# The Power of Voting with Your Feet **URL:** **By** Ilya Somin, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell **Published:** June 19, 2020 --- Ilya Somin comes back to the show today to explain how broadening opportunities for foot voting can greatly enhance political liberty for millions of people around the world. Individual voters have little chance of making a difference, and they also face strong incentives to remain ignorant about the issues at stake. But, “Voting with your feet,” avoids these common pitfalls. There are three types of “voting with your feet” that, when acting concurrently, are mutually reenforcing. What is “footing with your feet”? When you “vote with your feet”, does your vote matter more? How can we expand foot voting? How could we open migration to make voting with your feet more affordable and appealing? ## Further Reading: [Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom](https://www.amazon.com/Free-Move-Migration-Political-Freedom/dp/0190054581), written by Ilya Somin [Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government Is Smarter, Second Edition](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FAN5UB0/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2), written by Ilya Somin [Why Voting With Your Feet is More Effective than a Ballot](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2019/11/14/why-voting-with-your-feet-is-more-effective-than-a-ballot), from the Economist ## Related Content: [Do We Have a Duty to Vote? (with Julia Maskivker)](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/do-we-have-a-duty-to-vote), Free Thoughts Podcast [Libertarian Perspectives on Voting](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/libertarian-perspectives-voting), written by David S. D’Amato [Bonus Election Day Episode: Should Libertarians Vote?](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/bonus-election-day-episode-should-libertarians-vote), Free Thoughts Podcast