Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Study: Indian-Americans Favor Democrats, Donate Millions
Researchers looked at how Indian-Americans donated money to political campaigns.
The study found that in 2020, Indian-Americans donated much more money to Democrats than Republicans.
The study looked at data from many years and was released in 2025.
The money came from people working in different jobs.
Indian-Americans are now a large group in the U.S. and are getting involved in politics by donating money.
Study analyzed campaign contributions by Indian-Americans from 1998-2022.
The study, titled “An Emerging Lobby”, was released in September 2025.
Indian-Americans donated $46.6 million to Democrats in 2020.
Indian-Americans donated $16.3 million to Republicans in 2020.
Six Indian-Americans were elected to Congress in the 2024 elections.
- Who
- Indian-Americans, researchers Karnav Popat, Vishnu Prakash, and Joyojeet Pal
- What
- A study analyzing political campaign contributions from Indian-Americans.
- When
- 1998-2022 (study period); released September 2025
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To examine the political contributions of Indian-Americans.
Democrats
Republicans
Campaign Donations
Democrats
Received $46.6 million from Indian-American donors in 2020.
Republicans
Received $16.3 million from Indian-American donors in 2020.
- Report Title
- An Emerging Lobby: An Analysis of Campaign Contributions from Indian-Americans (1998–2022)
- Lead Researchers
- Karnav Popat, Vishnu Prakash, Joyojeet Pal
- Year of Study Release
- September 2025
- 2020 Donations to Democrats
- $46.6 million
- 2020 Donations to Republicans
- $16.3 million
- Indian-Americans in Congress (2024)
- Six
