My sister, her husband, some of my nieces, cousins, and even a few of my aunts and uncles no longer vote. -They have not in years.
The warning signs were clear for decades as governments needed to pay for advertisements, not to promote their candidates, but just to convince people to participate in voting.
I still vote, but even I sometimes ask myself, why bother!? The system of government and the people we are told are our choices, are often not what I want.
In America, our elections are not even fair, transparent, or open, as we claim.
We do not all vote in one vote in the primaries. Instead, we participate in trickle voting, where some states vote ahead of others, causing a spoiler effect. Some states do not even hold elections, choosing to hold caucuses, and in the past caught on LIVE Stream Videos those results being dismissed and rules changed on the spot.
Then those who make it on the final ballots, are not people most want.
@Linux_Is_Best I am not American, but if I understand the system -superficially-, the positions at the top of the federal government, is designed to NOT directly reflect the individual votes. while positions at the state and lower levels are more representative, I think. so while your vote may not valuable at the presidential elections, it's much more valuable (and probably more relevant) to the politics/direction of your city/state. so you can make a change, just not at the flashy elections 🙃
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