Of course, if everyone except for you didn't vote, then your one vote would mean a lot more. If everyone except for you and me didn't vote, then our votes woul

Of course, if everyone except for you didn't vote, then your one vote would mean a lot more. If everyone except for you and me didn't vote, then our votes would still have significant value. If everyone except for you and me and ten others didn't vote, then... ...well, somewhere along the line, do our votes really stop mattering? A vote for X amid thousands of votes for Y doesn't mean much, but if all of the Y voters figured their votes didn't matter and stayed home, then the one vote for X would be pretty important. That said, I fully expect that my one vote won't make any difference in how things turn out, but I still feel compelled to cast it. For the democracy to function as intended, we ought have as many valid votes as possible; for me to expect votes from others but not vote myself simply because my one vote doesn't matter would be absurd.