Asian American Voters Have Growing Power But Get Little Outreach

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🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Asian Americans are the fastest growing voting bloc in the country according to Pew Research data. A recent Asian American Voter Survey shows they have strong enthusiasm for this year’s election. Yet, outreach to Asian American voters remains low. The same survey reported that 58 percent of Asian Americans say they received no contact from either Democrats or Republicans this election cycle. In addition to low outreach efforts, a lack of bilingual voting information can discourage turnout for Asian American voters who have limited English proficiency -- especially this year with the increase in mail-in voting. We’ll look at efforts to turn out Asian American voters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.6	Coming up on forum, Asian Americans are the fastest growing group of eligible voters in the country,
1:18.6	and enthusiasm for this year's presidential election is high, according to surveys.
1:23.6	Asian Americans could make the difference in key swing states and down-ballot races,
1:28.5	but more outreach is needed and more resources and support for voters with limited English
1:33.1	skills or who've been hit hard by the pandemic.
1:37.1	California alone is home to 35 percent of the Asian American electorate.
1:41.8	Turning out Asian American voters next on Forum. Join us.
1:47.0	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. More Asian Americans are registering to vote and turnout in 2018 hit record levels.
2:06.6	Recent surveys show support for Joe Biden is higher than for Trump among Asian Americans, but many say they don't identify with either political party, meaning many remain persuadable.
2:18.3	But party outreach to the fastest growing group of eligible voters is low.
2:22.0	We look at the potential and the challenges of turning out Asian American voters.
2:26.4	And we want to hear from you.
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