It surprises me that a man who writes such an unusual cartoon as xkcd should have such a standard political viewpoint. I am baffled by the fact that people get so worked up about general elections. Yes, the outcome will have a profound effect upon one's life, but that outcome is almost entirely outside one's control.

My own preference is for much more power to be given to local governments, and for consensus-based decision making, rather than voting. But I think further expansion of those views would be off-topic.