Does "your" vote matter?

[KFC911]

Does "your" state's vote matter?

I'm talking about presidential elections only.

If this gets moved .... I understand why .... sorry 'hawk

I've always voted, but it didn't matter ... nor my state either... not once! I've given this a WHOLE lot of thought ... or just half a thought ... mebbe even less

[rwest]

It may not directly affect the outcome, but for better or worse, the Country as a whole will be aware of what the majority of the residents think in your state think should be President.

[Tobra]

No, I live in California for now

[Paul T]

I get that some people think their vote doesn’t matter based on a particular State, but I’m a firm believer that everyone should vote, regardless. The voter participation rate in this country is abysmal…certainly not correlated to the level of daily complaining by most peeps.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

It definitely matters, in whatever state you live in. Voting is one element of patriotism and exercising your rights and responsibilities as a citizen.

Voting puts citizenship in perspective of how lucky we all are to live in our great country and not take it for granted.

I get an overwhelming sense of pride every 2 years and especially every 4, showing up at the school, giving my address, confirming my name and receiving my ballot from 2 little old ladies ending with slipping it into the machine and woosh, it's done.

What a great country we live in, in good times and bad, how can you not vote.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by KC911

Does "your" state's vote matter?

I'm talking about presidential elections only.

If this gets moved .... I understand why .... sorry 'hawk

I've always voted, but it didn't matter ... nor my state either... not once! I've given this a WHOLE lot of thought ... or just half a thought ... mebbe even less

I am a Red guy in a Blue state so my vote rarely makes a difference, but it does count and does matter. So, I always vote.

[KFC911]

I agree with everyone about voting ... and I do vote.

But I also know it's never really mattered ... not even once. I feel like a b-ball player put in a lopsided game for the last 30 seconds.... So I played and scored .... so what?

No matter

[GH85Carrera]

I have been voting since just after Nixon resigned. I have never missed a presidential vote. I don;t live in a swing state, but I am happy to be part of the most right leaning state in the country.

[fastfredracing]

Yes, it gives the illusion that you have some sort of control . You don't

[JackDidley]

I voted in 1972. The results were terrible. Have not voted since. Politics.just piss me off . I try my best to ignore all of it.

[jhynesrockmtn]

I honestly feel like not voting, but I do. This country is so f'd up right now. Between the right wing religious nut jobs and the everything should be free crowd, I land squarely in the middle. I have no candidates and no voice. Honestly none of this really matters to me personally. I'm a 61 year old white guy who's working life is close to being over. The younger generation needs to steer the country to whatever it becomes next. A religious state which has taken away a women's right to choose, or a welfare state where everything is free and nothing is great. My politics are from the 70's when Washington state frequently elected Republican governors and sent Republican senators to DC. Now Seattle dictates our Presidential election. A city so messed up that I can barely stand to be there any more. The electoral college needs to go. I'm sure this will be in PARF soon.

[rfuerst911sc]

A lot of military men and women have given up their lives protecting our democracy . It absolutely matters .

[The Synergizer]

If your vote doesn't matter then it's one of two things.

1) The state's population you live in as a whole is determining that's the way they like things. Works so well - Kalifornia, New York, Illinois, Colorado...

2) There is rampant fraud in your states election and it will always be blue or red.

It takes a huge seismic shift to change the direction of the Titanic...

[jhynesrockmtn]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

A lot of military men and women have given up their lives protecting our democracy . It absolutely matters .

That's true, but. I have a son deployed as I type this. The question was does your vote matter in your state. In ours, if you vote R, it does not. Seattle dictates the electoral college in our state just as Portland does in Oregon. I'm not an R in this era. I also vehemently dislike the politics of the crowd in our state that wants rent control, thinks a burger flipper should make $20/hour, and thinks everyone should be able to openly inject heroin on the sidewalk. So, I have no candidate. Even if I was a hat wearing MAGA zealot, my vote would not matter.

[911 Rod]

If you don't vote you shouldn't complain about the government.

[Superman]

Vote. It matters.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

If you don't vote you shouldn't complain about the government.

This.

[Rusty Heap]

Heck I voted for Ross Perot back in the day as a Protest Vote against the system.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

If you don't vote you shouldn't complain about the government.

How about if you vote, write them, go see them in their office about stupid things they are planning to do and it still does not matter.

[gregpark]

Of course your vote doesn't matter but short of an armed revolution it's all we got. For 52 years, unfortunately, I have voted for the lesser of evils and it will always be that way. I'll keep voting because we got nothin else