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The Paradox of Voting: Why Rational Individuals Participate

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In most elections, the probability that a single vote is decisive is astronomically low—often less than one in a million—yet millions of citizens vote anyway, voting being one of the most common civic actions worldwide.

Why this is interesting

You know your single vote will almost certainly not change the outcome of an election. So why do you—and millions of others—still bother to cast it?