The long-awaited 2020 presidential election in the United States is approaching soon enough. Indian Americans account for more than one percent of the total population in the country. This year, the major parties are leaving no stone unturned in reaching out to the Indian American community.
This sudden turn of events is mostly connected to the selection of Kamala Harris as the running partner of Joe Biden. Well, Kamala Harris has a partial Indian origin, and this has led to a strong attachment of Indian Americans to the Democratic Party. Surveys show that the selection of Kamala Harris does in fact play a role in the voting behavior. Over 40 percent of Indian Americans agreed that they were considering voting for the Joe Biden Democratic party after the entry of Kamala Harris, whereas, about 10 percent said it made them not want to vote for the democratic party. About 40 percent stayed neutral and said that Kamala Harris plays no role in their voting decision.
Indian Americans are focusing more on the healthcare and economic situations of the U.S. and paying less attention to the India-America political relationship. In the last two decades, the Indian American population has increased by 150 percent. This makes Indians the second-largest immigrant group in the United States today.
Remember that the November 2020 elections are held right in the middle of a health pandemic. Like every other country in the world, America is also facing an economic crisis. Economists claim that they haven’t seen America in such a bad spot since the Great Depression. The percentage of Indians preferring Biden over Trump is higher. The Hindu and Muslim population supporting Biden is higher than the Christians. Every year, 150,000 Indian Americans get their voting rights. Some of these are through naturalization and the remaining are the children of Indian immigrants residing in the United States. The most important point to note this year is that the focus of the Indian American population is only on the bread and butter of the entire American population. The community is behaving in sync with the rest of the American population and wants to see progress in terms of healthcare and the economy.
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