The deep-rooted hostility between Taiwanese aborigines and (Taiwanese) Hoklo, and the Aboriginal communities' effective KMT networks contribute to Aboriginal skepticism against the DPP and the Aboriginals tendency to vote for the KMT.
Historical tensions between Taiwanese aborigines and Hoklo Taiwanese, along with the close relationships between Aboriginal communities and the KMT, have created a context in which Aboriginals are skeptical of the DPP and more likely to support the KMT.