It seems like your question could use some clarification, but here's my interpretation:
let choice = $('#selectID option[value=""]').prop("selected", true);
if (choice....") {
// apply CSS styles
}
You can also retrieve the value / text in this way:
<select id="car_brand">
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="mercedes">Mercedes</option>
<option value="audi">Audi</option>
</select>
<script>
const section = document.getElementById("car_brand");
let choice_val = section.options[section.selectedIndex].value;
let choice_text = section.options[section.selectedIndex].text;
</script>
You can enhance the above by adding an onchange event to the select element.
<select id="car_brand" onchange="filterBrand(this)">
Adjusting CSS:
In JavaScript:
document.body.style.backgroundColor = "blue";
In jQuery:
$("body").css("background-color","blue");
Fiddle
CSS manipulation example with onchange
:
http://jsfiddle.net/2Hx1nRp/