People are mad lol . I just noticed this the other day because i didn ' t play the demo as well . Super funny mechanic ! <| sep |> I do wish they would have taken at least a second to mention that what people really mean when they say every vote counts is that if a thousand people all say well my vote doesn ' t matter then one side will win by a thousand votes . It ' s not that literal . Every vote counts is a disingenuous mantra that all parties involved in an election will use to motivate their side to go vote , while pretending to be neutral about it . And then , I suppose , to a lot of people there is a vague irrational thought that the more people who vote , somehow something is made better , but the instrumental value to the expression is only realized when its use is targeted to the right people .