The number of Asian American eligible voters ballooned by 139% in the past 20 years, making Asian Americans the fastest-growing demographic of eligible voters compared to all other major races and ethnicities, report finds.
The electorate also stands out in that roughly 71 percent of the eligible voting population speaks English at home or says they speak the language"very well," a lower percentage than among all other major races. However, when broken down by ethnicity, English proficiency varies considerably, with 91 percent of Japanese Americans reporting that they speak the language at least"very well" and less than half of Burmese Americans saying the same.
Asian Americans have the highest educational attainment, with roughly half obtaining bachelor's degrees or higher; however there are significant disparities among subgroups. Indian Americans are most likely to have bachelor's degrees, at 65 percent. Compare that with the 19 percent of Cambodian American eligible voters who do, as well.
"In 2018, we reached out to a number of Vietnamese voters in California’s Orange County prior to the elections who were limited English proficient. They wanted to vote but had no idea who was on the ballot and clearly had no outreach from either political party," Chen said."We know that Asian American voters already report low outreach from both political parties, but we know that this outreach, especially targeted outreach in-language, can make a difference.
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