So, the national elections you cited were not honest examples, gotcha. But yes, that it does give you "more weight". You can vote for Team Red or Team Blue an

So, the national elections you cited were not honest examples, gotcha. But yes, that it does give you "more weight". You can vote for Team Red or Team Blue and convince yourself either that the centrists who get elected are awesome and terribly supportive of the things you want - or that the remarkably similar centrists who got elected are crazy extremists who will destroy America.