How Indian-Americans plan to vote in the 2026 US midterms: Explained in 5 charts

Donald Trump’s second-term policies have triggered a backlash among Indian-Americans, with immigration, economic concerns and relations with India emerging as important fault lines ahead of the midterms. But a resurgent Democratic preference does not necessarily mean the community has returned to its old partisan loyalties. Donald Trump’s second-term policies have triggered a backlash among Indian-Americans, with immigration, economic concerns and relations with India emerging as important fault lines ahead of the midterms. But a resurgent Democratic preference does not necessarily mean the community has returned to its old partisan loyalties.