Voting Reservations: How Identity and Policy Influence Voting Behavior of Tribal Citizens*

• In Event: Race, Ethnicity, and Voting Behavior

Brief Overview

This paper takes a unique approach to analyzing electoral behavior in minority communities by comparing turnout in Cherokee Nation tribal elections to turnout in statewide elections in Oklahoma.

Authors

• John Burnett, University of California-Riverside

• Loren Collingwood, University of California-Riverside