Native American Mobilization and voter turnout

  Native American participation in politics Native American voter turnout and participation in politics are among the lowest of any ethnic group in the United States. While Native Americans make up nearly 1% of the US population, Republican and Democratic parties have largely ignored this underrepresented demographic. However, amidst the flipping of Arizona into a blue state in the November General Election and Biden’s most recent appointment of Deb Haaland to Secretary of the Interior, Native American representation is seemingly increasing and the Native vote has been recognized as a force to be reckoned with. The Democratic party holds a strong lead among Native voters compared to its Republican counterpart. Due to an increased tendency for Native Americans to vote for the Democratic party, I thought it would be important to measure Democratic mobilization efforts among Native Americans to determine whether or not mobilization efforts led to an increase in votes for the Democrati...