Vote! You can make a Difference!

Day 400, 09:13 • Published in USA USA • by john woodman

Welcome to the first edition of Voices. The aim of Voices is to voice out people's opinions. If you want to voice out on some issues and you need a medium to help you, feel free to message me and we will try to make it as neutral as possible and voice it out for you!

Today, we talk about voting. Lets take a look at our previous congress election's voter's statistic.

Alabama Total votes:7 Presence:16.28%
Alaska Total votes:12 Presence:35.29%
Arizona Total votes:14 Presence:36.84%
Arkansas Total votes:13 Presence:41.94%
California Total votes:161 Presence:42.71%
Colorado Total votes:35 Presence:55.56%
Connecticut Total votes:1 Presence:4.55%
Delaware Total votes:5 Presence:27.78%
District of Columbia Total votes:41 Presence:28.67%
Florida Total votes:45 Presence:5.85%
Georgia Total votes:18 Presence:35.29%
Hawaii Total votes:10 Presence:14.29%
Idaho Total votes:9 Presence:36.00%
Illinois Total votes:36 Presence:45.00%
Indiana Total votes:13 Presence:26.00%
Iowa Total votes:10 Presence:33.33%
Kansas Total votes:6 Presence:16.22%
Kentucky Total votes:11 Presence:28.21%
Louisiana Total votes:13 Presence:50.00%
Maine Total votes:8 Presence:32.00%
Maryland Total votes:5 Presence:12.20%
Massachusetts Total votes:22 Presence:43.14%
Michigan Total votes:16 Presence:32.00%
Minnesota Total votes:15 Presence:38.46%
Mississippi Total votes:8 Presence:32.00%
Missouri Total votes:13 Presence:39.39%
Montana Total votes:20 Presence:117.65%*
Nebraska Total votes:9 Presence:29.03%
Nevada Total votes:7 Presence:26.92%
New Hampshire Total votes:5 Presence:23.81%
New Jersey Total votes:28 Presence:40.58%
New Mexico Total votes:1 Presence:6.25%
New York Total votes:86 Presence:26.06%
North Carolina Total votes:20 Presence:32.79%
North Dakota Total votes:10 Presence:66.67%
Ohio Total votes:23 Presence:31.51%
Oklahoma Total votes:13 Presence:43.33%
Oregon Total votes:11 Presence:31.43%
Pennsylvania Total votes:29 Presence:35.37%
Rhode Island Total votes:5 Presence:27.78%
South Carolina Total votes:1 Presence:7.14%
South Dakota Total votes:7 Presence:70.00%
Tennessee Total votes:35 Presence:57.38%
Texas Total votes:61 Presence:35.06%
Utah Total votes:5 Presence:33.33%
Vermont Total votes:4 Presence:33.33%
Virginia Total votes:30 Presence:43.48%
Washington Total votes:40 Presence:35.09%
West Virginia Total votes:11 Presence:61.11%
Wisconsin Total votes:21 Presence:56.76%
Wyoming Total votes:5 Presence:33.33%

source: erepublik website's political stat.
*Montana's presence is 117.65%. I took it from the website and i am not sure how they calculated it

Total citizens vote😛1,034

You might think,"What? only 1k people voted?"
It was a disappointing fact but its true that only around 1 thousand people voted in last congress election. For most of the state only 2x-4x% of citizens come out and voted. Some of the state even have only ONE voter! (the candidate himself?). However, since the population of every states varies, we can't really measure it properly. But one thing is for sure, there is only 1k of citizen who is conscious of congress election going on!

Therefore, i encourage everyone to come out and vote for the candidate of their region.

You might asked,"Why bother?"
Here are the reasons why:
-You get experience point for voting! while its only 1 ep, it is still experience point!
-You choose who to represent you in making decisions for the region, making your region a better place to live, for example, hospitals,taxes and much more!
-Your vote can make a BIG difference to the candidates life (and yours too indirectly because you are choosing a person to represent you in the region). ONE vote may make a candidate the congressman of a region. Don't believe it? Check the statistic, some of the regions have only 1 voter and that 1 voter is enough to make the candidate a congressman.

You often ask the candidate,"What can you do for me/region/country?"
However, i think the more important question is,"What can i do for the candidate/region/country?"
You might ask,"Why would you say that?"
Well, i see a lot of candidate make a lot of promise like I will do this, I will do that, etc.
However, if the candidate is not elected, he/she can't carry out his/her promise!
"How to let them carry out their promises?" ,you asked.
Well, Vote for them! Anyone you like, be it a handsome guy or a hot chick. If you vote for them, and if they are lucky enough to win the election, they will have the chance to work for you, to service you and fulfill the promises given.Give them 1 month of trial period and see what they can do for you. If you don't like the service they provided, just pull them out of the congress! choose another one! Hey eus is a democratic country! We as the citizen is the one who rule here, we choose who we want to run the country, makes the law, and make our country a better place!

Lastly, it is Christmas tomorrow. In this great season, how about giving the candidate you like a big present? well, a Vote! of course. It is just a simple click and they will be glad to be at your service for the following month. So, Vote! You can make a Difference!

That's all for first edition of Voices. Feel free to criticize me as much as you like as i will need all the critique i can get to improve on my upcoming articles. Or if you like my article, feel free to vote or subscribe. Since its Christmas now and this is the best edition. A reward of $5 will be given by me to the best comment i chose.(I know it's just a little but hey its free money for a merely comment!) The due date is 25 dec 08 23.59 erepublik time, so post your comment now!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Editor of Voices
John Woodman

edit: i notice that there are some problem in the statistic. Please bear with it for now as i am looking for solution to solve it. Or better still, you can leave a comment to help me out. thanks