Mochi Magazine conducted a survey on the past election cycle from December 7 to 19, 2016. 317 Asian Americans, ages 14-68, participated. Here, highlights from the results:

Participation

92% voted in November’s 2016 presidential election.

For comparison, 8% did not cast a vote. (Why Asian Americans Aren’t Voting)

Vote distribution among survey participants:

• 77% for Hillary Clinton
• 6 % for Jill Stein
• 2% for Donald Trump (Chinese Americans on Why They Voted for Trump)
• 1% for Gary Johnson

Demographic Background

Of those individuals surveyed:

• 25% were born outside of the United States
• 74% indicated they are first-generation
• 44% experienced conflict with family or friends over which candidate to support
• 47% have a bachelor’s degree
• 22% identified as male
• 74% identified as female
• 4% identified as other

Respondents largely lived in CA, WA, VA, and the Northeast region of the United States.

For those that did not vote:

1 in 3 believe that if they had, their vote wouldn’t have mattered.

20% of those who did vote hadn’t voted in previous elections either – even if they were eligible to do so.

Top 4 issues of concern during the election cycle:

1. Civil rights
2. Reproductive rights
3. Immigration
4. Healthcare

See our full report on the Asian American perspective for these issues here.