INDIAN-AMERICANS AT A GLANCE

3.2million

Indian-Americans are the third-largest group among Asian-Americans, after those from China and the Philippines.

70%

Indian-Americans aged 25 and older had college degrees in 2010, by far the highest rate among the six Asian-American groups studied.

BETTER OFF THAN MOST: Median annual household income for Indian-Americans in 2010 was $88,000, much higher than for all Asian-Americans ($66,000) and all US households ($49,800). Only 9% of adult Indian-Americans live in poverty, compared with 12% of Asian-Americans overall and 13% of the US population.

MOSTLY HINDU, BUT NOT ALL: US census doesn’t factor in religion, counts are therefore based on surveys and estimates. Between 51% and 81% of Indian-Americans are Hindus. The lower figure comes from Pew, according to which Christians are the next largest with 18%, Muslims 10%, Sikh 5%, Jain 2% and 10% described themselves as unaffiliated.

VOTE DEMOCRATIC: Indian-Americans have historically voted Democratic, and continue to do so. Out of the total, 71% are Democratic or Democratic-leaning, according to a recent poll, compared to 14% backing Independents and 13% backing Republicans. Moreover, 67% of them support Hillary Clinton, compared to only 7% for Donald Trump.

SWING STATES

The number of battleground states varies depending on pollsters and changing dynamics of the race

The New York Times has 15 on its list of “States in Play”: Virginia, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida, Arizona, Ohio, Nevada, Georgia, and Missouri

270towin.com had 9: Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Nevada, Arizona and Utah

Politico has 11 on its list: Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and Wisconsin