In responses to a survey conducted by the OCAC, many eligible overseas Chinese said they wanted to come back and vote. In the US, the figure was 53 % of eligible overseas Chinese, while it was 20-plus percent in Thailand and the Philippines.
而根據僑委會的民意調查，有資格成為選舉人的海外僑胞，其中有意願返國投票的，在美國地區佔百分之五十三；在泰國、菲律賓則大約佔百分之二十。