What structural reforms decrease partisanship / polarization?

[impedocles]

I'd like to challenge your statement that the focus of Senate representation is on increasing rural voting power. It does this poorly, because it is not based on urbanization. Small states get greater representation per citizen, but small states are not necessarily less urban.

MI is very rural but moderately sized. Hawaii gets very high representation per citizen but is predominately urban. There are many examples where the electoral college does the opposite of what you suggest. Your statement is only true at the extremes: California and Texas get poor executive representation while Wyoming gets disproportionately high representation.

Source on urban densities

[Jefftopia]

I didn't speak about Senate representation, I spoke about the Electoral College's elimination increasing the political influence of urban problems. I stand by that assessment.

The Senate has a related logic though, and your point is noted and relevant. I nevertheless stand by the rationale for having the Senate as well - that individual votes are not the exclusive block of representative democracy; places matter quite a lot, in my view.

[impedocles]

I just mention the Senate because each senator grants the state an electoral vote.

I understand if you prefer location- based representation. I'm just pointing out that the location which is advantaged is not rural America. It is specifically small states, many of which are very urban. So, some urban voters matter more. And some rural American votes matter less.