For Chavi Khanna Koneru, this has everything to do with how much influence the state's Asian American vote will have. As the executive director of North Carolina Asian Americans Together, she works with organizations to increase the political participation of the state's AAPI community. The ripple effectsThreadgill-Matthews worries that the delay in redistricting data will lead to voter apathy in some cases. Much of the state's Asian American population are concentrated in three counties that encompass North Carolina's primary metro areas. Despite the growth in Asian American voters, gerrymandering threatens to reduce the political impact they can have.

Source: CNN April 04, 2021 13:07 UTC