Yes, one extra click per year will certainly do damage to the wrist, as well as wearing out the mouse button all the sooner.

  

But you are right in that it is pathetically redundant.

There is a lot of clicking in this game, especially for the micromanagers. One thing I've done is use a five button mouse and have one of the extra buttons be the double-click. Saves me a ton of double clicking.  

It is something to give you enough time to read and absorb the information presented on the screen. It doesn't matter what is on the button. Perhaps it should say 'continue' in order to lessen any uncertainty on the matter. My question is: Is the information that I am being given re: political party strength of any value to me? And how can I use it to my advantage? Is it a barometer of the people, or just so much gobbledygook? If it's the latter, it can go away entirely, or almost. Since the higher forms of government require voting, just do it automatically and tell me on the news, along with the announcements of factory openings and ship launchings. Or... Take that little pause, and insert the chance of a random event; something unexpected that might upset the balance of power. A key Senator having a brain hemorrhage perhaps. That might make things interesting.

I don't mind the clicking, personally. I enjoy the suspense of waiting to click and find out the results.

Fair answer--hadn't thought of that, but I do sometimes study the list of parties and try to remember the last election. That's b/c I share Mistralok's question about whether the info has practical value.

These days I assume the vote is some kind of barometer and that if your majority is dwindling you should keep an eye out for which parties have the next biggest blocks and try to do things for those folks, e.g. build more Stock Markets if the Mercantilists are strong or more warships if the War Party is strong.

I'd love to hear from the pros or Stardock about whether something like that's really going on in the game or I'm just having fun telling myself stories.

Ouch, n0v4k4n3, I'm a FL native and former civics teacher