TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Vice President Kamala Harris has more than doubled her lead over former President Donald Trump among Asian American voters, according to the latest survey.

On Tuesday (Sept. 24), polling showed 66% of Asian American voters plan to vote for Harris, compared to 28% for Trump, while 6% are undecided, per Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) and AAPI Data. Asian Americans are a “rapidly growing voting-age population, which played a decisive role in the 2020 election," APIAVote said in a press release. 

Since President Joe Biden left the race, results showed a dramatic increase in support for Harris and the Democratic presidential ticket among Asian American voters. In the previous survey between April to May, 46% of Asian American voters backed Biden while 31% supported Trump, and 23% planned to vote for someone else or were undecided. 

Harris expanded Biden’s 15-point lead by 23 percentage points, leading Trump by 38 points. According to AAPI Data Director Karthick Ramakrishnan, "Harris has brought Asian American voters back into the presidential tent.”

The survey also revealed that Harris’ favorability among Asian American voters went up, as 62% hold a favorable opinion, up 18 percentage points from 44% in April-May, while 35% hold an unfavorable opinion. In contrast, 28% of Asian American voters reported a favorable opinion of Trump and 70% an unfavorable opinion. 

In addition, Democrat Tim Walz is far more favored as a vice presidential candidate than Republican J.D. Vance. Among Asian American voters, 56% hold a favorable opinion of Walz, while 21% hold a favorable opinion of Vance.

Voter turnout also appears to be increasing since Harris became the presidential nominee. Among Asian American registered voters, 77% say they are "absolutely certain" they will vote in the 2024 election, up from 68% in April-May.

Notably, Asian American voters are more likely to say Harris' identity as a woman is more important than her South Asian background, as 38% said her identity as a woman is "extremely" or "very" important to them, compared to 27% who said her identity as an Asian Indian or South Asian is important. 

The AAPI Voter Survey was conducted Sept. 3-9 among 1,166 registered voters, with a margin of error of +/- 4.7 percent. The survey was offered online or over the phone in languages including English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Korean.