Asian American Voters

11 million Asian Americans are eligible to vote at the 2020 General Election

100 %

Population Growth In the Past Decade

WHERE ARE THEY?

California is home to 3.6 million eligible Asian American voters, follow by New York (920,000), Texas (668,000), New Jersey (459,000) and Hawaii (384,000).

Mapping by Mapline

Asian American Eligible Voter Population and Share of Vote in All States

State	Total eligible voter population 2018	Asian eligible voter population 2018	Asian share of eligible voters 2018	Percentage point change from 2000 to 2018
California	25,869,000	3,596,000	14%	5
New York	13,770,000	920,000	7%	3
Texas	18,510,000	698,000	4%	2
New Jersey	6,196,000	459,000	7%	4
Hawaii	1,018,000	384,000	38%	-4
Illinois	9,059,000	380,000	4%	2
Washington	5,359,000	363,000	7%	3
Florida	15,342,000	345,000	2%	1
Virginia	6,212,000	318,000	5%	3
Massachusetts	5,042,000	240,000	5%	3
Pennsylvania	9,786,000	233,000	2%	1
Maryland	4,326,000	221,000	5%	3
Georgia	7,487,000	205,000	3%	2
Nevada	2,071,000	161,000	8%	4
Michigan	7,549,000	155,000	2%	1
Minnesota	4,114,000	142,000	3%	2
North Carolina	7,632,000	141,000	2%	1
Arizona	5,042,000	130,000	3%	1
Ohio	8,871,000	124,000	1%	1
Oregon	3,108,000	113,000	4%	2
Colorado	4,147,000	99,000	2%	1
Connecticut	2,614,000	84,000	3%	2
Wisconsin	4,396,000	81,000	2%	1
Indiana	4,933,000	65,000	1%	1
Missouri	4,638,000	64,000	1%	1
Tennessee	5,070,000	56,000	1%	1
Kansas	2,100,000	42,000	2%	1
Oklahoma	2,854,000	42,000	1%	1
South Carolina	3,851,000	42,000	1%	1
Utah	2,085,000	39,000	2%	1
Iowa	2,326,000	37,000	2%	1
Louisiana	3,464,000	37,000	1%	0
Alabama	3,713,000	32,000	1%	0
Kentucky	3,371,000	29,000	1%	1
Alaska	535,000	25,000	5%	2
Arkansas	2,219,000	21,000	1%	1
Rhode Island	801,000	20,000	3%	1
District of Columbia	527,000	19,000	4%	2
Nebraska	1,381,000	19,000	1%	1
Idaho	1,254,000	17,000	1%	1
New Hampshire	1,071,000	17,000	2%	1
New Mexico	1,509,000	17,000	1%	0
Delaware	721,000	16,000	2%	1
Mississippi	2,240,000	14,000	1%	0
Maine	1,072,000	11,000	1%	1
Vermont	503,000	7,000	1%	1
West Virginia	1,433,000	7,000	1%	0
Montana	828,000	4,000	1%	0
North Dakota	569,000	4,000	1%	0
South Dakota	654,000	4,000	1%	0
Wyoming	435,000	4,000	1%	0

Source: Pew Research Center, "The Changing Racial and Ethnical Composition of the U.S. Electorate"

DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS

Origin

Over 60% of Asian American Voters are foreign-born

Gender

Over half of Asian American Voters identify as female

Age

Asian American voters are the 2nd oldest voter group.

Education

50% Asian American voters have a bachelor’s degree or higher, the highest among all ethnic groups.

Income

The majority of Asian American voters have an annual household income of $100,000 or more.

Language

Every 1 in 3 Asian American voters may need non-English language assistance.

OPINIONS AND PREFERENCES

Party Identification

44% of Asian Americans identify as Democratic (vs 23% as Republican), while 31% still have no party identification.

Trump Favorability

The majority of Asian American voters have an unfavorable opinion of Trump, except Vietnamese Americans.