Asian-Americans, Hispanics and Black voters to play crucial role in US Prez polls, says research

Will Democrats retain power or Republicans would form the government after the keenly-watched 2024 US elections scheduled for 5 November. The decision is in the hands of the people of the America. In 2022, there were 168.42 million people registered to vote in the United States, according to Statista Research Department. The number can slightly increase of decrease by the the time the country holds presidential elections in November. 1.5 million Asian Americans eligible to vote in 2024 According to a report by Pew Research Centre, by the presidential polls in the US in November, 15 million Asian Americans are projected to be eligible for voting, making up to 6.1 per cent of all eligible voters. “The number of Asian American eligible voters and their share of the U.S. eligible voter population increased substantially between 2020 and this year,” the report said. Asian Americans are the only major racial or ethnic group where more of its eligible voters are naturalised citizens than US-born citizens (56 per cent vs 44 per cent). As per the report, Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the country over roughly the past two decades and since 2020. “Their number has grown by 15 per cent, or about 2 million eligible voters, in the past four years,” it said, adding that the growth rate is faster than 3 per cent rate for all eligible voters during that span and the 12 per cent for Hispanic eligible voters. Asian Americans typically lean Democratic and in the 2020 US elections, 72 per cent of English-speaking, single-race, non-Hispanic Asian voters said they voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president, while 28 per cent said they voted for Republican Donald Trump. 36.2 million Hispanic to vote in November 2024 As per Pew Research report, the number of Hispanic eligible voters has risen from 32.3 million in 2020 to a projected 36.2 million in November 2024. This represents 50 per cent of the total growth in eligible voters during this time. Also, it is a 153 per cent increase since 2000, when 14.3 million Hispanics were eligible. The report said Latinos have grown at the second-fastest rate of any major racial and ethnic group in the US electorate since the last presidential election. Every year, about 1.4 million Hispanics in the US become eligible to vote, the report said. In 2020 polls, Trump made gains among Hispanics, a majority of Latino voters (59 per cent) voted for current Biden that year. In presidential elections, turnout rates among Hispanic Americans have typically trailed those of some other groups. Black eligible voters in the US to reach 34.4 million Black voters in the US could play a crucial role in determining the outcome of 2024 elections. “The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth,” the report said, adding that black eligible voters stand out for turnout rates that are higher than among Latino and Asian eligible voters. In Georgia, a closely watched swing state, Black Americans account for a third of eligible voters, the report said. Recalling the 2020 US Presidential elections, 92 per cent of single-race Black, non-Hispanic voters cast a vote for Democrat Joe Biden, while only 8 per cent backed Republican Donald Trump.