18 Movie Quotes about Elections (+ Sound Clips)

Updated: Mar 23, 2026

Memorable quotes about elections, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Supreme Commander, why should you get my vote? -Because I'm bigger than any of you.

Quote from The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

2 You know, I'm a voter. Aren't you supposed to lie to me and kiss my butt?

Bill Murray as Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters II

3 There's an election every day. The supreme commander likes the positive reinforcement. What do you say? Should I add your name to the ballot?

Kath Soucie as Tinselina in The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

4 Gee, I wish I was old enough to vote for you, Mr. Penguin. -Don't worry, little one, you'll get your chance on my fourth term.

Burgess Meredith as The Penguin in Batman (1966)

5 See, a big smile, hearty handshake, a very catchy campaign song. That's the way to win an election. Quack, quack, quack.

Burgess Meredith as The Penguin in Batman (1966)

6 We always knock over a few cathouses before election. You know that. To get the family vote.

Vincent Gardenia as Sheriff "Honest Pete" Hartman in The Front Page (1974)

7 Go on. You'd hang your own mother for a couple of lousy votes.

Quote from The Front Page (1974)

8 Oh my God! Oh my God! I knew they'd pick me. I just knew it.

Ally Sheedy as Stephanie Speck in Short Circuit (1986)

9 A fella has to do a lot of things to get elected to Congress. I've kissed many a baby, too.

John Wayne as Davy Crockett in The Alamo (1960)

10 He didn't vote for you, though. Other fella gave him four bits. -I'm sorry. -Don't be. I'm glad there were enough sensible folks like you to vote me out of that job.

John Wayne as Davy Crockett in The Alamo (1960)