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Pew reported that there are approximately 12.5 million eligible Asian voters, and nearly two-thirds are naturalized citizens, indicating that the influence of Asian immigrants in the US electoral population continues to grow.
Midterm elections will officially take place next Tuesday (November 3)vote The latest analysis released by the Pew Research Center on the 27th showed that about 12.5 million people in the United StatesAsian Citizens eligible to vote, of whom approximately 8.1 million were born abroad and later naturalizedmigrant This accounts for nearly two-thirds of Asian eligible voters, the highest rate among major ethnic groups in the United States.
According to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pioneer Research Center, there are approximately 25 million naturalized citizens in the United States who are eligible to vote, accounting for 10% of the approximately 250 million eligible voters in the country, of which Asian people account for 32.3%, which is equivalent to one in every three naturalized citizen eligible voters being of Asian descent. Between 2000 and 2024, the number of eligible voters who became naturalized citizens in the United States increased from approximately 12 million to 25.19 million, more than doubling in number, and their proportion of all eligible voters increased from 6.2% to 10.3%.
In terms of country of birth, Mexico has 15% of eligible voters who are naturalized citizens, which ranks first among all countries; It is followed by Philippines with 6.4%, India with 5.8%, China with 4.8% and Vietnam with 4.4%. Based on an estimate of approximately 25 million people, there are approximately 1.2 million eligible voters who were naturalized citizens born in China.
These five countries will also be in the top five in 2022, but the Philippines has overtaken India and China to become the second country of birth for eligible voters who are naturalized citizens of the United States, the study reported.
When broken down by ethnicity, eligible voters are Hispanics at 33.2% who are naturalized citizens, Asians at 32.3%, Whites at 20.1%, and African Americans at 10.7%. Based on Asian proportions, approximately 8.1 million Asian naturalized citizens are eligible to vote.
If we look at eligible voters of each ethnic group, 64.7% of Asians are naturalized citizens, which is much higher than about 23.5% of Hispanics, 9.2% of African Americans, and 3.3% of whites. Asians are also the only major ethnic voter group with a majority of naturalized citizens.
In terms of regional distribution, about 22% of eligible voters in California are naturalized citizens, the highest proportion in the United States, followed by New Jersey at 19.8%, New York at 18.9%, Florida at 17.2%, Hawaii at 15.6%, and Nevada at 14.6%. Illinois’ rate is about 10.8%, which is slightly higher than the national average.
The study also found that eligible voters who are naturalized citizens have generally lived in the United States for many years, with about 92% of them living in the United States for at least 11 years and 73% of them living in the United States for more than 21 years.
Compared to eligible U.S.-born voters, naturalized citizen voters are older, with a median age of 54, compared to native-born voters who are 47 years old. About 39.8% have a bachelor’s degree or above, which is higher than the 34.1% of native-born voters.
In terms of family income, the average family income of eligible voters who are naturalized citizens is about 105,000 yuan, higher than 94,000 yuan for native-born voters.
In terms of language, about 76% of eligible voters who are naturalized citizens can speak at least one language other than English, much higher than the 10.2% of native-born voters. Along with Spanish, Chinese is one of the non-English languages most commonly spoken by naturalized citizen voters.
However, the study emphasizes the size of the population eligible to vote, which does not mean that these voters have completed registration or will actually participate in the voting. The number of naturalized citizen voters continues to increase, reflecting the increasingly diverse composition of the American electorate and highlighting the importance of Asian immigrants in the electoral demographic makeup.
