Election season can be overwhelming.
No matter how you’re voting, it’s very likely you’re wishing these next few days were going by faster, much like kids wishing summer break would hurry up and arrive. However, with less than a week left until election day, many people are feeling anxious about the outcome instead of excited. Some experts consider election anxiety a public health concern. UC Berkeley’s researchers say 7 out of 10 adults are experiencing anxiety about the future because of the election.
Policy concerns are a major cause for election anxiety, all of which can feel out of the average voter’s control. According to the Pew Research Center, US residents are most concerned about the economy, immigration, healthcare and foreign policy. Some of these issues feel personal while others seem completely out of reach.
Whether individuals feel too far removed from a policy decision or uninformed, people often rely on candidates to represent their opinions. Americans feel their representatives should be trusted to vote in alignment with a person’s priorities, as a function of the democracy this nation was founded with.

But what happens when a candidate has views that don’t all align with your policy preferences?
Or no candidate feels like a good fit to represent you? What happens when you’re not in a fandom for either party’s candidate?
Since there is a connection between feeling more control and alleviating anxiety, feeling heard by representatives could help residents cope with election season. That’s one of the reasons Pinion thinks the ability to directly tell legislators about policy priorities is so vital in today’s political climate. Pinion is creating a way to directly practice democracy which will help better inform policy while making Americans feel more connected to the process.
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