I sympathize with those who tell me that they’re skipping the vote because their ballots won’t make any difference.
I also wonder whether my vote matters when no outcome, neither local nor national, will be decided by a single vote. I additionally wonder if campaign promises count when elected officials make their choices.
Then I remember that we vote for other, and equally if not more important, reasons. In particular, we’re confirming our citizenship and choosing our communities.
Voting is the way we affirm our membership in communities when these select their representatives. It’s also the way we participate in perhaps the most central choice in these spaces.
These reasons remain, and are why regardless of the results all who vote win.