Might nudge Ohio blue a little. Unlikely to change Ohio's end result, since Vance is from Ohio, but better than not trying.

Find a little pride in doing your part to make the country better.

I'm also from Ohio. Your vote counts. Besides the tally, elections are about statistics. One of those statistics is trajectory. People who run campaigns take notice. One thing to understand about Ohio politics is that when voted on individually "blue" ideas pass. Abortion access, recreational marijuana, anti gerrymandering but candidates lose. This tells me it's possible for Dems to win in Ohio, they just suck at getting their message across

You should absolutely vote. It should be considered a responsibility by all citizens!

Sorry I'm not well enough versed in American politics to know who's blue or red.

Whether you should vote or not doesn't depend on the people around you. It is your right to have your say. The result is the cumulative effect of everyone in your area doing the same. Whether you think you're surrounded by millions of blues or millions of reds doesn't make any difference. Your perception may be incorrect, and your analysis, that there is literally zero chance that your vote will matter, is incorrect.

Nobody knows the results of an election until the votes are in and have been counted. It doesn't matter that your area has always been red, blue, green, turquoise, pink or whatever. Areas can change allegiance, and it is by individuals getting out and voting.

If you don't vote, you strengthen the position of those who vote the other way. It is not considered a protest vote because the system would prefer to consider this as voter apathy. If you want to register a protest vote and "none of the above" isn't an option, find the official way to spoil your ballot paper and do that, but whatever you do, get out and vote.

Vote for who you think is the best option. Ohio is a pretty safe Republican state for Trump. I will probably be voting for the Democrat, but you should read up on everyone who is on the ballot and make an informed decision.

Voting gives you the right to complain. If you don't vote, you lose that right.

I'm in a similar situation and will vote more according to my actual politcal preferences than vote blue no matter who. Edit: The left will never rise above this vote blue no matter who statement unless we start voting for the future that we wish to see.

Other than helping you sleep at night, probably not. That's enough reason to do it though.