Despite anti-Israel turmoil, 67% of US Jews plan to vote Democrat in midterms — poll
Most American Jews plan to vote for Democrats in the upcoming Congressional midterm elections, despite the party’s turn against Israel, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
The survey found that 67 percent of Jewish voters plan to back a Democratic Congressional candidate in the November elections; 26% plan to vote Republican, and the remainder were undecided.
The public opinion research company GBAO Strategies carried out the poll on behalf of the nonprofit Jewish Voters Resource Center.
The poll also found broad disapproval of the Trump administration. Three-quarters of Jewish voters disapprove of US President Donald Trump’s performance as president and 82% have an unfavorable view of Vice President JD Vance.
The survey found that Jews’ top priorities were cost of living and affordability at 37%; the future of democracy, 36%; antisemitism, 25%; health care, 18%; and Israel, 16%.
A vast majority — 89% — said they were concerned about antisemitism in the US, and 71% said they were emotionally attached to Israel.
Respondents also reported disapproval of the Netanyahu coalition: 65% disapproved of the Israeli government’s West Bank and Gaza policies and........
