Thursday, November 20, 2008

Asians Shading Blue?

The Asian American vote was once split, but now it could be moving decisively to the Democratic Party
> By Mira Jang , KoreAm Journal October, 2008

“Asian Americans are the fastest growing segment of the electorate. According to Bendixen, their numbers doubled to 4 percent over the past two presidential election cycles. And while they comprise only 5 percent of the U.S. population, the majority live in three politically powerful states — California, New York and Texas — and in Hawaii. Some swing states, such as Florida and Virginia, also have sizeable Asian populations, and they are a group, along with Latinos, that will continue to grow at the fastest rates, according to Census projections.”

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