I made no argument that people directly elect the president of the United States . So your comment is pretty much worthless , but I ' ll take the time out of my day to explain to YOU my argument , which you seemed to miss entirely . First of all , I didn ' t vote for Trump , so no , I didn ' t vote for Dennis Scranton . Second of all , you are being condescending and assume that everybody who you feel you are morally superior to has no knowledge of how the presidential election works . I am well aware of how the voting process and electoral college work . The electorate in Montana has no choice over who is appointed as elector . That is done by the political parties . Further , the elector in Montana is bound by state law to vote for the winner of the popular vote in Montana . So while the voters do not directly vote for the president of the Unites States , the effect is the same as if they did . That is , three electoral votes are given to the popular vote winner of Montana . This is done regardless of who personally holds the title of elector in any given election . What you are insinuating is that people who wanted to vote for Donald Trump in this state support the views of Dennis Scranton . This is not the case , and quite frankly , they should not let the views of ANY elector affect their vote . The names of electors will be forgotten within weeks at most , while the President being elected will affect the status of the entire country for years to come . It is , quite frankly , irresponsible to let the views of an elector affect your vote in the slightest , especially in states like Montana which have faithless elector laws in place . YOU are creating a false equivalence here . A person casts their vote for electors only in technicality . At the end of the day , the majority of voters in Montana filled in a bubble next to the name Donald Trump , not the names Thelma Baker , Nancy Ballance , and Dennis Scranton . It follows that the majority of voters in Montana agreed with the personal views of Donald Trump at least enough to want him to be president , not the personal views of Thelma Baker , Nancy Ballance , and Dennis Scranton . And that is the way it should be .