Poll Finds Democrats Gaining Ground With AAPI Adults
A recent AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll indicates that Democrats are gaining ground with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults, as trust in Republicans and President Trump has declined among this demographic, particularly concerning economic and healthcare issues.
Houston, TX, October 18, 2026 —
A recent AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll indicates that Democrats are gaining ground with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander adults, while trust in Republicans and President Trump has declined among the group. The reported shift is particularly evident on economic and healthcare issues.
The findings describe a change in political standing and trust, but the information available does not include figures showing the size of the shift. It also does not specify when the poll was conducted, which earlier results were used for comparison, or how many people took part. The poll’s methodology and the responses of particular AAPI communities are not provided.
The results point to economic and healthcare concerns as areas where trust has weakened, but no specific policies, experiences or explanations for the change are identified in the summary. It does not provide separate measures of views toward Democrats, Republicans and Trump, beyond noting that Democrats are gaining ground and trust in Republicans and Trump has declined.
Without the underlying numbers and survey details, the extent and distribution of the change cannot be assessed from the information provided. The findings concern AAPI adults as a broad demographic; the summary does not indicate whether sentiment shifted similarly across different age groups, communities or regions.
The poll offers a snapshot of political sentiment on the issues cited, rather than a detailed account of what is driving it. Additional survey data, including the dates, sample size, methodology and responses to specific questions, was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Terry Tang, Nancy Jiang And Linley Sanders, Associated Press on www.click2houston.com, see more information here.
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