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Asian Americans in California Support Gay Marriage, Survey Says

Harry Mok - October 15, 2008

The
national results were released last week and California-specific
numbers released today. Some highlights from the national poll:

  • The majority of Asian Americans who voted in the primary
    supported Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama by nearly 2 to 1, but Clinton
    supporters now overwhelmingly plan to vote for Obama rather than for
    John McCain by a 59 percent to 10 percent margin among likely voters.
  • About
    80 percent of likely voters who are Asian American list the economy as
    one of the most important problems the nation faces, followed by the
    war in Iraq. On both issues, there are strongly divided opinions
    between Obama and McCain supporters.
  • 32 percent of all Asian
    Americans identify themselves as Democrats; 14 percent as Republicans;
    19 percent as independents; and 35 percent as nonpartisan.
  • One-third of Asian
    American citizens get informed about politics from Asian-language media
    and 28 percent say they would use Asian-language ballot materials.
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