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Quotes About Voting

I don't feel responsible for things I didn't vote for.
~ Byron Dorgan
Here, in this very first paragraph of the Declaration, is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can 'the consent of the governed' be given if the right to vote be denied?
~ Susan B. Anthony
People who are disenfranchised politically and people who are poor often don't vote. They often don't elect politicians, so the politicians who are supporting them are really being very charitable, because they're not going to give them billions of dollars in campaign funds.
~ Joyce Carol Oates
I think the words 'vote strategically' translates in the human brain to: 'Oh I can't vote for what I want.' And that's discouraging.
~ Elizabeth May
I'm responsible. I even did a commercial for MTV saying how I was going to register to vote. And I still haven't.
~ Sam Kinison
In the United States, commentators recognize that, generally speaking, most people who hold liberal positions over a range of issues will likely vote Democratic, while most people, again generally speaking, who hold conservative positions will vote Republican.
~ Stockwell Day
Millions of people in many so-called democratic countries have lost the right to vote, or never obtain it. And millions clearly feel that the political mainstream is not articulating a vocabulary or policies oriented to their needs and aspirations.
~ Guy Standing
We hadn't heard anything about registering to vote because when you see this flat land in here, when the people would get out of the fields, if they had a radio, they'd be too tired to play it. So we didn't know what was going on in the rest of the state, even, much less in other places.
~ Fannie Lou Hamer
Maybe some people thought I was 'safe' so they didn't really bothered to vote for me at all.
~ Chris Daughtry
Corporations serve an important purpose, but telling people how to vote isn't one of them.
~ Chellie Pingree
I will always vote what I have promised, and always vote the Constitution, as well as I will not vote for one single penny that isn't paid for, because debt is the monster, debt is what's going to eat us up and that is why our economy is on the brink.
~ Ron Paul
When push comes to shove, people vote alone.
~ Meles Zenawi
I am not interested in splitting the white vote.
~ Harold Washington
I think there should be a literacy test and a poll tax for people to vote.
~ Ann Coulter
I think when people have pudding and jobs, they vote for you.
~ Emmanuel Macron
All women, regardless of her economic status or racial background, have a right to vote, and no politician or regressive law should prevent her from doing so.
~ Al Sharpton
The country will never vote in favour of those who do not acknowledge Lord Ram and Lord Krishna.
~ Yogi Adityanath
As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship.
~ Arthur C. Brooks
Where Negroes provide 20 percent of the vote, they should have 20 per cent of the jobs.
~ Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for open borders. A vote for Eric Cantor is a vote for amnesty.
~ Dave Brat
Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
~ Barry Goldwater
A better educated electorate might change the reason many persons vote.
~ Lyn Nofziger
Here's why I cannot vote for Rudy Giuliani. He's pro-abortion. He's never repudiated gay marriage in New York City or at least the civil unions in New York City. He's called a champion of gay rights. Rudy is opposed to school choice. He's in favor of open borders.
~ James Dobson
We vote for politicians with lower voices, it's true, because we associate depth with power and with authority.
~ Julian Treasure