# The (Un)Popular Vote - Hardcover

by **Jasper Sanchez** (Author)

**_Red, White, & Royal Blue_** **meets _The West Wing_ in Jasper Sanchez's electric and insightful #ownvoices YA debut, chronicling a transmasculine student's foray into a no-holds-barred student body president election against the wishes of his politician father.**

Optics can make or break an election. Everything Mark knows about politics, he learned from his father, the Congressman who still pretends he has a daughter and not a son.

Mark has promised to keep his past hidden and pretend to be the cis guy everyone assumes he is. But when he sees a manipulatively charming candidate for student body president inflame dangerous rhetoric, Mark risks his low profile to become a political challenger.

The problem? No one really knows Mark. He didn't grow up in this town, and his few friends are all nerds. Still, thanks to _Scandal_ and _The West Wing_, they know where to start: from campaign stops to voter polling to a fashion makeover.

Soon Mark feels emboldened to engage with voters--and even start a new romance. But with an investigative journalist digging into his past, a father trying to silence him, and the bully frontrunner standing in his way, Mark will have to decide which matters most: perception or truth, when both are just as dangerous.

"Mind-bogglingly good. This is a novel that every teen needs." --Kacen Callender, author of _Felix Ever After_  
  
"Charming, stunning, and unapologetically queer." --Mason Deaver, bestselling author of _I Wish You All the Best_ and _The Ghosts We Keep_

**Number of Pages:** 416

**Dimensions:** 1.7 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** June 01, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 18.99 USD | In stock |

## Images

- The (Un)Popular Vote - Hardcover

---

> Source: [Smart supply deals](https://smartsupplydeals.com/products/the-unpopular-vote-hardcover)
> Updated: 2026-07-23