And what happens if these 4 states you're referring to don't want to financially support the "Republic" any more if they are not going to have their fair share of the power? Are they entitled to be free? Or do you prefer a DSA, Divided States of America like we have now? You can't expect them to pay for the other 46 states and only have 8% of political power. I guarantee you this will come up sooner than you think. Why California, the 7th biggest economy in the world should have the same political power as Wyoming or Montana, etc....Well, if you're referring to 2016, it was less than 3 million votes in a country of 327 million... but the "popular" vote has never mattered in our country. I'd argue 4 states determining the election outcome isn't a democracy but we live in a republic... not a democracy.
Believe me, people are getting more educated, are waking up and won't put up with it anymore.