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Definitely. But there's also disproportionate representation at play.
Let's say there's a mass exodus from the shittiest of shithole states leaving only, say, 100 people. For sake of argument, that's sufficient for the state to continue existing and with a state government.
That 100 person state still gets two US Senators and (at minimum) one House rep (technically, it retains as many reps as it had as of the last census up until the next census in 2030). It also qualifies to be one of the required 34/38 states to call for a constitutional convention as well as vote to ratify the proposed amendment.
So, the takeaway is that all elections matter. Get out and vote every opportunity, and vote for sane people who aren't going to pull this kind of crap.
if voting wasn't this important, why do you think they're working so hard to disenfranchise so many people?