The party increased its tally from 79 seats before the elections, gaining seven districts previously held by Republicans.
\n\nDemocrats won 85 of the 100 US congressional districts with the largest Indian-American populations in the November 3 midterm elections, strengthening their presence in areas with significant Indian-origin communities, according to an analysis by the Hindustan Times.
\n\nThe party increased its tally from 79 seats before the elections, gaining seven districts previously held by Republicans. The Republican tally fell from 21 to 15, with Democrats retaining all but one of their own seats among the 100 constituencies
\n\nThe Hindustan Times analysis ranked all 435 US House districts according to their Asian-Indian population, using data from the Census Bureau’s 2020–24 American Community Survey. The top 100 districts account for more than half of the country's Indian-American population and include constituencies in California, New Jersey, Texas, Georgia, Illinois and Washington.
\n\nCalifornia's 17th Congressional District, represented by Democrat Ro Khanna, has the largest Indian-American population of any US House constituency, with approximately 146,000 people of Indian origin. Khanna won the seat for a sixth consecutive term.
\n\nIndian-Americans do not constitute a majority in any of the 100 districts. They account for approximately one-fifth of the…
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