Poll Finds Growing Disillusionment With Republicans Among AAPI Adults
A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll shows that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander adults are becoming more disillusioned with Republicans and President Trump, leading to a significant edge for Democrats on key issues like the economy and healthcare as…
Roanoke Lynchburg, VA, October 19, 2026 —
A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds that Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are becoming more disillusioned with Republicans and President Trump. The poll summary also reports that Democrats hold a significant edge on issues including the economy and healthcare as midterm elections approach.
The findings describe a shift in views among AAPI adults and an advantage for Democrats on two major policy areas. The summary does not provide polling percentages or explain how large the reported advantage is, so its size cannot be quantified from the information available. It also does not include the poll’s field dates, sample size, margin of error or question wording.
The summary does not break out responses by Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander respondents, nor does it provide comparisons among those groups. It therefore offers no detail on whether the reported shift is shared equally across them. No information is provided about respondents’ party identification, voting intentions or views on issues beyond the economy and healthcare.
The poll’s reported findings indicate that Democrats have an advantage on those two issues among the adults surveyed, while the broader description points to growing disillusionment with Republicans and Trump. The summary does not establish why respondents’ views are changing, or whether the findings predict how AAPI voters will vote in the midterm elections.
Further details about the poll were not included in the summary. Without its full results and methodology, the extent of the shift and the meaning of the reported Democratic edge remain unclear.
Story summarized from the original created by TERRY TANG, NANCY JIANG and LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press on www.wfxrtv.com, see more information here.
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