OK. So is it better to vote for a delegate with the least amount of ARK so that the ARK coins I vote with are a higher percentage of the total ARK for that delegate?
For example: Would it make more sense for someone to vote for ondin rather than dafty or arknet since ondin's delegate only has about 300,000 ARK coins while dafty's and arknet's have about 635,000 and 770,000? This way your ARK coins would make up a bigger percentage of the total delegates' ARK coins? Or is there a downside to voting for a delegate with less votes (assuming they stay within the top 51)?
Yes, it's better to vote for a delegate with less votes, so your votes count for a bigger %.
But... :
1. Not all delegates give the same % of rewards to voters. It's anywhere from 40-100%
2. Some delegates don't even give it out proportionaly. I saw one that has kind of a lottery every time. Winner takes all.
3. Delegates on the bottom of the 51 have a big chance of dropping out, so you risk getting 0.
OK. Assuming 2 delegates both don't drop out of top 51, both give out the same %, and my votes contribute the same percentage to both...Would that mean I'll get the exact same results no matter which one I vote for or is it like Bitcoin mining where different people can get much more/less Bitcoin depending on other factors (eg. like how powerful their hardware is)?