I'm not American, so take this with a grain of salt. I feel like the selfish and cynical thing to do given how the electoral college works if you're not in a sw

I'm not American, so take this with a grain of salt. I feel like the selfish and cynical thing to do given how the electoral college works if you're not in a swing state is to vote toward the opposite party - Republican in California, Democrat in Tennessee. That way federal politicians will pay more attention to your state's issues. Reading the news it seems like California and New York's issues are in part because theres no chance they help the incumbent party get reelected.