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That things that happen (agriculture, manufacturing, etc) in rural parts of the country are important to everyone, but will suffer if the people living there have no voting power.

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"things that happen" is for sure... extremist terrorist disgruntled white dudes is apparently what happens. Agriculture, manufacturing, etc in the US needs to fend for itself on its merits and/or support by a majority, not based on an inflated influence of rural populations. A strong case could be made that could inspire urban people to be in favor of uplifting these segments also. For example, I would gladly pay more for food or goods made in the US if the case was made to me that it was helping more rural population of my country, just like how I gladly accept paying higher taxes that benefit the unemployed and poor. You don't have to give an artificial amplification of power to make sure good things happen for everyone. Sadly, that is where my argument falls apart, people are selfish.

I get your point, but the current result is that Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and the other swing states affect the result. The rest of our votes effectively matter far less.

I lived in one of those states in 2016, and was surprised by how both parties actually seemed to care about trying to get votes, compared to all the other years I've lived elsewhere.

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