This election season, many people are saying that Asian-Americans could be the deciding factor in who wins as president. According to NBC News, "Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders have reached tipping-point population levels in battleground states." One example of this is Florida where they make up about 3% of the population which doesn't seem like a lot. However, in 2008 Obama only won Florida by 2.5%. Even bigger states to consider are Nevada and Virginia where Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders make up about 9% and 7% of the population respectively.
If you total up all of the Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in the battleground states it makes up about 1.6 million votes, which is a big deal, even though 100 percent turnout is not expected. Another factor is that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are four times more likely to be undecided than the average voter. It will be interesting to see how these people vote and if they really are the deciding factor in who wins the presidential election.
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/06/14261183-asian-americans-could-impact-presidential-race?lite
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