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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKamala Harris got 79 percent of the Jewish vote
Among Republicans running for President Trump recieved the lowest percent of the Jewish vote in 24 years . Even polls with less support show she still got at least in the high 60s .
In recent decades, between 20 percent and 30% of American Jews have supported Republicans in national elections. The GOP hit a high-water mark in 1980 when Ronald Reagan won some 40% of Jewish votes, but the more typical split makes Jews among the most reliably Democratic demographics in the United States.
But this year, with some Jews feeling alienated from the left and others all-in on the right due to Israel, some speculated that Trump could post an unusually strong showing among Jewish voters.
Initial polls suggest that is not the case. The National Election Pool, which produces an exit poll for a consortium of major news organizations, found that 79% of Jews said they voted Democratic, compared to 21% who voted Republican.
Edison Research, which conducts the national pool poll, surveyed voters in 10 states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. (It did not survey voters in New York or California, which are home to the largest Jewish populations and also reliably vote Democratic by wide margins.)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.timesofisrael.com/79-of-us-jews-voted-for-harris-according-to-largest-preliminary-exit-poll/amp/
Elessar Zappa
(15,658 posts)Most Jewish people are smart and empathetic, in my experience.
Cha
(304,875 posts)Good for America.
They want someone in the WH who Knows What they're Doing. In this case its'.. Knows what She's Doing.
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mnhtnbb
(31,999 posts)who happens to be Jewish. Born before WW II in NY and raised in Queens. As you can imagine, most of our conversation was about the outcome of the election.
Who was the primary target of Hitler? Who were the primary residents of Nazi concentration camps? No one should be surprised that there's a long memory there and when a candidate for President starts talking about concentration camps, the Jewish people listen.
Cha
(304,875 posts)caused by Stupid people and Greedy Billionaires who want their Tax Cuts. They don't give a shit what happens to America.
Like a lot of People I never thought we would be going through this.
I'm glad I have DU and my family for support in this time of Extreme crisis.
I have so much Compassion for what your friend is feeling now and the History that Jewish People have Endured I'm not Jewish but a strong ally.
Mahalo for telling about that,
mnhtnbb