Poll Indicates Democrats Gaining Ground With AAPI Adults
A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll indicates Democrats are gaining ground with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander adults as trust in Republicans fades, particularly ahead of the November midterm elections.
Rockford, IL, October 18, 2026 —
A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll indicates Democrats are gaining ground with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander adults, while trust in Republicans is fading, according to the poll’s summary. The trend is noted particularly ahead of the November midterm elections.
The information provided does not include numerical results or specify how much support for Democrats has changed. It also does not describe how trust in Republicans was measured, which groups or political figures respondents were asked about, or how the findings compare with earlier polling.
Details about the poll’s field dates, sample size, methodology, question wording and margin of error were not provided. The available summary also does not break out results by community, age, location or other demographic characteristics. Without those details, the size and distribution of the reported shift cannot be assessed from the information available.
The poll summary identifies Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander adults as the population in which the trend was observed. It does not provide a separate estimate for any of those communities, nor does it state whether the shift concerns party identification, voting preference, candidate support or another measure of political sentiment.
The findings are framed in relation to the November midterm elections, but the summary does not say whether respondents reported plans to vote or explain what factors may be associated with the change in party support and trust. It also does not provide statements from the poll’s researchers or additional context about the survey.
As reported, the poll points to a political shift among AAPI adults, but the available information does not quantify that change or establish its causes. Further details about the survey would be needed to assess the scale and meaning of the finding.
Story summarized from the original created by TERRY TANG, NANCY JIANG and LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press on www.mystateline.com, see more information here.
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