A good reason not to vote is when you know you have no chance to influence the outcome of the election.
Even if I had 100 friends and I could convince them to all vote for my candidate, it wouldn't matter. Since I live in Massachusetts (a heavily democratic/liberal state) no matter which way me and my 100 friends vote, it's certain the Democratic candidate (for president) will win, at least in this state.
It's rare though to have an election where every office you elect is like this. You have a reasonable chance of affecting the outcome (with your 100 friends) for offices that are not statewide, such as congressman.
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