--- title: Emma Watson is Urging Women to Vote in the U.S. Elections description: “You have real power to decide the future of generations to come" canonical: https://time.com/4545695/emma-watson-us-elections-vote/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-26T04:45:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:17.053Z article:section: Politics og:title: Emma Watson is Urging Women to Vote in the U.S. Elections og:description: "Women, your vote could swing this election,” she wrote og:url: https://time.com/4545695/emma-watson-us-elections-vote/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb77ffdb90cce5938/6988ab96524fc0cb0ddf9fd7/gettyimages-609021062.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Emma Watson Speaks At the launch of the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 University Parity Report at The United Nations og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Emma Watson is Urging Women to Vote in the U.S. Elections twitter:description: "Women, your vote could swing this election,” she wrote twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb77ffdb90cce5938/6988ab96524fc0cb0ddf9fd7/gettyimages-609021062.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Emma Watson is Urging Women to Vote in the U.S. Elections > Sponsored content. 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Actress Emma Watson speaks at the launch of the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 University Parity Report at The United Nations on Sept. 20, 2016 in New York City. J. Countess—Getty Images by [Allison Sadlier / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Allison Sadlier / Entertainment Weekly Oct 26, 2016 4:45 AM UTC [Emma Watson](http://www.ew.com/topic/emma-watson) has some thoughts on next month’s presidential election. The British actress and women’s right activist posted to Twitter on Tuesday with an encouragement for women to vote, citing the previous election numbers. “Seventy million women cast ballots versus 60 million men. Women, your vote could swing this election,” she wrote. Watson has previously spoken about rights for women, [addressing sexual assault](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/21/emma-watson-un-speech-campus-sexual-assault-gender-equality) on college campuses at the UN, and [narrating a short documentary](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/26/emma-watson-short-film-gender-equality) on gender equality. In her post on the election, she comments on those issues, and makes an indirect reference to Republican nominee Donald Trump’s [comments](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/07/trump-recording) and [alleged inappropriate behavior](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/12/donald-trump-sexual-misconduct-people-reporter) against women. “In 2014, I tweeted Desmond Tutu’s quote: ‘_Men and boys, we show our manhood by how we treat our women_.’ The American men I know and love know this. They know that the way a man treats women can’t be overlooked or brushed aside,” she wrote. “America is my second home. I have friends there that I think of as family,” Watson added, noting she finds it “excruciating to sit on the sidelines” and watch as the election unfolds. “Goodness, I wish I could cast a vote.” Beyond her own personal desire to participate in the United States’ political process, Watson encouraged women to cast their votes citing the potential impact the results will have. “Regardless of our personal beliefs, it can’t be denied that the result of the upcoming US presidential election will have ripple effects around the world and impact, in one way or another, the lives of millions and millions of people.” “You have real power to decide the future of generations to come,” she added. Read Watson’s entire post below. > [](https://twitter.com/EmWatson/status/790936408466853889) [_This article originally appeared on Ew.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/25/emma-watson-us-election-vote-women) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4545695/emma-watson-us-elections-vote/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4545695/emma-watson-us-elections-vote/"},"headline":"Emma Watson is Urging Women to Vote in the U.S. Elections","datePublished":"2016-10-26T04:45:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:48:17.053Z","description":"“You have real power to decide the future of generations to come\"","url":"https://time.com/4545695/emma-watson-us-elections-vote/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb77ffdb90cce5938/6988ab96524fc0cb0ddf9fd7/gettyimages-609021062.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Allison Sadlier / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb77ffdb90cce5938/6988ab96524fc0cb0ddf9fd7/gettyimages-609021062.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Emma Watson Speaks At the launch of the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 University Parity Report at The United Nations","caption":"Emma Watson Speaks At the launch of the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 University Parity Report at The United Nations","creditText":"J. 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