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Native Americans critique data, surveys following election labeling them ‘something else’

(Elaine Thompson | AP file photo) In October, Lummi Nation tribal member Karen Scott drops her completed ballot into a ballot drop box on the Lummi Reservation, near Bellingham, Wash. Data from The Associated Press' AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 133,000 voters and non-voters, showed 52% of Native Americans supported Donald Trump while 45% favored Joe Biden — a statistic that was largely discounted in Indian Country because Native Americans long have been considered the Democratic Party's constituency.

(Elaine Thompson | AP file photo) In October, Lummi Nation tribal member Karen Scott drops her completed ballot into a ballot drop box on the Lummi Reservation, near Bellingham, Wash. Data from The Associated Press' AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 133,000 voters and non-voters, showed 52% of Native Americans supported Donald Trump while 45% favored Joe Biden — a statistic that was largely discounted in Indian Country because Native Americans long have been considered the Democratic Party's constituency.