Political Science

Participación, representación e inclusión política ¿Existe un voto indígena en México? voto indígena en México?

Willibald Sonnleitner

2020.9.18POLITICA Y GOBIERNO

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Mexico's democratization faces a pending issue of indigenous peoples' political representation, with no specific 'indigenous vote', and persistent gaps in legislative representation and electoral turnout.

Abstract

Deficient political representation of indigenous peoples stands out as a pending issue of Mexico’s democratization, since they are among the most marginalized and discriminated sectors of one of the most diverse, multi-ethnic nations of Latin America. This contribution analyses the recent evolution and the persistent gap in indigenous legislative representation in Mexico. Then, the results of federal elections between 1991 and 2018 are scrutinized in order to identify patterns of voting behavior and trends in electoral turnout in indigenous polling stations, controlling by other socio-demographic variables. The conclusions highlight the inexistence of a specific indigenous vote, the political diversity of indigenous territories and their implications for public policies aimed at expanding indigenous representation and political inclusion.

Citation format

SONNLEITNER, Willibald. Participación, representación e inclusión política ¿existe un voto indígena en méxico? Voto indígena en méxico? POLITICA Y GOBIERNO, 2020, 27: 9.