Why Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Should Consider the GOP

How Republican policies on business, safety, and family align with AAPI priorities

Updated: July 27, 2026

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, introduced by the Trump administration, lowered corporate tax rates from 35% to 21%, which benefited small businesses, including many AAPI-owned businesses. The deregulation and tax cuts spurred growth and were aimed at creating a more business-friendly environment.

Pro-Business Policies for AAPI Entrepreneurs

The GOP's policies aim to cut excessive government spending and unleash American energy production to keep the consumer price index down. By lowering gas prices and keeping essential goods affordable, they help protect your family's financial future.

Reducing Inflation for Financial Security

Consumer price index during Trump's administration VS Biden's

In short, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the main way the U.S. government measures inflation; it tracks how much prices are changing for the stuff people actually buy daily. It's commonly cited as the inflation rate.

What is Consumer Price Index (CPI)?

The GOP has emphasized law and order, addressing concerns about rising hate crimes, including those targeting the AAPI community during the COVID-19 pandemic.The FBI reported a 73% increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans in 2020, primarily attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and anti-Asian sentiments. This data is part of the FBI's annual hate crime statistics.

Strengthening Public Safety for All Communities

Ensuring Safer Communities through Secure Borders

The GOP's focus on border security aims to reduce illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and crime, ensuring safer neighborhoods for the AAPI community and all Americans.

Under President Biden, there were over 8 million migrant encounters, including 1.7 million "gotaways"—illegal immigrants who evaded Border Patrol and entered the U.S. without documentation or vetting.

According to Pew Research, U.S. Asian Protestant voters tend to identify with or lean toward the GOP, as do Protestants in the general public.

For many AAPI communities, family is the heart of everything. The GOP champions traditional family values, which resonates deeply with segments of the AAPI population that hold conservative views on marriage, gender roles, and family unity.

Family Values & Religious Freedom

HOW TO VOTE

Don't know how to vote? Interested in contributing to the future of your community? Learn to vote with the guide below!

Step 1: Check if you're registered/register

Go to ncsbe.gov → "Voter Registration" tool. It'll show if you're already registered and where.
If not registered: you can register online, by mail, or in person. (https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/how-register) Any county board of elections can also issue a free voter photo ID card if you don't have one — same office handles registration questions.
North Carolina also allows same-day registration during the early voting period — you can register and vote in one visit if you missed the regular deadline.

Regular registration deadline: 25 days before Election Day.
Same-day registration: available throughout the early voting period (about 2.5 weeks before Election Day through the Saturday before).
Election Day 2026: Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Step 2: Know your deadlines

Step 3: Acquire ID

North Carolina's photo ID law was upheld by a federal judge in March 2026, so a valid photo ID is required to vote in person.
Accepted IDs include a NC driver's license, NC ID card, U.S. passport, or a few other government-issued photo IDs. (https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/voter-id)
If you don't have one: you can get a free non-driver's ID from the NCDMV, or a free voter photo ID from your county board of elections.
If you show up without ID, you can still vote using an "ID exception" affidavit — but be aware the State Board recently made it easier for officials to reject that excuse, so it's much safer to just bring ID if at all possible.

In person on Election Day — find your assigned polling place via the NCSBE lookup tool (this can differ from early voting locations).
Early voting — vote at any early voting site in your county, no reason needed, during the roughly 2.5-week window before Election Day. Same-day registration is available there too. (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/evsite/)
Absentee/mail-in ballot — can't make it? Request an absentee ballot through NCSBE's absentee portal, fill it out, and return it by mail or drop-off by the deadline (https://votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home).

Step 4: Decide how you'll vote

Step 5: After you vote

If you mailed a ballot, you can track its status through the same absentee portal to confirm it was received and counted.
https://votebymail.ncsbe.gov/app/home