America's rising Asia vote 'sealed deal' for Barack Obama
Poll reveals 72 per cent of Asian Americans reelected the President, citing his Obamacare
US President Barack Obama enjoyed soaring support from Asian Americans to win another term, a post-election survey revealed, as voters elected Congress's first Hindu lawmaker.
A poll conducted for community groups found 72 per cent of Asian Americans voted for Obama on Tuesday, a gain from the two-thirds support he won in 2008. It is part of a major shift toward the Democrats by this group over the past 20 years.
While small in total, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States and comprised 3.4 per cent of the electorate on Tuesday, up from 2.7 per cent four years ago.
Obama, the first African American president, also enjoyed overwhelming backing from black and Hispanic groups, helping him offset a tilt by white voters toward his Republican rival Mitt Romney.
"It is without question that these three minority groups combined provided the margin of victory for Obama nationally but also in some key states," said Matt Barreto, founding principal of the Latino Decisions research firm that carried out the survey.
The survey's results on Asian American support for Obama found the top issue for this community was the economy.