re: Why does the US have low population distribution? (EC related)

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You do know the difference between polls and votes, right?

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I didn't, until I looked up the definition of "Poll":

poll
/pol/
noun: poll; plural noun: polls; plural noun: the polls
1. the process of voting in an election.
"the country went to the polls on March 10"

synonyms: vote, ballot, show of hands, referendum, plebiscite; election

•a record of the number of votes cast in an election.

synonyms: voting figures, vote, returns, count, tally
"the poll was unduly low"

•the places where votes are cast in an election.

verb: poll; 3rd person present: polls; past tense: polled; past participle: polled; gerund or present participle: polling
1. record the opinion or vote of.