National exit polls conducted by the National Election Pool (ABC, Associated Press, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC News) and the Los Angeles Times found that Asian American voters favored Kerry over Bush:

* National Election Pool (Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International): With Asian Americans comprising 2 percent of the total number of voters surveyed nationwide (13,660 voters), 56 percent of Asian Americans voted for Kerry and 44 percent voted for Bush.

* Los Angeles Times: With Asian Americans comprising 3 percent of a national sample of 5,514 voters at 136 polling places (including 3,357 California voters at 50 poll sites statewide), 64 percent of Asian Americans voted for Kerry and 34 percent voted for Bush.