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In reply to the discussion: Muslim/Arab Americans start an anti Joe Biden campaign. I guess they'd prefer a madman deciding their fate. [View all]LeftInTX
(34,349 posts)These are swing voters. Jews are all over the country and many are in conservative areas like Palm Springs, suburban areas and don't forget Florida. I remember the Jewish Trump voters for Trump in Florida in those retirement communities.
Keep in mind there are Jewish populations in swing states like Michigan, PA, and WI. PA has the highest Jewish population of the three. MI probably has the second highest. There are also significant populations in Colorado. PA is not NY.
Even Jewish areas in Long Island tend to vote Republican. They helped elect George Santos.
Keep in mind: Jews vote. They don't sit out elections. Muslims are more likely just not to vote if they don't like the candidates, but Jews will vote no matter what. They have very high turnout.
https://apnews.com/article/south-florida-jews-israel-politics-biden-israel-hamas-5dde5353f7b06659809d122b57fa0e8b
About 43% of Floridas Jewish voters supported Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, compared with 30% of Jewish voters who supported him nationwide, according to AP VoteCast. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won 45% of Jewish voters in his re-election,
Half of U.S. Jews say the Democratic Party is friendly toward American Jews
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/u-s-jews-political-views/pf_05-11-21_jewish-americans-08-6/
Three-quarters of Orthodox Jews identify with or lean toward the Republican Party
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/u-s-jews-political-views/pf_05-11-21_jewish-americans-08-0/
Half of all U.S. Jews describe themselves as liberal
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/u-s-jews-political-views/pf_05-11-21_jewish-americans-08-1/
Majority of U.S. Jews described Trump as friendly toward Israel
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/u-s-jews-political-views/pf_05-11-21_jewish-americans-08-5/
Vast majority of Orthodox Jews rated the nations policy toward Israel positively under Trump
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/05/11/u-s-jews-political-views/pf_05-11-21_jewish-americans-08-4/