http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/06/why-do-jews-and-asians-support-dems-so-strongly.php Posted on June 18, 2016 by Paul Mirengoff in Higher education, Leftism
Why do Jews and Asians support Dems so strongly?
Tevi Troy and Lanhee Chen tackle “the mystery of Jewish and Asian-American Democratic loyalty.” The existence of such loyalty is beyond dispute. The authors remind us that among Jews, Barack Obama’s support was 78 percent in 2008 and 70 percent in 2012. As for Asian-Americans, their support of Obama grew from 62 percent in 2008 to 73 percent four years later.
The extent of this loyalty is mysterious because, as the authors point out, socioeconomic factors might suggest greater support for conservative causes and candidates, as well as “wariness of Democrats who seem to regard success as shameful and higher taxes as a cure-all.” 25 percent of Jewish households in the U.S. have annual incomes over $150,000, according to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, compared with only 8 percent of American households generally. And the Asian-American median household income of $72,689 is about $20,000 higher than the U.S. average, according to U.S Census Bureau data.
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