Citizenization and De-citizenization in Older Adults: The Elections of 2012

RESUMEN La falta de derechos sociales y el estado de desigualdad que vive la pobla-cion envejecida en Mexico no ha desincentivado su participacion electoral. Este trabajo, de corte descriptivo, busca mostrar que a pesar de la situacion de desvalimiento en que viven los adultos mayores, su influencia politica, producto de la participacion electoral, es importante, especialmente si se considera que la poblacion mexicana esta envejeciendo. Esta investigacion evidencia la necesidad de estudios que ayuden a explicar la especificidad del comportamiento electoral de los adultos mayores. PALABRAS CLAVE: ciudadania, desigualdad, envejecimiento poblacional, participacion politica. ABSTRACT Mexico’s older citizens lack social rights and suffer from inequality, but this has not discouraged their electoral participation. International studies have shown that older adults are one of the age groups that votes the most. This article seeks to show that despite the neglect in which senior citizens live, their political influence is important, due to their electoral participation, parti -cularly if we take into account that the country’s population is aging. This research shows the need for studies that would help explain the electoral behavior of this group of the population.KEY WORDS: citizenship, inequality, aging, population, political participation.