“Asian Americans have really come into prominence as a new electoral force to be reckoned with,” said Sara Sadhwani, a senior researcher for AAPI Data.

The turnout of Asian American voters hit a historic high of nearly 60% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  By a margin of 68% to 28%, Asian Americans voted for Democrat Joe Biden over incumbent President Donald Trump, according to an election eve poll organized by the AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Civic Engagement Fund and 21 other organizations.

“Over the last several election cycles, what we’ve seen is Asian Americans have veered more and more towards the Democratic Party, and certainly that was the case in 2020 as well,” Sadhwani said.