Does one vote make a difference?

Yes, so no matter what happens, you go and cast your vote. It may not make a difference now, but eventually everybody,s voices will be heard and then you will see the difference. Good Luck. TATA.

In a true democracy, every vote is counted, that itself make one vote important and can make a difference. Every free election begin with just one vote from one electorate and all add up can make a lot of differences between competing political party and each candidate; it get to decide who is the legal winner in governing your country and the direction your leader is heading; unless you do believe that vote rigging is common and not every vote counted in each election, then one vote from an individual is hard to make any difference. You can interpret each vote as important as vote of your future in a free country or just insignificant as crossing an X over a name. It all depend on your view on whether a democracy is the best alternative political system or not for your country and having the rights to vote as citizen deem vital among your personal rights.

hi bystander maybe not by itself but if everyone that thought oh my vote won't count did vote, those votes might be the ten or twenty or one hundred needed to get one candidate elected over all the others. so all votes do count. I am from the US where we also vote for politicians.

People may think that their one small vote doesn't count for anything, but we'd surely notice if we were forbidden to cast it.

Definitely yes, as each one adds to the total. If everyone thinks that your one vote will not make a difference, many votes will go unused. The worst thing is, others may impersonate you for unfair political advantage as these are common in most countries.

Our vote definitely makes a difference. The vote itself may not show much difference but before we cast our vote we will analyse the political situation and chose a particular party over the other depending on who is in the best interest of the country and the people. It will make us more aware. We will become more responsible.

Hi friend There is a saying that every great journey begins with a small step. In an election, a single vote is the beginning of majority of votes that could make a candidate elected. A single vote's importance will be much evident in small towns where there are few voters. Every candidate will surely take time to talk to every individual to win their vote. Be counted. It's an old voter's saying. It is every citizen's right to choose the leader who can stand up to his promises and the responsibilities that come with the position. Regards

I say YES, bystander. The little things, in the end will have a greater impact and can make a real difference. LEt say, if Manny Villar will have 20 Million votes and Noynoy Aquino will have 20 000 001 votes, one vote can already make a difference. You see if you voted for Aquino - the great impact is that you made him a president because every vote counts. In the situation above, it only takes one vote to dethrone Villar. That's how I think about it. =D