system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: I live in Utah. This state always votes Republican in every presidential race. Is it a complete waste of time for me to go vote for the next president if I chose a non-republican candidate?
gpt
Election results can affect party policies as well. If there is a swing to the left, Republicans may moderate their policies to try to recapture those voters, for example.  

It doesn't look like it's worked all that well in recent years in the US, but it's still worth trying.