Washington:
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has a 38-point lead over Republican opponent Donald Trump among Asian American voters, according to polls.
The poll, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and released on Tuesday, is the first since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July and Vice President Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee.
The poll found that Harris, 59, leads Trump, 78, by 38 percentage points among Asian American voters, widening Biden’s 15-point lead since the spring by 23 percentage points.
Sixty-six percent of Asian American voters plan to vote for Harris, compared with 28% who said they supported former President Trump, and 6% who said they would support another candidate or were undecided.
The 2024 Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS), conducted in April and May, found that 46% of Asian American voters supported Biden and 31% supported Trump, while 23% said they planned to vote for another candidate or were undecided.
The 2020 AAVS was conducted from July to September of that year, and 54% said they planned to vote for Biden, 30% for Trump, and 16% were undecided about voting for another candidate.
Additionally, Harris’ favorability rating among Asian American voters increased by 18 points.
The survey found that 62% of Asian American voters said they have a favorable view of Harris, compared to 35% who have an unfavorable view — up from 44% who had a favorable view and 42% who had an unfavorable view in the 2024 AAVS.
Meanwhile, 28% of Asian American voters have a favorable view of Trump, while 70% have an unfavorable view. In the 2024 AAVS, 34% had a favorable view of Trump, while 62% had an unfavorable view.
Polls have revealed that Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is far more popular as a vice presidential candidate than Republican nominee J.D. Vance.
56% of Asian American voters have a favorable view of Walz, compared to 18% who have an unfavorable view and 26% who do not know enough about the topic to form an opinion.
The survey found that 21% of Asian American voters have a favorable view of Vance, while 58% have an unfavorable view and 22% don’t know enough about the president to form an opinion.
Thirty-eight percent of Asian American voters said Harris’s identity as a woman was “extremely” or “very” important, compared to 27% who said the same about her Asian Indian or South Asian identity.
The poll also showed that Asian American voters were far more likely to say they had been contacted by Democrats than Republicans.
The US presidential election will be held on November 5th.
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