Seventeen Native American-majority counties leaned toward President-elect Donald Trump by more than 10% this past election.
Like black and Latino voters, Native Americans have historically leaned in favor of Democratic candidates, but tides appear to be turning as all nine Native American majority counties in South Dakota moved to the right. In New Mexico’s McKinley County, consisting of 81% Native Americans, voters shifted 14 points to the right, and North Dakota’s Sioux County, also 81% Native American, moved 10 points.
Perhaps what is most notable is how Native American voters swung in presidential swing states and competitive Senate races.
For instance, in Arizona, the swing state with the largest population of Native Americans, support from Native American voters dropped from 34% for President Joe Biden in 2020 to 19% for Vice President Kamala Harris…
