The Asian American Vote

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1 The Asian American Vote A Report on the Multilingual Exit Poll from the 2012 Presidential Election Georgia A Special Presentation of The

2 AALDEF Mission and Program AALDEF is a national organization that protects and promotes the legal rights of Asian Americans through litigation, legal advocacy, and community education. Immigrants Rights Workers Rights - sweatshops, restaurants, construction, Katrina Language Rights - hospitals and courts Educational Equity / Youth Rights Human Trafficking Voting Rights New Jersey Legal Project Housing 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 2

3 Asian American Election Protection National Election Protection Project and 100 local partnerships Poll Monitoring Compliance - Voting Rights Act and Help America Vote Act Post Election - voter interviews and complaint letters attorneys covered 46 poll sites in 6 cities Multilingual Exit Poll ,096 Asian American voters in 14 states and DC ,721 Asian American voters in 5 states ,665 Asian American voters in 11 states and DC ,726 Asian American voters in 9 states and DC ,789 Asian American voters in 8 states ,500 Asian American voters in 4 states 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 3

4 Percentage of Voters Asian American respondents 100% 361 Total Surveyed 33 Asian Indian 24 Korean 14 Chinese 11 Vietnamese 5 Bangladeshi 14 Other Asian Ethnicities 15 Born in the U.S. 85 Foreign born, naturalized citizen: years ago years ago years ago 49 more than 10 years ago 16 No formal education in US 84 Educated in the U.S., highest level: 1 Elementary school 0 Some high school 7 High school trade school degree 45 College or university degree 31 Advanced degree Profile of Asian American Exit Poll Respondents New York New Jersey Massachusetts Pennsylvania Michigan Illinois Texas Nevada Louisiana Georgia Florida California Maryland Virginia District of Columbia 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 4

5 Is this your First Time Voting? All Asian Americans Georgia Yes No 27% 31% 73% 69% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 5

6 First Time Voting by City Yes No Norcross 44% 56% Doraville 36% 64% All Georgia 31% 69% Duluth 29% 71% Suwanee 21% 79% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 6

7 Party Enrollment All Asian Americans 2% 27% 57% 14% Party Enrollment, Georgia 42% 3% 33% 21% Democratic Republican Not Enrolled Other 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 7

8 Vote for President by Ethnicity, Georgia Voted for Romney - R Voted for Obama - D All Respondents 21% 77% Asian Indian (GA) 36% 62% Georgia Respondents 35% 62% Korean (GA) 37% 60% Chinese (GA) 39% 59% Vietnamese (GA) 49% 49% NOTE: Other Asian ethnic groups were surveyed in the exit poll but are excluded from these slides due to a small sample size Exit Poll Presentation, page 8

9 Crossover Voting, National Voted for Asian American Democrats Asian American Republicans Not Enrolled in Any Party 96% 13% 73% Barack Obama - D 3% 85% 24% Mitt Romney - R 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 9

10 Vote for President by State Voted for Romney - R Voted for Obama - D District of Columbia Pennsylvania New York Michigan Massachusetts Nevada New Jersey Virginia Maryland California Georgia Texas Louisiana Exit Poll Presentation, page 10

11 Vote for President by City Voted for Romney - R Voted for Obama - D Doraville 14% 86% Suwanee 36% 61% Norcross 35% 57% Duluth 42% 56% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 11

12 Vote for President by First-Time Voter Voted for Romney Voted for Obama All Asian Americans 16% 82% Georgia Residents 32% 63% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 12

13 Vote for President by Age (Georgia) Voted for Romney - R Voted for Obama - D 18 to 29 years old 30 to 39 years old 40 to 49 years old 50 to 59 years old 60 to 69 years old 70 and over 18% 22% 52% 39% 46% 45% 75% 70% 48% 58% 54% 55% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 13

14 Vote for President by Nativity Romney Obama Georgia Respondents Foreign-Born, Naturalized Born in the U.S. 36% 24% 61% 69% All Asian Americans Foreign-Born, Naturalized Citizen Born in the U.S. 22% 14% 77% 82% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 14

15 Vote for President by English Proficiency Romney Obama Georgia Respondents Limited English Proficiency Read English Very Well 41% 34% 59% 61% All Asian Americans Limited English Proficient Read English "Very Well" 23% 19% 76% 78% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 15

16 Limited English Proficiency by Ethnicity Asian Indian (GA) 94% 5% 1% Chinese (GA) 85% 15% Georgia Respondents 74% 22% 3% 1% ALL ASIAN AMERICANS 63% 21% 12% 4% Vietnamese (GA) 60% 32% 8% Korean (GA) 40% 48% 9% 3% Very Well Moderate Not Well Not at All 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 16

17 Important Factors Influencing the Vote for President 62% GA Respondents All Asian Americans 53% 33% 35% 24% 24% 27% 26% 17% 14% 11% 6% 11% 7% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 17

18 Comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for undocumented people Oppose Support Georgia Respondents 21% 56% All Asian Americans 14% 65% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 18

19 Immigration Reform and Vote for President Strongly Support Oppose Don't Know Support Strongly Oppose 7% Voted for Obama - D 37% 33% 20% 3% Voted for Romney - R 20% 27% 17% 13% 23% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 19

20 Immigration Reform and Party Strongly support Oppose Don't know Support Strongly oppose Republican 26% 27% 15% 13% 19% Not enrolled in any party 24% 33% 10% 6% 27% 3% Democratic 41% 32% 6% 18% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 20

21 Vote for U.S. House of Representatives State Congressional District Democratic Candidate Asian American Vote Overall Vote Republican Candidate Asian American Vote Overall Vote 4 Hank Johnson* 57% 74% J. Chris Vaughn 37% 26% GA 6 Jeff Kazanow 61% 36% Tom Price* 22% 65% 7 Steve Reilly 49% 38% Robert Woodall* 51% 62% * Winning Candidate 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 21

22 Main source of news about politics and community issues Ethnic media in Asian language Ethnic media in English Mainstream English language media Korean 46% 13% 41% Vietnamese 41% 17% 42% Chinese 41% 13% 46% Bangladeshi 37% 23% 40% ALL ASIAN AMERICANS 30% 18% 52% Pakistani 22% 22% 56% Arab 10% 38% 52% Asian Indian 9% 25% 66% Filipino 6% 20% 74% Indo-Caribbean 1% 17% 82% 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 22

23 Voting Problems in Georgia 10 were required to required to prove their U.S. citizenship 8 complained that their names were missing or had errors in the list of voters at poll sites 9 had to vote by provisional ballot 4 voters complained that poll workers did not know what to do 8 voters complained that poll workers were rude or hostile 12 voters complained that no interpreters or translations were available when they needed the help 2 were directed to the wrong poll site or voting machine/table within a site 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 23

24 Next Steps U.S. Supreme Court - Challenge to Enforcement Provisions (Section 5) of Voting Rights Act (Shelby v. Holder) U.S. Supreme Court - Challenge to Proof of Citizenship Requirements (Gonzalez v. Arizona) Enforcement of Language Assistance Provisions (Section 203/208) of Voting Rights Act for: New York assistance in Bengali Michigan assistance in Bengali New Jersey assistance in Korean Louisiana assistance in Vietnamese Enforcement of State Election Law and Voting Rights Act for: Pennsylvania voter photo Identification (Applewhite v. Pennsylvania) Virginia voter discrimination against Korean American voters 2012 Exit Poll Presentation, page 24

25 Thanks to our co-sponsors! National Co-Sponsors Alliance of South Asian American Labor Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance APIAVote Common Cause Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Coalition of Asian Pacific American Community Development National Korean American Service & Education Consortium National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance North American South Asian Bar Association OCA (formerly the Organization of Chinese Americans) South Asian Americans Leading Together Legal Co-Sponsors Asian American Bar Association of Houston Asian American Bar Association of New York Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts Asian American Legal Advocacy Center, Inc. of Georgia Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas NV Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, DC Area Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of NJ Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center DC Filipino American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. NY Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Greater Boston Legal Services: Asian Outreach Unit Korean American Bar Association of the Greater Washington DC Area Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater NY Louisiana Asian Pacific American Bar Association Muslim American Bar Association of New York Pace Law School, Public Interest Law Center NY South Asian Bar Association of New York South Asian Bar Association of Washington, DC Suffolk University Law School, Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Public Interest Office and Asian Pacific American Law Student Association chapters across the country. Local Co-Sponsors ACCESS MI APALA Nevada APIA Vote - Michigan Asian American Society of Central Virginia Boat People SOS Delaware Valley PA CAAAV NY Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia PA Center for Pan Asian Community Services GA Chhaya CDC - NY Chinese-American Planning Council NY Chinese Community Federation of Atlanta GA Chinese Progressive Association MA Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans of Virginia East Coast Asian American Student Union Gay Asian and Pacific Islander Men of New York Hunter College/CUNY, Asian American Studies Program NY Korean American Civic Empowerment of NY/NJ Korean American Resource and Cultural Center - IL MinKwon Center for Community Action NY NAAAP New York NAAAP - Philadelphia NANAY FL NAPAWF-DC NAPAWF-NYC OCA: Georgia OCA: Greater Houston Pace University, ACE House NY Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation PA Princeton University, Asian American Students Association NJ Q-WAVE NY South Asian Lesbian & Gay Association of New York City University of California San Diego, Lambda Phi Epsilon University of Maryland, College Park, Asian American Studies Program University of Massachusetts Boston, Asian American Studies Program Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans

26 The Asian American Vote A Report on the Multilingual Exit Poll from the 2012 Presidential Election Georgia For more information, contact: AALDEF 99 Hudson Street, 12F New York, NY Phone: Fax: info@aaldef.org Website: AALDEF 2013