Kendrick Sampson is urging folks not to get stressed about the top-of-the-ticket choices on Election Day — instead, he’s encouraging voters to focus on local issues.

We caught up with the actor and activist … and he tells us people often get distracted by the theatrics of the Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump showdown … and forget they hold the power to change their local communities.

Check out the clip, ’cause Kendrick lists the ways people can make a real difference in what’s happening right in their own neighborhoods, on their own streets.

Kendrick tells us he’s hitting the road on a mini tour to rural Southern areas to educate and motivate voters — he’s primarily focused on these regions because there’s been a lot of purging of voter rolls happening … and he wants to combat tactics that lead folks to vote out of fear, or sit out the election altogether.