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by dllthomas 3500 days ago
This isn't so much directed at you, but this seems a great place to note that there are races on the ballot other than president, usually your local elections will have a bigger impact on your day-to-day life than the national ones, and your vote carries orders of magnitude more weight. Pay attention down-ballot!
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In my district, the margins on those were even larger than the presidential margins. I still voted, but the outcomes were all very predictable here.
Are you actually saying the difference - in number of votes - for President for your state was smaller than the difference - in number of votes - for every local judge, school board member, etc?

I mean, not impossible, but surprising. Where are you located?

The number of votes was only wider in one or two of them (statewide races). The local races were mostly uncontested (or lightly contested).
Gotcha.