How do ethnic groups in the ATL tend to vote? (Atlanta: hotels, universities)

[arjay57]

Do the various ethnic groups in Atlanta have any common voting patterns?

If so, is there any fairly recent data on whether they tend to vote Democratic or Republican? Does it matter where they are located?

[wasel]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Do the various ethnic groups in Atlanta have any common voting patterns?

If so, is there any fairly recent data on whether they tend to vote Democratic or Republican? Does it matter where they are located?

Yes...but this is for 2012 results. You can sort columns by ethnicity as well as median income and education level (college).

https://www.npr.org/2016/11/08/50107...ection-results


Now, after the 2016 General Election I did see a map posted that provided results based on ethnicity -- but I can't find it. I remember being surprised by the number of blacks who voted for Trump. It was higher than I expected.

[arjay57]

Thanks, Wasel! Interesting that Trump did so well among Hispanics, too.

What I was actually wondering about was Asian and South Asian voters. Do we know whether they tend to vote in one direction or another? My interest was piqued the other day when I had lunch with a couple of Indian gentlemen who were staunch Trump supporters.

[wasel]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Thanks, Wasel! Interesting that Trump did so well among Hispanics, too.

What I was actually wondering about was Asian and South Asian voters. Do we know whether they tend to vote in one direction or another? My interest was piqued the other day when I had lunch with a couple of Indian gentlemen who were staunch Trump supporters.

I went to pick up someone at the airport and this HUGE pickup truck with a big TRUMP sticker on the back was parking near me. Driver got out and he was very Indian or Pakistani in appearance. Didn't fit the huge-pickup-Trump-sticker stereotype at all.

[earthlyfather]

In South Forsyth. Many multi-generation Indian families, ~12% of total pop. Have gym buddies, as well as neighbors, among them. Korean, Chinese, too. Conservative mainly, though my sense is the political breakdown is within 10 points or so between Dem and Repub. Nothing scientific mind you.

Originally Posted by arjay57

Thanks, Wasel! Interesting that Trump did so well among Hispanics, too.

What I was actually wondering about was Asian and South Asian voters. Do we know whether they tend to vote in one direction or another? My interest was piqued the other day when I had lunch with a couple of Indian gentlemen who were staunch Trump supporters.

[CaliDreaming01]

I read an article a few years back about first generation immigrants' voting habits. First generation immigrants tend to be very conservative, but their children, with each generation, tend to get more liberal. To me that makes sense because these are people who have had to overcome enormous obstacle and have worked hard for success. This fits in neatly with the Republican "pull yourself up by your bootstrap" theme. Their children, however, have usually not had to work as hard as their parents, but have to grow up enduring prejudice. They are also more able to see things in shades of gray.

African-Americans, the article stated, tend to become more conservative the wealthier they become. However, I think there are similarities between first-generation immigrants and descendants of American slaves. The African-Americans who have "made it", like first generation immigrants, have usually had to overcome many obstacles to obtain success and may be less willing to identify with other peers who have floundered.

So I can see why some people of color vote for him, as disheartening as it may be. I think the reasons are not that much different from why non-racist whites might vote for him and Republicans in general.

[stoxdiamond]

First generation Asian immigrants are typically conservative, although this past election was more split because of how awful of a candidate Trump was. Nevertheless, there are many in the first generation Asian community that will look past all of that because they generally do not empathize with progressive social policies. They are more likely support hardline illegal immigration policies because they came here legally and don't believe that illegal immigrants should get any slack. Astoundingly, some (East) Asians even gone so far as to support the "Muslim ban." Generally, Asian communities are pretty insular and like sticking among themselves, so they are unaffected by issues that progressives are trying to tackle (such as anti-black racism). They will typically vote for their own group's best interest and not really care about others. If Trump puts a lot of effort in shutting down affirmative action policies at universities, then expect the Asian community to vote for him in droves come reelection, if he's on the ballot.

[Go Blue 99]

First generation Indians in their 20s-40s are heavily Democratic. I know a lot of immigrant Indians in their 50s/60s/70s that are big Trump fans though. At least with the ones I know, it's because they are business owners (typically hotels) and prefer Republican fiscal policies.

[chiatldal]

Originally Posted by stoxdiamond

First generation Asian immigrants are typically conservative, although this past election was more split because of how awful of a candidate Trump was. Nevertheless, there are many in the first generation Asian community that will look past all of that because they generally do not empathize with progressive social policies. They are more likely support hardline illegal immigration policies because they came here legally and don't believe that illegal immigrants should get any slack. Astoundingly, some (East) Asians even gone so far as to support the "Muslim ban." Generally, Asian communities are pretty insular and like sticking among themselves, so they are unaffected by issues that progressives are trying to tackle (such as anti-black racism). They will typically vote for their own group's best interest and not really care about others. If Trump puts a lot of effort in shutting down affirmative action policies at universities, then expect the Asian community to vote for him in droves come reelection, if he's on the ballot.

This so not true

I don't know state bases but

Trump Lost More Of The Asian-American Vote Than National Exit Polls showed

79 percent of Asian voted for Hilary only 18% voted for Trump

Did Latino voters actually turn out for Trump in the election? Not really

He lost 2/3 of the Hispanic vote which typical

And lost Blacks, Clinton 88% to Trump's 8%


For what ever reason there this thing.... where the bar is so low for minority supporting Republicans Pudits would spin losing 2/3 of minority groups as some type of victory in minority support. And if there was like 5% increase in minorities support for a Republican there would some type sensationalism by right make seem a great shift has happen or is happening. In which they would take that in some belief minorities approve of their discriminatory policy,

Originally Posted by wasel

Yes...but this is for 2012 results. You can sort columns by ethnicity as well as median income and education level (college).

https://www.npr.org/2016/11/08/50107...ection-results


Now, after the 2016 General Election I did see a map posted that provided results based on ethnicity -- but I can't find it. I remember being surprised by the number of blacks who voted for Trump. It was higher than I expected.

This is misleading, it seem that Trump gain more minority support in Rural counties or less diverse counties, Example Trump 60% of blacks in Taylor county but Taylor county is rual and only have 8,000 people, While Hilary won 80.8% of Dekalb which is 753,253.

And those being small rural counties, there more religious I wouldn't be surprise if Trump weird church stunt and visit, cause a high support in those rural communities. But it's not reflective of black voting pattern. To answer Arjay yes the location matter.

[VJP]

Trump found big support in older Indians because he is perceived as anti-Muslim. Quite a few Indians in India have a little bit of a problem with Muslims if you are aware. The fiscal policies indeed came secondary as almost all Indians have fared extremely well in this country since immigrating (Indians as a subgroup make up the wealthiest demographic in the US). You will find Indians tend to vote more liberally in the younger demographic of 20-45 years old. You'll find more liberal Indians in the west vs the east coasts.

Source: 1st generation offspring of Indian immigrants with a rather large sample size due to extended family in the US