Politics

Four days after Election Day, former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the projected winner of the 46th presidency of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump in a contentious race that was closer than many polls had projected.

After painstakingly isolating the precincts that are entirely or partly on Navajo, we can confidently report that, if you’re a Biden fan, you do indeed have Diné voters to thank.

An elated Clara Pratt, tribal engagement director for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, said she is proud of the Native vote that had a hand in solidifying President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s win, announced today (Saturday).

Terry Yazzie, 41, from Window Rock, wasted no time getting on his running shoes to celebrate the news he’s been waiting for since Tuesday night.