Early data from this presidential election suggest that the Asian vote could help make the difference. The New York Times (January 3) published an article entitled “Asian Voters can help decide elections, but for which party? Asian-american Voters Can Help Decide Elections. But for Which Party? Asian-americans are voting at a record rate in the United States, and they are turning out at a higher rate than other ethnic groups in this election, the report said.
The New York Times reported on December 20 that according to its analysis, AsiAn-Americans and Hispanics voted for Trump in 2020 in immigrant communities across the United States in greater numbers than in 2016. Preliminary data nationwide showed that about a third of Asian Voters supported Trump in 2020, an increase from 2016. Asians have become the fastest growing group of legally eligible voters, and as their numbers have grown, they have moved to the left politically as a group and have accumulated enough clout to influence local state legislatures.
A preliminary analysis of spot check data showed that AsiAn-Americans turned out at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in this election. But for years, Asians have been viewed by Democrats and Republicans as a small group that rarely votes. Candidates usually seek donations from prominent community members, and since Asians make up less than 6 percent of the U.S. population and are concentrated in traditionally blue and red (non-swing) states like California, New York and Texas, they are rarely a factor in presidential elections.
But now it turns out they were wrong. Tom Bonier, chief executive of TargetSmart, a Democratic data firm, told The New York Times that while AsiAn-Americans are often an afterthought in political campaigns, that will almost certainly change overnight. Mr. Bonnier found that in key states and nationally, AsiAn-Americans alone cast more early votes than the entire AsiAn-American vote in 2016. When analysts get a full picture of the electorate in 2020, he said, the figures are likely to show that the total number of AsiAn-American voters has nearly doubled.
As the democratic national committee, vice chairman, as well as in congress and Pacific core group served as vice chairman of the New York Chinese Congressman grace meng that Democrats are not fully aware of the key role in the Asian americans, she said: “I think we as a party, not fully appreciate the asia-pacific Hispanic voters in the election in November this year.” In Georgia, the number of Asian Voters has grown so dramatically in the general election that they could play a decisive role in this week’s two-seat U.S. Senate runoff.
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