House

Congressional districts colored purple above are tight races between Democrat and Republican candidates. Districts colored red are solidly Republican and districts colored blue are solidly Democratic.

If you live in a critical “purple” congressional district (see map or state page), you can also vote strategically by voting for the Democratic House candidate. Whether you like that candidate or not, it is also crucial to end MAGA control of the US House of Representatives in order to stop Trump from taking this country any further down the road to total destruction of the planet.

But if don’t like the idea of voting Democrat or you don’t like your particular Democratic candidate for the House, you can swap your vote with someone in another congressional district who will vote for your preferred party or candidate in exchange for you voting out the Republican. That way, you are still giving your preferred third party or independent an additional vote (in another district). And don’t just hold your nose while you vote, tell the Democrat why you are doing that!

If you live in a Red or Blue congressional district where the outcome is already assured one way or the other (see map or state page), another vote for the Democrat is not going to change the outcome. But you can swap your vote to enable someone in a critical “purple” district to vote out the Republican and put a stop to Trump’s rampage. You are thereby increasing the chances of a Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives even though you are not voting Democrat in your own district.