The kicker is that the Electoral votes are determined by popular vote — by state.
That is by design, so the states with the largest cities would not dominate the elections. It is coincidental that more liberals live in those large cities than in rural states.
It is coincidental that more liberals live in those large cities than in rural states.
City dwellers are less independent, less tied to the land, more dependent on political power, and more subject to establishment media propaganda.