Haley and Ramaswamy’s conservative politics are at odds with the majority of Indian Americans, who are Democrats.
Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speak during the first Republican presidential debate hosted by Fox News at the Fiserv Forum on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. — Jayashree Bhaskar wasn’t surprised when a friend who had visited South India recently told her that tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy was being talked about all over the news as a rising star in U.S. politics.Ramaswamy, as well as former U.N.
In 2020, 74 percent of Indians voted for Biden compared to 15 percent who voted for Trump, according to aby Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, AAPI Data and Asian Americans Advancing Justice. The same survey found that 56 percent of Indians see themselves as Democrats, 27 percent think of themselves as Independents or other and 15 percent identify as Republicans.
In the last few years Indian American participation in politics — both in running for office and voting — has increased dramatically. Rep. Ro Khanna said it’s hard to nail down the exact reason for the upswing in political participation: It could be a new generation of South Asians Almost every door they knocked on led to a conversation with voters. They shared their concerns over how polarized the country is and discussed such issues as keeping children safe in schools and the need to reform the immigration system. They met a few people who support them but are unable to vote because they’ve been stuck for years in the U.S. green card backlog. Those they spoke to who could vote for them said that they would.“This is doing the work to turn people out,” Makhija said.
In her stump speech, Haley has mentioned the fact that she is one of the first women of color to be elected governor as evidence the United States is not a racist country. She also has referred to her childhood in Bamberg, S.C., growing up in the only Indian family in town. If the group of Democratic and independent Indian Americans aren’t excited about Haley and Ramaswamy, Republican Prasanna Jog is.
“It’s heartwarming to see an Indian American, like me … becoming prominent in the Republican primary race,” Jog said. “That is definitely a factor. But at the end of the day it is about this country. What matters is what he can do for this country.”
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