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Asian American voters may be the deciding factor in Georgia’s runoff elections.
New data has found Asian American voter turnout in Georgia has doubled from 2016 to 2020. The number of ballots cast by Asian Americans in Georgia also increased by around 60,000 votes in 2020. Asian Americans as a political force is so notable that Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is slated to host a rally for Asian Americans the weekend before the runoff election.
Republicans also made progress in state’s elections among Asian Americans. Herschel Walker was joined by former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley as they rallied Indian Americans in September. The Republican National Committee also opened an Asian American community center in Berkeley Lake last year where they held roundtables and celebrated Lunar New Year.
Georgia state senator elect Nabilah Islam, who will be the first South Asian woman in the chamber, said of the election runoff, “We’re the only demographic group that keeps going up. So I’m confident that we’re going to be a huge voting bloc that will help deliver a win for Sen. Raphael Warnock.”
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