Here's our occasional round-up of polls involving Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters that you need to know about this month…
? PARTY OUTREACH REMAINS ABYSMAL—Ahead of next Tuesday’s release of the 2020 Asian American Voter survey (mark your calendars), preliminary polling conducted by researchers at AAPI Data indicates that a “vast majority” of registered AAPI voters have not yet been contacted by either of the two major parties.
? THE VACCINE DEBATE—A majority of Asian Americans say they would get a government-approved coronavirus vaccine if it becomes widely available, according to an August NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll. Notably, Asian Americans are the only racial group in which a majority of adults express comfort with getting vaccinated.
? RACIAL RECKONING—An NPR/Ipsos poll conducted Aug. 20–21 shows most Asian Americans have personally taken actions to better understand racial issues in America since the death of George Floyd in May, with 59% expressing support for the Black Lives Matter movement. A Gallup survey from July found that 89% of Asian adults supported protests over racial injustice; 74% reported that the demonstrations affected their views.
