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Attitudes of American Jews: AJC Poll 2020

(September 9 – October 4, 2020)

In U.S. politics today, do you consider yourself a...?

 
2020
Republican
14%
Democrat
53%
Independent
25%
Don't Know/No Response / Other
8%

Where would you place yourself on this scale?

 
2020
Extremely Liberal  
Liberal

39%

Lean/Slightly Liberal

18%

Total Liberal
57%
Moderate

25%

Lean/Slightly Conservative

7%

Conservative

10%

Extremely Conservative
 
Total Conservative
17%

How important is being connected with Israel to your Jewish identity?

 
2020
Very important
29%
Somewhat important
30%
Not too important
24%
Not at all important
17%

How would you characterize the U.S.-Israel relationship today?

 
2020
Very strong
33%
Fairly strong
53%
Fairly weak
9%
Very weak
3%
No opinion
2%

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is doing his job as president?

 
2020
Approve Strongly
15%
Approve Somewhat
7%
Disapprove Somewhat
4%
Disapprove Strongly
73%

Compared to one year ago, how do you feel about the prospects for peace between Israel and the Arab world?

 
2020
More optimistic now
37%
Less optimistic now
13%
Same as one year ago
49%
Not sure
1%

Compared to one year ago, how do you feel about the prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians?

 
2020
More optimistic
16%
Less optimistic
28%
Hasn’t been much change
55%
Don’t Know/Refused
1%

How important is being Jewish in your life?

 
2020
Very Important
39%

Somewhat/Fairly Important

41%
Total Important
80%
Not Too/Very Important
16%
Not At All Important
5%
Total Not Important
21%

Do you identify as...?

 
2020
Orthodox / Total Orthodox
9%
Conservative
12%
Reform
27%
Reconstructionist
5%
Secular / Just Jewish
43%

If the presidential election were held today, for whom would you most likely vote?

 
2020
Joe Biden

75%

Donald Trump

22%

Someone else

2%

Will not vote

1%

No Opinion
2%

Which of the two major party candidates for president would be better at combating terrorism?

 
2020
Donald Trump

26%

Joe Biden

71%

Neither/Don't Know
3%

Which of the two major party candidates for president would be better at strengthening U.S.-Israel relations?

 
2020
Donald Trump

42%

Joe Biden

54%

Neither/Don't Know
4%

Which of the two major party candidates for president would be better at dealing effectively with Iran?

 
2020
Donald Trump

27%

Joe Biden

71%

Neither/Don't Know
3%

Which of the two major party candidates for president would be better at combating antisemitism in the U.S.?

 
2020
Donald Trump

22%

Joe Biden

75%

Neither/Don't Know
3%

Who did you vote for for President in 2016?

 
2020
Hillary Clinton

62%

Donald Trump

16%

Another Candidate

7%

Didn't Vote

14%

In deciding who you would like to see elected president next year, which issue will be most important to you? Please select one of the following.
Among the following choices, what do you think are the most important issues in deciding how you will vote in the 2016 presidential election?
Which of the following is the most important issue for you in deciding how you will vote in the 2020 presidential election?

 
2020
The COVID-19 pandemic
26%
Foreign Policy
5%
War in Iraq
 
Economy and jobs
13%
Terrorism and national security
 
Health care
17%
Support for Israel
 
Immigration
 
Education
 
Energy crisis / Climate Change
 
Federal Deficit
 
Taxes
 
Race Relations
12%
Crime
6%
Another issue
 
Not sure
 

Source: “2020 Survey of American Jewish Opinion,” American Jewish Committee, (September 9 – October 4, 2020)