In this year’s midterm election, Democratic Assembly Member Peter Abbate lost his seat of 36 years to Republican Lester Chang in Assembly District 49 in Southern Brooklyn. District 49 has a significant Asian population, making up the majority of Assembly District 49’s population at 59% (80,454) and 49% (29,704) of the district’s voting age population as of 2020.

AAF’s case study of Assembly District 49:

• Gives a demographic breakdown of the district and its voting population
• Discusses voter turnout for the city as a whole and the district’s Asian population
• Explores possible outcomes for this past midterm election based on Asian voter turnout in Assembly District 49
• With Asian Americans becoming the fastest growing population in New York City in the last ten years, this study makes recommendations for how candidates can better engage with Asian voters

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