this is what I mean, their singular vote itself doesn't matter, but Dems not appearing as openly cruel or cold vs GOP is important to some voters

ALT https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/24/politics/pennsylvania-swing-seat-midterms
trans people are like .0001 of the electorate so their voting habits don't actually make any hard difference, regardless of how consistently they vote for the left. The "value" they add to the Democrat coalition is, basically, the Izzat of appearing more socially progressive.