The Key to A Blue Wave in 2020? Mobilizing AAPI Voters.

As we approach this November’s general election, campaigns across the country are mobilizing volunteers and resources to gear up for the final 30 day stretch. With that milestone comes increased efforts to reach voters, sparking questions of how to most effectively reach the electorate along lines of race, gender, partisanship, and age. And in today’s hectic political atmosphere, a new, powerful voting bloc is emerging. Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing ethnic group in the US, increasing at four times the rate of the white population. Historically, AAPIs have voted at low rates, though civic engagement among AAPIs is increasing. <a href="http://aapidata.com/blog/voting-gains/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">While voter turnout increased from 28% among Asian Americans in 2014 to 42% in 2018, and from 33% to 44% among Pacific Islanders, </a>AAPI still voted at lower rates than their Black and white peers. <a href="https://medium.com/the-young-politicasian/the-key-to-a-blue-wave-in-2020-mobilizing-aapi-voters-81a055a879dc">Read More</a>