即将到来的美国中期选举被认为是唐纳德·特朗普总统领导的共和党政府的首次试金石，因为早期数据据称显示，民主党有望在选民中取得重大进展。
The upcoming US midterm elections are said to be the first litmus test for President Donald Trump led Republican government, as early data points reportedly suggest Democrats are poised to make major gains among voters.
据报道，520万印度裔海外侨民也将对选举产生影响，一项新的全国性调查预测，印度裔选民将大力支持民主党候选人。有多少印度裔美国选民可能影响美国中期选举？
The 5.2 million-strong Indian diaspora is also set to make an impact on the polls, and a new national survey has predicted that Indian voters are strongly backing Democratic candidates How many Indian-American voters could influence the US midterms?
根据总部位于华盛顿的智库卡内基国际和平基金会的数据，美国约有520万印度裔美国人，其中390万人年满18岁或以上。该智库补充称，根据2022年的数据，美国约有260万具有投票资格的印度裔美国人。虽然印度裔侨民仅占总选民的一小部分，但由于多种因素，该群体正受到越来越多的关注，包括其快速增长和较高的社会经济地位。
US has around 5.2 million Indian-Americans, out of which 3.9 million are eighteen or older, according to Washington-based think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The think tank added that, based on 2022 data, there are about 2.6 million eligible Indian American voters in the US. While the Indian diaspora accounts for a fraction of the overall electorate, several factors account for heightened attention being given to the community, including rapid growth and elevated socioeconomic status.
参选的印度裔美国立法者和候选人将于11月3日进行投票的现任美国众议院共有六名来自印度次大陆的成员，但据PTI报道，由于密歇根州的什里·塔纳达尔和伊利诺伊州的拉贾·克里希纳莫尔蒂未能通过各自的初选，该人数可能进一步降至四人。
Indian-American lawmakers and candidates in the race The outgoing US House of Representatives, which is set for November 3 polls, has six members who come from the Indian subcontinent, but the number is likely to plunge further to four as Shri Thanedar from Michigan and Raja Krishnamoorthi from Illinois have failed to clear their respective primaries, PTI reported.
参加连任的印度裔美国国会候选人包括：普拉米拉·贾亚帕尔（华盛顿州第7选区）、阿米·贝拉（加利福尼亚州第3选区）、罗·坎纳（加利福尼亚州第17选区）和苏哈斯·苏布拉马尼亚姆（弗吉尼亚州第10选区）。什么是美国中期选举？
Among those Indian-American congressional candidates who are up for re-election are: Pramila Jayapal (Washington-7), Ami Bera (California-3), Ro Khanna (California-17), and Suhas Subramanyam (Virginia-10). What are the US midterm elections?
美国中期选举在总统四年任期的第二年举行，用于选出众议院435名议员——即国会下院的全部成员，以及参议院100名议员中的大约三分之一——即国会上院的部分成员。中期选举还包括若干州立法机构和州长的选举，以及市长和其他地方官员的选举。调查显示印度裔美国选民倾向民主党上个月发布的最新亚裔和太平洋岛民（AAPI）数据显示，66%的印度裔美国选民在参议院竞选中支持民主党候选人。
The US midterm elections are held two years into a president’s four-year term, and lead to the election of 435 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress, and about one-third of the 100-member Senate, the upper house. The midterm polls also include elections to several state legislatures and governors, including mayors and other local officials. Survey shows Indian-American voters favour Democrats The latest AAPI data, released last month, showed that 66 per cent of Indian American voters are backing Democratic candidates in the Senate race.
调查中选民提出的议题列表中，生活成本和通胀居首位，其次是就业、失业以及社会保障和医疗保险。印度裔选民可能左右局势的州印度裔社区在美国多个州拥有相当大的影响力，包括新泽西州、纽约州、加利福尼亚州、得克萨斯州、伊利诺伊州、宾夕法尼亚州、乔治亚州和华盛顿州。
Among the list of issues raised by the voters in the survey, cost of living and inflation dominated, followed by jobs, unemployment, and Social Security and Medicare. States where Indian-American voters could matter Indian-American community has a considerable footprint in several states across the United States, including New Jersey, New York, California, Texas, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Washington.
一篇PTI报道援引一家总部位于美国的政治行动委员会创始人的话称，在宾夕法尼亚州、乔治亚州、北卡罗来纳州和密歇根州等摇摆州，这些州对最终结果至关重要，即便只有1%或2%的选票也可能左右选举结果，使特定候选人获胜。
A PTI report, quoting the founder of a US-based political action committee, added that in battleground states like Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan, which are pivotal in final results, even one or two per cent of the vote matters to swing an election in favour of a particular candidate.