Indian American Donors Give Republicans 3 Times More Than Democrats

WASHINGTON, DC- Prominent Indian American political donors are giving about $3 to Republicans for every $1 to Democrats in the 2026 midterm election cycle, even as Indian American voters continue to favor Democratic candidates, according to federal campaign finance records.

A review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings for 11 prominent donors found about $10.8 million in direct contributions to Republican committees and groups, compared with $3.3 million to Democrats.

About $7.1 million of the Republican total came through three contributions to MAGA Inc, the pro-Trump super PAC, from Asha Jadeja Motwani, Krishna Tripuraneni and Anjani Sinha. The figures cover only a sample of named donors and do not represent all Indian-American political contributions.

The 2026 AAPI Voter Survey found Indian American voters backing Democratic Senate candidates by 66 per cent to 18 per cent, although the survey’s Indian American sample was small.

VoterAtlas, a website that matches FEC donor records against Indian and South Asian surnames, recorded $35.3 million in itemized contributions during the 2026 election cycle through August 30, without providing a party-wise breakdown.

Some Republican contributions from these donors have also reached candidates challenging Indian-American Democrats. Joint fundraising committees collect large contributions and distribute portions among party committees and candidates.

Grow the Majority, a House Republican joint fundraising committee, allocated $7,000 each from contributions by Motwani and Palantir executive Shyam Sankar to Jay Feely, who is challenging Democrat Amish Shah in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. Another $3,500 portion of a contribution from Sankar went through Emmer Majority Builders to Casey Askar, who is challenging Pia Dandiya in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District.

On the Democratic side, the Impact Fund, the political arm of Indian American Impact, has raised about $1.92 million during the current election cycle and had about $331,000 in cash on hand as of September 30, FEC filings show. Its largest contribution was $500,000 from Sumir Chadha of investment firm WestBridge Capital.

The fund spent heavily during primary contests but has reported no independent expenditures in the general election. Meanwhile, outside groups have spent about $11.6 million opposing Shah and Dandiya.

Sankar contributed $250,000 to Americans 4 Security PAC on July 15, according to an October 15 quarterly report that had not yet been processed by the FEC. The Wisconsin-based super PAC has reported about $3.19 million in spending against Republican Representative Young Kim and about $51,000 supporting Representative Ken Calvert. These figures describe the PAC’s reported activity and do not establish that Sankar’s contribution directly funded those expenditures.

Sankar’s direct political contributions total about $1.5 million. Separately, the Sankar Family Trust contributed $250,000 to the Republican National Committee in May 2025.

Motwani’s direct contributions exceed $7 million, including $5.1 million to MAGA Inc and $886,000 to the Republican National Committee.

The largest Indian American Democratic donor remains venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, whose contributions total about $2.1 million, almost all of them to Senate Majority PAC. (IANS)