EPISODE · Oct 26, 2020 · 12 MIN
US Polls: Indian Demography in Spotlight, But Who Will They Pick?
from The Big Story · host The Quint
Although only a little more than 1 percent of the electorate, the Indian Americans voter has become a demography to reckon with in the US elections 2020. For one, they form the second largest immigrant population naturalised as US citizens in the country, and two they're also the highest-earning group, (according to Pew Research Centre), with a median income of $100,000 in 2015 — nearly double the national average that year. They're fighting elections, they're politically vocal, and they're also making significant donations towards both the Republican and Democratic parties. But as both parties are trying to tap into this demography in the battleground states, who will the Indian-Americans likely vote for? Tune in to The Big Story! References: How Will Indian Americans Vote? Results From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha Interviews: Mekhala Saran Editor: Rinki Sanyal Music: Big Bang Fuzz Listen to The Big Story podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Although only a little more than 1 percent of the electorate, the Indian Americans voter has become a demography to reckon with in the US elections 2020. For one, they form the second largest immigrant population naturalised as US citizens in the country, and two they're also the highest-earning group, (according to Pew Research Centre), with a median income of $100,000 in 2015 — nearly double the national average that year. They're fighting elections, they're politically vocal, and they're also making significant donations towards both the Republican and Democratic parties. But as both parties are trying to tap into this demography in the battleground states, who will the Indian-Americans likely vote for? Tune in to The Big Story! References: How Will Indian Americans Vote? Results From the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha Interviews: Mekhala Saran Editor: Rinki Sanyal Music: Big Bang Fuzz Listen to The Big Story podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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