WITH LESS THAN two weeks left for one of the most chaotic presidential elections in American history, the Indian American community with 1.4 million registered voters seems to be reiterating its traditional preference for the Democratic party. Despite isolated pockets of support for President Donald Trump, especially on account of his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, most Indian Americans are likely to vote for Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.

According to the 2020 Asian American Voter Survey, as many as 65 per cent of Indian Americans are inclined to vote for Biden, while 28 per cent favour Trump. Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder of AAPI Data, a platform that publishes demographic data and policy research, says Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States, and Indian Americans are the fastest growing community within the group. They are likely to have a significant impact on electoral races in many competitive states and congressional districts. “We have had a record high turnout in 2018 and we are most likely going to see that continuing,” says Ramakrishnan.

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