Transgender prisoners in AZ consider Harris a better choice, but many won’t (or can't) cast a vote.
The preference runs counter to national survey results showing Donald Trump more favorable among people incarcerated.
Recent survey data conducted on trans and nonbinary prisoners in Arizona show stronger support for Vice President Kamala Harris in tomorrow’s election, but barriers to ballots and a lackadaisical approach to politics may mean their votes aren’t cast.
The Marshall Project, a non-profit news outlet covering the criminal justice system, sent out tens of thousands of surveys to incarcerated people in an attempt to learn how prisoners felt about the election cycle.
Almost 54,000 people responded to the surveys. Among them, 6,906 Arizona prisoners, with 145 of those people identifying as transgender, nonbinary, or two-spirited.
The data from the survey’s queer respondents reflect similar trends to Arizona’s voting block, generally, with a higher percentage of people aligning themselves as Independents rather than Republican or Democrat. And just as in national surveys, they are more likely to cast a vote for Harris…