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The Jewish Electorate

(2018 - Present)

Note: We are presenting raw data. To analyze the data, we encourage users to read the entire study and the methodology used. Sample size, question wording, and the order can affect results and reliability. Context and timing may also influence responses, for example, if the survey is conducted during a war.


Do you approve or disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president? (The Mellman Group, April 15-18, 2025)

 

2025

Approve

24%

Disapprove

72%

If the general election for President were held today, who would you vote for?

  Pew JDCA Chip50

Manhattan Institute

Average
 

Aug. 26-Sept. 2, 2024

Sept. 26-Oct 2, 2024 Aug. 30-Oct. 8, 2024

Oct. 5-9, 2024

 
Trump 34% 25% 30% 31% 30%
Harris 65% 68% 60% 67% 65%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump? (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024)

 
2024
Favorable
30%
Unfavorable
69%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Kamala Harris? (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024)

 
2024
Favorable
65%
Unfavorable
33%

If the general election for President were held today, who would you vote for? (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024)

 
2024
Trump
31%
Harris
67%

 If you don’t mind saying, who did you vote for in 2020 for president? (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024)

 
2024
Trump
27%
Biden
64%

With respect to the upcoming election, which of these are the top two most important issues to you? (Select up to two) (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024) 

 
2024
Climate/Environment
14%
Democracy/Election Integrity
27%
Economy
28%
Health care
16%
Inflation Prices  19%
Immigration
19%
Education
7%
Security, Israel, and Anti-Semitism
22%
Taxes/Government Spending 6%
Abortion 33%

On each of the following issues, which political party generally holds views closest to your own? Security, Israel, and anti-Semitism? (Manhattan Institute, October 5-9, 2024)

 
2024
Republican Party
36%
Democratic Party
52%

If the 2024 U.S. presidential election were held today, which candidate would you vote for? (Chip50, August 30 to October 8, 2024)

  Jewish
Non-Jewish
Trump 30%
40%
Harris 60%
44%
Other 2% 2%
I would not vote 4% 7%
Not sure 5% 7%

If the 2024 U.S. presidential election were held today, which candidate would you vote for? (Pew, August 26-September 2, 2024)

  Jewish
Non-Jewish
Trump 35%
49%
Harris 65%
49%

Below is a list of issues facing our country today. Please indicate which two of these issues you want President Joe Biden and Congress to focus on. (Jewish Electorate Institute, June 28-July 1, 2021March 28-April 3, 2022)

  2021
2022
Climate change 32%
29%
Voting rights 26%
28%
Jobs and the economy 24%
25%
Health care 17%
18%
Ukraine  
13%
Crime  
13%
Guns 17%
12%
Immigration 11%
11%
Education  
11%
National security 10%
10%
Social Security and Medicare  11%
9%
Anti-Semitism 9%
6%
Race relations 7%  
Affordable housing 6%  
COVID-19 pandemic 18%
5%
Abortion 3%  
Israel 4% 4%
Iran 3% 3%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president? (Jewish Electorate Institute, June 28-July 1, 2021March 28-April 3, 2022)

  2021
2022
Approve 80%
63%
Disapprove 20%
37%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling relations with Israel?  (Jewish Electorate Institute, June 28-July 1, 2021)

  2021
Approve 74%
Disapprove 26%

Now you will read a list of issues that some people will be thinking about when they decide how to vote on elections for President, U.S. Congress, and other offices in 2020. For each one, please indicate how important that particular issue will be for you personally in deciding for whom you will vote.  (Jewish Electorate Institute, March 28-April 3, 2022)

 
2018
2019
2020
2020 (AJC)
Protecting Medicare and Social Security
84
87
89
 
Making quality affordable health care available to every American
83
80
91
17
Enacting gun safety laws
73
79
82
 
Combating the influence of white supremicists and the far right
75
78
 
 
Combating terrorism
74
82
 
 
Improving the economy and creating jobs
87
86
92
13
Coronavirus response    
90
26
Combating anti-Semitism    
82
 
Foreign policy    
82
5
Supreme Court justices    
81
 
Police brutality    
77
 
Systemic racism    
75
12
Crime      
6
Israel    
64
 

*Israel was ranked last of 16 issues.

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? (Jewish Electorate Institute, March 28-April 3, 2022)

 
2018
2019
Feb.. 2020
Sept. 2020
2020 (AJC)
Approve
25
29
28
30
22
Disapprove
75
71
66
67
77

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? (2019)

 
Approve
Disapprove
Under 30 (non-Orthodox)
31
69
Millennial (non-Orthodox)
33
67
Generation X
30
70
Baby Boomer
25
75
Silent/Greatest
22
78
Orthodox
57
43
Conservative
34
66
Reform
23
77
None
24
76

How would you rate the job Donald Trump is doing on each of the following issues? (Pew, Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020)

 
2019-20
Excellent
23
Good
17
Only fair 23
Poor 35
No answer 1

Please indicate if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of ....Donald Trump

 
2019
2020

2022
JEI

Favorable
26
30
21
Unfavorable
70
69
77

Please indicate if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of ....Joe Biden

 
Feb. 2020
Sept. 2020
2022 JEI
Favorable
60
70
58
Unfavorable
36
28
38

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

 
AJC 2020
JEI Sept 2020
Trump
22
30
Biden
75
67

Below is a list of issues, for each please indicate whether you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling that issue. (2019)

 
Anti-Semitism
Foreign Policy
Approve
29
32
Disapprove
71
68

Generally speaking, do you consider yourself a Republican, a Democrat or something else?

 
2018
2019
2020
Democrat
68
66
66
Republican
25
25
26
Independent
7
9
 

Compared to two years ago, are Jews in the United States currently more secure or less secure?

 
2019
2020
More secure
8
11
About the same
19
29
Less secure
73
54

Favorable/Unfavorable view of [not question wording]

 
Sept. 2020
 
Favorable
Unfavorable
Protestors marching for social justice
66
26
Black Lives Matter
66
28

In your opinion, is President Trump at least partially responsible for the targeted on synagogues, including those in Pittsburgh and Poway? (2019)

Yes
59
No
41

Which of the following is most concerning to you? (2019)

President Trump: encouraging ultra right extremists committing violent attacks
38
Republicans: tolerating anti-Semitism and alliances with white nationalists within their ranks
28
Democrats: tolerating anti-Semitism within their ranks
27
Republicans: encouraging Islamophobia that leads to more violence
7

And in your opinion, which one or two of the following would be the best way for individuals or communities to help improve the security of Jews in the United States? (2019)

Help get people elected with the best values
43
Work to get Donald Trump out
39
Press Democrats: to condemn anti-Semitism
31
Add to armed security
12
Become more active in Jewish social action groups
12
Join ecumenical groups to change the climate of hate
11
Becom more active in synagogue
4

Sources: Jewish Electorate Institute, (May 22, 2019, February 18-24, 2020, September 2-7, 2020);
AJC 2020 Survey of American Jewish Opinion, American Jewish Committee, (September 9-October 4, 2020).