![]() Demographics and party affiliation of Asian American eligible voters Altogether, about six-in-ten (57%) of the nation’s 18.2 million U.S. Another 3.5 million Asians in the U.S., or 19% of their total population, are under the age of 18, making them ineligible to vote. These groups make up about a quarter of the overall Asian population in the U.S. on temporary visas and unauthorized immigrants. This group includes permanent residents (green card holders) and those in the process of becoming permanent residents those in the U.S. The difference is partly due to the 4.5 million adult immigrant Asians who are not citizens and are therefore unable to vote. eligible voters this year, the share is still lower than their proportion of the nation’s total population (5.6%). Data on political party affiliation is from AAPI Data’s 2018 Asian American Voter Survey.Įven though Asian Americans are projected to make up a record high 4.7% of U.S. decennial census provided through Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) from the University of Minnesota. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and the 2000 U.S. ![]() The analysis is based on data from the U.S. Hispanic eligible voters are of any race. All mentions of the Asian, black and white electorates refer to their single race and non-Hispanic populations. The term “eligible voters” refers to persons ages 18 and older who are U.S. In this analysis, Asians are identified as people who report their race to be Asian or any detailed Asian group, such as Chinese, Japanese or Pakistani, but do not include people who self-identify only as Pacific Islanders. For this project, we analyzed the detailed demographics and geographic distribution of Asian Americans who are eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election. ![]() This post is part of a continuing exploration of eligible voters in the United States. As of 2018, naturalized citizens accounted for about two-thirds of all U.S. citizen, they are eligible to vote in federal elections.) Between 20 – the most recent year available – the number of Asian immigrant eligible voters doubled from 3.3 million to 6.9 million. (When an immigrant naturalizes and becomes a U.S. Naturalized immigrants have driven the Asian electorate’s rapid growth. The Hispanic electorate grew at a similar rate (121%), but the black and white electorates grew far more slowly (33% and 7%). born – make up a majority of eligible voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data.įrom 2000 to 2020, the number of Asian American eligible voters more than doubled, growing by 139%. They are also the only major racial or ethnic group in which naturalized citizens – rather than the U.S. More than 11 million will be able to vote this year, making up nearly 5% of the nation’s eligible voters (for this analysis, U.S. ![]() (Joana Toro/VIEWPress/Corbis via Getty Images)Īsian Americans are the fastest-growing segment of eligible voters out of the major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Voters cast their ballots on Election Day in November 2018 in New York City. ![]()
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