![]() “So some community members are looking for alternatives, other options.” “We don’t have a Chinese American voice in power to make the city and Democratic Party accountable to the community,” Lee told The Standard. Jeremy Lee, a co-president of the Rose Pak Democratic Club which represents the most progressive voices in the Asian American community, said he is not surprised by this right turn. Views on COVID, education, crime, and immigration are also cited as reasons for the conservative shift.įor Democrats, this is an opportunity to reflect on the party’s appeal for Asian American voters. Nationally, the New York Times attributes the rightward drift of Asian voters to a new class divide in American politics, where the Democratic Party and its liberal wing in particular, is increasingly representative of the views of college-educated professional. We need education and we need to feel safe.” ![]() Public safety and public education are the things that give us stability and opportunity. We came to America for stability and opportunity. “That’s the common denominator between the Asian and Latino community – we are immigrant communities. “Democrats have a really hard time talking about public education and public safety,” said Cheng. The Democratic Party’s oversight of Asian American voters reflects a neglect of the core values for immigrant communities, as Kanishka Cheng of grassroots community building organization Together SF explained to CNN. “The far-left policies that have been embraced by the local party present an opportunity for groups like mine and the Republican Party.” ![]() “I’ve seen an increasing dissatisfaction among Asian Americans with the Democratic Party,” Donde told the Standard. Jay Donde, who leads Chinese immigrant Jennifer Yan’s slate to challenge the SFGOP, believes the Democratic Party is taking Asian American votes for granted. While an immediate Republican victory is unlikely in the overwhelmingly blue California, this serves as a wake up call for the party that voters believe have become complacent. Zeng is not the lone Asian American Republican challenger in this race, he is joined by opponent Bruce Lou, a 26-year-old Chinese American who says he’s frustrated with Democrats’ incompetence in handling crimes against Asians. ![]() “I think the Republican Party will win in San Francisco in the next 10 years,” said Zeng, making a provocative statement since the city has not had a Republican mayor since 1964. Republicans also performed with more promising results in other statewide races in Florida and Georgia than previous elections.Īccording to the Standard, 32-year-old Jason Zeng, an immigrant from China and registered Republican, is running for Congress to unseat the longtime Democrat Rep. Greg Abbot defeated Democrat Beto O’Rourke among Asian voters at 52% to 46%. The New York Times reported that during the 2022 midterm election in Texas, incumbent Gov. Both were elected in California’s conservative Orange County. Another indications being the election of two Republican congresswomen who are Korean immigrants, Young Kim and Michelle Park Steel, in 2020. In 2022, support for Democrats slid to 58% while Republicans rose to 40%. CNN national exit polls showed that in 2018, Asian American voters supported Democrats at 77% and Republicans at 23%. This conservative shift for Asian Americans has been gaining momentum nationwide. Important to note that the data is understating this development since it doesn’t include voters from other parts of Asia.Ĭalifornia is also an important state for Asian American voters, according to the Pew Research Center, California has the highest number of Asian American eligible voters and is home to almost a third of the entire Asian electorate. ![]() The San Francisco Standard reported that from 2019 to 2024, SFGOP membership for voters from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia or Singapore increased by 11% compared to Democrats for 9%. Following the pandemic and anti-Asian hate movement in 2020, the San Francisco Republican Party (SFGOP) reported a 60% increase in registered Republicans who were born overseas in Chinese-speaking regions. There is a real conservative shift happening in the political participation of Asian Americans in California. ![]()
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