulation of such an electoral system, using the results of the presidential election in Poland in 2015. This article also presents the composition and possible division of a hypothetical new authority that would be the Electoral College of the Third Republic of Poland. In addition, the text shows various negative phenomena resulting from the possibility of the influence of politicians on the ordination invoking “gerrymandering” and depicting it on one of the examples.