American Environmentalists are less likely to vote than the average American, and our policies reflect that reality | With just 4 weeks until the election, there’s still time to change the course of history, and turn the American electorate into a climate electorate for years to come!

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1. People who‏‏‎ ‎prioritize climate change and the environment [have historically not been very reliable voters, which explains much of‏‏‎ ‎the lackadaisical response of lawmakers](https://www.environmentalvoter.org/news/millions-environmentalists-are-registered-vote-us-dont-what-if-they-did),‏‏‎ ‎and many‏‏‎ ‎Americans don’t realize we should‏‏‎ ‎be voting (on average) [in 3-4 elections per‏‏‎ ‎year](https://www.environmentalvoter.org/news/millions-environmentalists-are-registered-vote-us-dont-what-if-they-did). [According to researchers](https://web.archive.org/web/20210813112459/https://academictimes.com/single-issue-voters-may-drive-senators-away-from-majority-opinion/), voters focused on‏‏‎ ‎environmental policy‏‏‎ ‎are particularly influential because they represent a group that senators can win over, often without alienating an equally well-organized, hyper-focused opposition. Even‏‏‎ ‎if you don’t‏‏‎ ‎like any of the‏‏‎ ‎candidates‏‏‎ ‎or live in‏‏‎ ‎a ‘safe’ district,‏‏‎ ‎[**whether‏‏‎ ‎or not‏‏‎ ‎you vote is a matter of public record**](https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/april-may-june-2018/planet-earth-gets-a-ground-game/),‏‏‎ ‎and **[it’s‏‏‎ ‎fairly easy to figure out if you‏‏‎ ‎care about the environment or‏‏‎ ‎climate change](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCL1luiOM7U&t=2m53s)**. Politicians [use this‏‏‎ ‎information](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1468-2508.2005.00357.x) to prioritize‏‏‎ ‎agendas. Voting in every election, even the‏‏‎ ‎minor ones, [will‏‏‎ ‎raise the profile‏‏‎ ‎and power of your‏‏‎ ‎values](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCL1luiOM7U&t=2m53s). If you don’t [vote](https://voteclimatepac.org/voters-guide/), you and‏‏‎ ‎your‏‏‎ ‎values can safely be ignored.

2. Just avoid voting for that Russian shill, Jill.

3. I cannot relate, as an environmentalist I counted the days til I turned 18 and vote in every election and show up at town halls etc… frustrating as all hell. I still feel helpless to effect change.

4. Just saying. This is do or die. Another 4 years of trump will literally ruin the future of the damn planet.