The integrity of our democracy dilutes as you get close to the top, but on local scales, it's pretty solid.


People complaining that the presidential election isn't democratic are just failing to recognize that it hasn't ever been and probably was never intended to be. The Electoral College elects the president, not a popular vote. That system is completely corrupt, based on congressional districts that are drawn up by the congress.

Gerrymandering is less common than people think, but it's still a thing. Just not as much a thing as people say it is, which is partially evidenced that most districts do not change when the majority party changes in Congress. If neither side is unhappy with where the district lines are drawn, then it's probably not a problem.

Still... complaining that your vote for POTUS wont be counted fairly is voluntary ignorance of the fact that it never was going to be counted in the first place.