If you are legally allowed to vote, go ahead and do it.

Every single vote counts, so the vote you cast could well determine the president of the United States.

So why are so many young people showing such voter apathy? This is especially surprising during an age when Internet usage is so heavy and it is not difficult to inform yourself on the viewpoints of each candidate running.

Generally speaking, much of the younger generation is comprised of millennials that seem to lean left regarding their political ideologies. (Or maybe I'm just a UT student.) Bernie Sanders was our homeboy, our knight in shining armor, the candidate who most millennials wanted to represent the Democratic Party.

What liberal millennial wouldn't love Bernie? He was by far the most liberal Democratic candidate and has actively fought for the rights of women and minority people. Even if some Democrats were put off by his radical ideas, many were more disgusted by the corruption involved with Hillary's campaign. Republicans aren't the only ones who call her "Crooked Hillary."

Although the competition between the two was neck and neck, Hillary eventually emerged as victor and the official Democratic candidate for president. As a college student, I'm constantly surrounded by people my age, so almost every liberal around me was a Bernie supporter -- I had a hard time seeing how Hillary could possibly be in the lead until I remembered that much of the older generation of Democrats prefer Hillary.

Now, yes, I am sad that Hillary will be the official Democratic candidate when I feel that it should have been Bernie. But does that mean I'm not going to vote for her? No. A reluctant no, but still a no. Not when Donald Trump is the other candidate for president, whom I personally am completely opposed to.

But as I'm speaking with other liberal millennials about the election, it seems as if some of us are not voting at all (or voting for a third party, which I also have concerns about). Hillary is just "too corrupt, too dishonest" to vote for. If America can't have Bernie as our future president, then there's no point in voting at all.

The issue with this mindset is that it essentially hands the election over to Trump.

If you prefer Trump over Hillary, then by all means vote for him. If you like or dislike Trump and Hillary equally, then OK, don't vote at all.

But if you loathe Trump as much as I do and can at least see Clinton as the better choice, then vote for her. You don't have to be enthusiastic about your vote for Hillary, just be happy that you aren't supporting Trump.

As a liberal, if you decide not to vote, you are allowing conservatives to make up a higher percentage of the voting pool, allowing Trump to become president. As for voting for a third party, a swing of even a small percentage of third-party voters to Trump or Clinton may decide the election. Third-party candidates are hurting Hillary more than Trump. The fact is, a third-party candidate is not going to become president of the United States until we do away with the current system, so you could consider using your vote to keep Trump out of office rather than using it to support someone who will not be elected.

Even though I usually agree to disagree with most conservative viewpoints and choose to respect members of the Republican Party from a distance, I must say that they have done a better job than liberals have with voter support.

Many Republicans wanted a more eloquent and less hateful politician to represent their party in the election. Cruz and Rubio were both extremely popular among the conservative millennials I know.

But when Trump emerged as the official presidential candidate for the Republican Party, no conservative I know had a problem backing Trump for the election. They are all very willing to vote for Trump because he is still a Republican and still not Hillary Clinton.

So why can't liberal millennials do the same? All it takes is (waiting in a really, really long line) to vote.

So again, please vote for the candidate who you think would make a better, or less terrible president.

You can still do this even if your favorite politician didn't win the official nomination.