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[–] nicky_haflinger 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Your vote counts one no matter where it is cast. If you are asking will your vote be determinitive, well it probably isn't right now. While there are elections that turn on single votes they are quite rare and even in the case that you are participating in one your vote is still quite dilute. If 3000 people vote A and 3001 people vote B and 45 people vote C then which of the 3001 B'ers put them over the top? In the long term course of your life future generations sense you should vote for your favored candidate even if you are absolutely certain that he will loose and that by shifting your vote you can shift the election from someone you despise to someone you merely don't like as much. However assuming you have a healthy enough sense of community to be a mindless rabid partisan attaching yourself to a party better aligned with your beliefs becomes your long term maximizing strategy.