U.S.A. government elections, Seats Percentages versus Vo tes Percentages

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Josh asked-

Is there any way to sum the House and Senate over/under representation

figures?

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D- It depends a bit.

Votes for losers in gerrymander/ plurality areas are obviously ALL *wasted* 
-- under-represented votes.

Votes more than the votes for the second place choice are *wasted* (though 
unknown before the election). (with the winner getting a plurality only or a 
majority).

Thus -- it depends on how one looks at the math.