This has been an issue I struggled with for years. I voted for one party because I feared what would happen if the other party won. Once I really started paying attention to politics I soon realized policy really didn’t change when the party in power changed. I was voting for the lesser of the two evils. It seemed the views of both parties weren’t that different.
Our government is designed to protect liberty, a natural right, as its sole objective. Read the Declaration of Independence. It is strictly limited in its authority. Read the Constitution. Read the Federalist and anti-Federalist papers
I now vote based on issues that align with my values and morals. I vote based on a candidate’s view of liberty. I don’t care what party the candidate belongs to. I am fully prepared for the “evil” party to win. But I can live with myself for not sacrificing principals.
That is all.