Immigrants make up 74 percent of the Asian-American adult population.

Among eligible Asian-American voters- U.S. citizens ages 18 or older - immigrants vote about as often as the native born at 31 percent each, according to the Pew analysis.

In 2010, Asian-American voter turnout was 31 percent. That's about the same as the turnout among Hispanics, and far below blacks (44 percent) and whites (49 percent).

Turnout lagged even though the level of education and income of the Asian-American electorate, as a whole, is higher than for whites, blacks and Hispanics, the survey noted.

Research has shown that, among all adults, people with higher levels of education and people with greater income are more likely to vote in US elections, Pew said.

This is true of Asian Americans as well, the Pew report said. Nonetheless, among the college educated, Asian American voter turnout (40 percent) lagged behind that of whites (64 percent), blacks (57 percent) and Hispanics (50 percent).

This is despite the fact that some 47 percent of Asian-American eligible voters in 2010 had a college education, a rate higher than for whites (31 percent), blacks (18 percent) and Hispanics (16 percent).

The voter turnout gap between Asian Americans and other groups narrowed among those who have not completed high school.

Pew found a similar trend among Asian Americans of higher income - their voter turnout also lagged behind whites, blacks and Hispanics.

A greater proportion of Asian-American eligible voters in 2010 had annual family incomes of $50,000 or more than did whites, blacks or Hispanics.

Among Asian Americans, those with this income level made up 62 percent of eligible voters and had a 35 percent turnout rate. Among whites, those with this income made up 54 percent of eligible voters and had a 55 percent turnout rate.
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