The Forgotten Minority: Native Americans Could Swing Five States to Barack Obama
Nationwide there are 2.1 million American Indians of voting age. Native Americans make up only one percent of the total U.S. electorate.
Historically, American Indians have had very low rates of voter registration and turnout. On some American Indian reservations in the western United States as few as 10 percent of all eligible voters are registered.
But in several states the American Indian vote, if mobilized by the Obama campaign, could give a good boost to Obama’s efforts to carry the state. (Click Here to Read More)
