Asian-American Voters
Critical Analysis
When surveyed about how they were planning to vote in the 2020 presidential election, which group was the most undecided?
What is the big story the data tell?
Why do you think that overall, most Asian-American voters favored Biden over Trump?
A student once said, “all Asians vote the same!” After I slapped them, and then showed them this chart, what do you think I explained to them about how “all” Asian-Americans vote? (I didn’t really slap them. That would be illegal.)
Why do you think there is so much diversity in the Asian-American vote?
What is one consequence of this diversity?
How would you describe the geographical distribution of the Asian-American vote? (e.g, diffuse or concentrated? Rural or Urban? Southern or Northern?)
Which Asian-American voting group is the most pro-Trump?
How does political unit among Asian-American voters compare to that of African-American voters, Hispanic-American voters, and White-American voters?
Almost 5 percent of all voters in the 2020 election were Asian-Americans. How much do you think they impacted the election?
Explain whether Asian-American voting power would be greater if Asian-Americans were concentrated in one state instead of being dispersed throughout the nation.*
How much has the number of Asian-American voters increased over the past few decades?*
Learning Extension
Click to view the Slide Deck. about Asian-American political preferences
Action Extension
You can type in your state at USAFacts and find out all kinds of voter demographic data about your state. Find out what percent of voters in your state are Asian-American and share that data in class or online.