American Public Opinion Polls: Survey of American Jews’ Political Values
(2012 - Present)
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Dispprove | 60% |
| Approve | 40% |
How well does Trump understand the concerns of Jewish Americans? (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Not well | 65% |
| Well | 35% |
The Trump administration announced an antisemitism task force and investigations into antisemitic harassment in schools and on college campuses. How effective, if at all, do you think the Trump administration will be at reducing antisemitism on college campuses? (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Not effective | 69% |
| Effective` | 31% |
What do you think is the main goal of Trump’s task force and investigations of antisemitism? Is it to... (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Reduce antisemitism on college campuses | 35% |
| Make colleges more politically conservative | 45% |
| A different goal | 20% |
In general, how friendly or unfriendly do you think each of the following is toward Jews in the U.S.? (Washington Post, September 2-9, 2025)
| Friendly toward Jews | Neutral toward Jews | Unfriendly toward Jews | |
| The Democratic Party | 36% | 33% | 31% |
| The Republican Party | 36% | 35% | 29% |
| Donald Trump | 38% | 29% | 33% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Dispprove | 72% |
| Approve | 24% |
| Don’t know | 4% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump is handling antisemitism in America? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Dispprove | 56% |
| Approve | 31% |
| Don’t know | 13% |
Do you support or oppose the President’s executive orders that cut federal agency budgets without Congressional approval? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Oppose | 74% |
| Support | 18% |
| Not sure | 8% |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Trump is handling tariffs on goods imported from foreign countries? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Dispprove | 77% |
| Approve | 16% |
| Don’t know | 7% |
Generally speaking, do you think things in the country are moving in the right direction or are they pretty seriously off on the wrong track? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Wrong track | 72% |
| Right direction | 23% |
| Don’t know | 5% |
Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a…? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Democrat | 70% |
| Republican | 23% |
| Independent | 7% |
Do you consider yourself...? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Liberal | 60% |
| Moderate | 13% |
| Conservative | 27% |
Do you consider yourself Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, or don’t you identify with any particular Jewish denomination? (Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)
| 2025 | |
| Orthodox | 10% |
| Conservative | 19% |
| Reform | 38% |
| Reconstructionist | 2% |
| No particular denomination | 31% |
Using the following scale, how would you describe yourself politically? (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024)
| 2024 | |
| Liberal | 48% |
| Moderate | 27% |
| Conservative | 26% |
Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent, or something else? (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024)
| 2024 | |
| Democrat | 60% |
| Republican | 23% |
| Independent | 15% |
In U.S. politics today, do you consider yourself...? [Students] (Jim Joseph Foundation, April 28-June 26, 2024)
| 2024 | |
| Republican | 23% |
| Democrat | 60% |
| Independent | 15% |
In U.S. politics today, do you consider yourself a...? (Jewish Electorate Institute, November 5-9, 2023)
| 2023 | |
| Republican | 14% |
| Democrat | 58% |
| Independent | 28% |
In U.S. politics today, do you consider yourself a...? (Jewish Electorate Institute, November 5-9, 2023)
| 2023 | |
| Liberal | 47% |
| Moderate | 34% |
| Conservative | 16% |
In U.S. politics today, do you consider yourself a...? (Survey of American Jewish Opinion,” American Jewish Committee, (1993-2020 - available years).
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2002
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021
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| Republican |
18% |
16% |
16% |
16% |
15% |
15% |
17% |
16% |
18% |
14% |
13%
|
| Democrat |
48% |
51% |
54% |
54% |
54% |
58% |
56% |
51% |
49% |
53% |
51%
|
| Independent |
32% |
31% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
26% |
25% |
24% |
20% |
25% |
22%
|
| Don't Know/No Response / Other |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
9% |
2% |
8% |
14%
|
What is your political party membership? (Pew Research, October 2013, November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)
|
2013
|
2020
|
|
| Democrat/Lean Democrat |
70% |
71% |
| Republican/Lean Republican |
22% |
26% |
| Independent/Other/No Party/No Lean |
8% |
3% |
What is your political party membership? (Pew Research, October 2013, November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)
|
Orthodox
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Conservative
|
Reform
|
No Particular Branch
|
Net Jewish
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2013
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2020
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2013
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2020
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2013
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2020
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2013
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2020
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2013
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2020
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| Democrat/Lean Democrat |
36% |
20% |
64% |
70% |
77% |
80% |
75% |
75% |
70% |
71% |
| Republican/Lean Republican |
57% |
75% |
27% |
28% |
17% |
18% |
15% |
22% |
22% |
26% |
| No Lean |
% |
5% |
% |
3% |
% |
2% |
% |
3% |
% |
3% |
What is your political ideology? (Pew Research, October 2013, November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)
|
2013
|
2020
|
|
| Liberal |
49% |
50% |
| Moderate |
29% |
16% |
| Conservative |
19% |
32% |
| Don't Know |
3% |
1%
|
How important is each of the following to what BEING JEWISH means to you? (Pew Research, October 2013, November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)
(Percentage answering it is essential part of what being Jewish means to me)
|
2013
|
2020
|
|
| Remembering Holocaust |
73% |
76% |
| Leading Ethical/Moral Life |
69% |
72% |
| Working for Justice/Equality |
56% |
59% |
| Being Intellectually Curious |
49% |
56% |
| Caring About Israel |
43% |
45% |
| Having Good Sense of Humor |
42% |
34% |
| Being Part of a Jewish Community |
28% |
33% |
| Observing Jewish Law |
19% |
14% |
| Eating Traditional Jewish Foods |
14% |
20% |
| Continuing family traditions |
51%
|
How much, if anything, do you feel you have in common with Jews in Israel? (Pew Research, November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)
|
2020
|
|
| A lot |
19% |
| Some |
40% |
| Not much |
31% |
| Nothing at all |
8% |
| No answer |
2% |
How emotionally attached are you to Israel? (Pew Research, November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)
|
2020
|
|
| Very attached |
25% |
| Somewhat attached |
32% |
| Not too attached |
27% |
| Not at all attached |
14% |
| No answer |
1% |
What is your Jewish denominational affiliation, if any? (Pew Research, October 2013, November 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)
|
2013 |
2020
|
|
| Orthodox |
10% |
9% |
| Conservative |
18% |
17% |
| Reform |
35% |
37% |
| Other denomination |
6% |
4% |
| No particular denomination |
30% |
32% |
Opinions of Presidential candidates among Americans identifying their religion as Jewish. (Gallup, March 2015)
|
Favorable |
Unfavorable |
No opinion/don't know |
|
|
Bernie Sanders |
61% |
30% |
9% |
|
Hillary Clinton |
60% |
35% |
5% |
|
John Kasich |
45% |
28% |
27% |
|
Donald Trump |
24% |
72% |
4% |
|
Ted Cruz |
20% |
72% |
8% |
What is your Jewish denominational affiliation, if any?
|
July 2012 |
October 2013 |
|
| Orthodox |
8% |
10% |
| Conservative |
18% |
18% |
| Reform |
31% |
35% |
| Reconstructionist/Other |
14% |
6% |
| No Denomination/Affiliation |
36% |
30% |
What is your attitude and attachment to Israel?
|
July 2012 |
October 2013 |
|
| Emotional Attachment to Israel |
39% |
69% |
| Visited Israel at least Once |
29% |
43% |
Which of the following describes you best? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
Not sure |
I have no desire to be politically active |
I would be more politically active if I had more time |
I'd like to be more politically active, but I'm not sure how |
I am politically active |
|
5% |
38% |
27% |
16% |
14% |
To what extent do you see yourself as... (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
Not Important |
Somewhat Important |
Very Important |
Extremely Important |
|
|
A cultural Jew |
18% |
41% |
36% |
4% |
|
A religious Jew |
51% |
33% |
13% |
4% |
| Pro-Israel |
8% |
21% |
42% |
33% |
| A Zionist |
49% |
21% |
14% |
16% |
As a child, what was the main type of Jewish schooling you received, if any? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
A day school |
9% |
|
A "shule" or secular school or school that emphasized Jewish culture |
6% |
|
Another type of Jewish school that met afternoons or weekends, twice a week or more |
33% |
|
A Sunday school |
22% |
|
None |
30% |
How important is being Jewish in your life, if at all? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
Very important |
44% |
|
Somewhat important |
37% |
|
Not too important |
14% |
|
Not at all important |
5% |
Aside from weddings, funerals or family events, how often do you attend Jewish religious services? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
Once a week or more |
2-3 times a month |
Once a month |
A few times a year |
Once or twice a year |
Never |
|
9% |
6% |
6% |
18% |
22% |
39% |
On Yom Kippur, do you usually fast at least part of the day? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
Yes |
No |
Not sure |
|
55% |
41% |
3% |
Do you belong to a... (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
Yes |
No |
|
|
Synagogue, Temple, havurah or minyan? |
33% |
67% |
|
Church or other non-Jewish house of worship? |
99% |
1% |
In the past 2 years, have you served on the board, or in any leadership capacity in... (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
Yes |
|
|
A synagogue? |
15% |
|
A Jewish activist, progressive or social justice project or organization? |
11% |
| Any other Jewish organization? |
- |
To what extent would you say that your Jewish identity is important in shaping your political identity? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
To a great extent |
35% |
| Somewhat |
42% |
| Not at all |
18% |
| Not sure |
5% |
To what extent would you say that your political identity is important in shaping your Jewish identity? (The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, July 2012)
|
To a great extent |
10% |
| Somewhat |
25% |
| Not at all |
58% |
| Not sure |
8% |
Sources: The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring (July 2012); Pew Research (October 2013).
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