Why Voters are Swapping

Voters and activists are sharing moving stories from their swap match connections. If you’d like to share your story, please reach out here.

“Thank you. This effort has brought me peace of mind I haven’t felt in ages.”

– Georgia voter

“Honestly, finding the vote swap website felt like a relief to a previously impossible problem to solve. You can count on me to vote for Kamala in North Carolina as my voter-partner casts my 3rd party vote in their safe state. It’s a strategic choice.”

– Erica S, North Carolina voter

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“Smart way to be both moral and strategic.”

—Mark Read, Maine voter

“I had an intense and fruitful exchange with a voter during my canvassing today. She was distraught of her choice to vote for Harris and feel complicit in a war. I felt her pain so deeply. And she felt me receive it. I shared SYV with her. Asked her if she would consider swapping with me. There’s something in that. Empathy.”

– Russell, California voter

Ryan and I were able to get in touch and agree on a swap of votes between New York & Wisconsin.
The process was simple, direct, fast, seamless, and very pleasant.
Thank you very much

- Stefania S, Wisconsin voter

“I do not want to give the appearance that my generation approves of the genocide in Palestine, but I know that another Trump Presidency would be horrible for all of us—for immigrants, for the environment, and also, for the struggle in Palestine. We want to defeat Trump, and we definitely want to defeat Netanyahu, and I think this is the way to do it.”

– Laiken Jordhal, environmental activist in Tucson, Arizona

“Vote swapping is a win-win-win: defeating Trump & Co, taking action in our flawed two-party system, and building connection and trust among strangers and friends. I'm all in.”

– Emma K, Washington State voter

“I'm a Black Transgender First Generation American. I voted third party in 2016, never thinking that Trump would win. The thought of another Trump presidency scares me and Harris's active support of genocide disgusts me. Another Trump presidency threatens my life in this country and voting in a democracy should be representative of my actual views, not a hostage fee for my life. Getting the chance to swap my vote has helped me not feel like I have to sacrifice my integrity in order to fight for my life.”

“It has brought me peace when I needed it the most.”

– A.Z., Theatre Magician

“It is wonderful to have my vote be worth something and for another to be able to register their protest vote safely.”

“I feel seen.”

– A Philly resident, reading the flyer a SwapYourVote volunteer had just put up

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“I love this… very smart, efficient, low-cost way to net swing state votes for Harris, while casting protest votes from the left to push Harris on policy. It’s a savvy tactic to simultaneously help Harris win AND advance these larger conversations too.”

– Billy Wimsatt, Founder & Director of Movement Voter Project