A new poll by the non-partisan Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) reveals that President-elect Donald Trump garnered modest gains among Jewish voters in the 2024 presidential election compared to his performance in 2020. The survey, conducted between October 30 and November 8, showed Vice President Kamala Harris receiving 71% of the Jewish vote to Trump’s 26%.
“Jewish voters continue to support Democratic candidates by a substantial margin, while Republicans have made modest gains in recent cycles,” JEI stated. The Democratic Party’s performance among Jewish voters in 2024 marked its weakest showing since 2012, with declines ranging from 4 to 11 percentage points over the last decade, depending on the survey.
The poll, commissioned by JEI and conducted by the Mellman Group, highlighted denominational divides in the Jewish vote. Orthodox Jews overwhelmingly supported Trump, with 74% backing the Republican candidate. In contrast, Reform, Conservative, and non-denominational Jews strongly supported Harris, at 84%, 75%, and 70%, respectively.
Support for Trump was particularly pronounced among Jewish voters who cited Israel as a key issue. Nearly half of respondents (48%) believed Trump would be more supportive of Israel than President Joe Biden, a notable factor influencing their votes.
National trends reflected broad support for Democrats among non-Orthodox Jews, making them one of the party’s most reliable constituencies. However, the broader electorate saw significant shifts toward Trump, particularly among Hispanic voters, who swung toward the Republican candidate by 25 percentage points compared to 2020, according to Edison Research.
Exit polls and state-specific surveys presented conflicting views on Trump’s gains. Fox News voter analysis reported Trump winning 32% of the Jewish vote nationwide—his best performance among Jewish voters and the strongest for a Republican since George H.W. Bush in 1988. Meanwhile, a poll commissioned by the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition suggested tighter races in battleground states, with Harris winning by only 7 points among Jewish voters in Pennsylvania and 8 points in New York.
These mixed results have led to competing interpretations. Progressive Jewish group J Street praised the continued Democratic majority among Jewish voters, while Teach Coalition argued that Jewish votes are increasingly “up for grabs” in key swing states.
Trump’s handling of the war between Israel and Hamas emerged as a defining issue. A Pew Research Center survey found that 75% of Trump supporters believed he had clearly explained his plans on the conflict, compared to just 57% of Harris supporters who felt the same about her.
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Wow. I always knew there are ‘Fraye Yidden’, and ‘deep fried’, but I never knew how deep the deep fried can be. Just amazing and sad.
Don’t call reform/conservative “jews”. with 90% intermarriage, anyone with a jewish name is probably non-jewish – jewish father and non-jewish mother.
Figures that those who violate the Torah vote Democrat while those who uphold the Torah vote Republican.
JINOs or ethnicity basis haven’t come to terms with their cognitive dissonance since Oct.7th. Many have, most haven’t.
These non-religious liberals “identify” as Jews but the vast majority of them are not real Jews. Liberals often misidentify themselves with gender and sometimes race because they live in their own fantasy world, not in reality.
The biggest difference between Trump and non-religious Jews is that Trump has Jewish grandchildren.
Who is this “Jewish Electorate Institute” that counts Reform and Conservative as Jewish ?? Christians and Muslims also took a lot of their beliefs from Torah, why are they left out???
Even with material products for sale everyone recognises that you cannot just pass yourself off as a brand you are not – why is Judaism any worse than that???
Is Whoopi Goldberg on their list too?
Hopefully the Israeli Government will take notice who their real friends are!
1 very (small) important detail. Trump basically got ALL the Orthodox Jews votes BECAUSE he will help end the crisis in Israel. Something Bibi isnt prepared for.
We all voted for Trump, cuz Biden gave Israel a blank check while Trump will hold Bibi to his guns.
Were not fooled. Trump supports Israel. I get it but he wont allow him to continue this sham of a war.
The גדול-הדור of the turn of the century:- Moreinu Horav Avigdor Miller זצקללה”ה Paskanned that is is an absolute obligation to vote for the part/candidate of morality, so anyone who was wicked to vote 🗳 for מכשפה Harris has transgressed לא תסור מן הדבר אשר יגידו לך ימין ושמאל