Maybe Native Americans who couldn’t be bothered to vote should show up at the polls next time.
“Voter turnout among Native Americans has historically been lower than the national average, with recent estimates indicating a turnout of about 49% in the 2024 presidential election, down from 53% in 2020.”
No doubt. I remember hearing that AZ's Dine population were an important part of winning that state in 2020. In my experience it seems like a lot of Natives simply don't vote for the same reason the general populace doesn't: "my vote doesn't matter". I really wished that the 2020 results in AZ would've inspired more involvement from the community. Sure, at ~49%, that's only about 1.5 million voters, but that could be pivotal in the right areas.
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reddig33@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 207d
Maybe Native Americans who couldn’t be bothered to vote should show up at the polls next time.
“Voter turnout among Native Americans has historically been lower than the national average, with recent estimates indicating a turnout of about 49% in the 2024 presidential election, down from 53% in 2020.”
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-native-american-vote-in-the-2024-presidential-election/
Redfeather@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 206d
No doubt. I remember hearing that AZ's Dine population were an important part of winning that state in 2020. In my experience it seems like a lot of Natives simply don't vote for the same reason the general populace doesn't: "my vote doesn't matter". I really wished that the 2020 results in AZ would've inspired more involvement from the community. Sure, at ~49%, that's only about 1.5 million voters, but that could be pivotal in the right areas.