That won't compile. Neither "votes" nor "x" exist!
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
 
using namespace std;
const string vote   = "v073";
const string vote_character = "+";
const int vote_amount = 0;
int main() {
    while ( true ) {
    int vote_amount = 0;
    cout << "How many +?";
    cin >> vote_amount;
}
 
        if ( vote_amount == 0 ) {
            break;
        else {
        cout << "Well, why not? \"" << vote_amount * vote_character << "\"." << endl;
// omg plz lol n0t w0rk1ng
        }
    }
}
 
return EXIT_SUCCESS;-




