President Joe Biden gestures during his remarks at Renaissance High School during a Friday, July 12, 2024, campaign event in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
President Joe Biden continues to outpace his challenger, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, among Asian American voters, but support for the incumbent has dropped by 8 points from 2020, according to the 2024 Asian American Voter Survey released July 10.
The survey was conducted by AAPI Data, and released jointly by APIAVote, Asian Americans Advancing Justice and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
“Our survey explores critical aspects of Asian American voter engagement, an influential voting bloc which could be the margin of victory in many races,” said Christine Chen, executive director of APIA Vote, at a press briefing July 10.
Biden trumps Trump
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing electorate in the nation. In 2020, more than 7.6 million Asian Americans turned out to vote, an 11 percent increase over 2016.
If the election were being held today, 46 percent of Asian American voters surveyed said they would be inclined to vote for Joe Biden, versus 31 percent who would vote for Donald Trump.
In a major shift however, nearly one in four respondents said they would vote for a third party candidate, or remain undecided. Chen said this a huge untapped opportunity, up for grabs by either party.
In down ballot races, 50 percent of Asian Americans said they would vote for Democrats in congressional races, while 30 percent said they would vote for Republicans.
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68% of Asian Americans surveyed said they absolutely planned to vote in November. Filipino Americans were the most committed: 75 percent said they would absolutely vote, while Japanese Americans ran a close second with 73 percent.
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