Asian Americans are the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in US

The role of Asian American voters in key areas is getting noticed.

After the 2020 and 2021 national elections, Asian American voters have grabbed the attention of the political parties as the 2024 campaigns heat up.

Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the United States over roughly the past two decades abut their influence wasn't noticed until 2020 when their votes were able to determine the outcome in some close elections.

Using US Census data, Pew Research Center analysts found ghe numbe of Asian American votersr has grown by 15%, or about 2 million eligible voters, in the past four years. That’s faster than the 3% growth rate for all eligible voters during that span and the 12% for Hispanic eligible voters.

In the 21st Century Asian Americans have leaned more towards the Democrats. In 2020, 72% of English-speaking, single-race, Asian voters said they voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president, while 28% said they voted for Republican Donald Trump, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of validated voters.

        FYI: Read the complee analysis by Pew

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, here are six key facts about Asian American eligible voters in the U.S., based on our own projections for 2024, as well as Census Bureau data for previous years. (Eligible voters in this analysis are defined as citizens ages 18 and older residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Not all eligible voters are actually registered to vote. 

This November, a projected 15.0 million Asian Americans will be eligible to vote, making up just 6.1% of all eligible voters, according to Pew Research Center projections. However, the number of Asian American eligible voters and their share of the US eligible voter population increased substantially between 2020 and 2024, according to Pew projections. (Between 2000 and 2020, single-race, Asian Americans made up the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the U.S. electorate.)

The Pew analysis went on with more facts about the Asian American electorate. 

California, with almost a third of all Asian Americans, has the most voters residing there. In fact, a majorityt of the Asian American voters live in only five states. California is followed by New York, Texas, Hawaii and New Jersey.

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