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A snapshot of Asian voters in New York City on Election Day shows an overwhelming preference for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as well as high rates of first-time voters coming to the polls Tuesday, according to preliminary exit poll data from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

After a wave of anti-Asian discrimination, the artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya wanted to “turn these hurts into something beautiful.” Her panels will transform a Brooklyn subway station.

Sixty-three percent of Asian American voters across the nation cast their ballot for Democrat Joe Biden while 31 percent voted for President Trump, according to the NBC News Exit Poll of early and Election Day voters.

There are more than 300,000 South Asians in New York City, and this is the first time the community has elected a desi representative.

Those with an absentee ballot can still drop it off. These groups are helping to educate voters on processes.

The number of Muslim Americans who are registered to vote has shot up since 2016.