Study Finds GOP Favored 2 to 1 in Asian Grouping

Asian-Americans in Monterey Park have registered as Republicans at more than twice the rate as Democrats over the last five years, but a substantial number belong to neither party, according to recent statistics compiled by a UCLA professor.

Education professor Don T. Nakanishi said he found that Asians in Monterey Park--the only California city with an Asian majority--are becoming more involved but are hesitant to commit to a political party.

That means that neither Republicans nor Democrats are making great strides within the Asian community, one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in Los Angeles County. More than half of Monterey Park’s 62,000 residents, and 39% of its voters, are Asian.