WASHINGTON – The Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) today released a new poll showing that Jewish American voters support President Biden and the Democratic Party at significantly higher rates than American voters generally. The poll, which surveyed 800 registered Jewish American voters, was conducted between March 28 and April 3, 2022, by GBAO Strategies, a research-based strategic counsel for candidates running for office, non-profits, and other organizations seeking to better understand public opinion.
“This poll demonstrates that Jewish Americans remain staunchly supportive of the Democratic Party, intensely opposed to the Republican Party, focused primarily on domestic policy issues, and opposed to efforts to degrade our democracy and voting rights at the state level. Though Jewish voters have strong emotional ties to Israel, they remain most highly motivated to vote by the issues of climate change, voting rights, jobs and the economy,” said JEI Chair, former Rep. Martin Frost. “Jewish Americans continue to support President Biden and the Democratic Party at levels higher than the general American voting population, a trend that appears on track to continue in this year’s midterm elections and in the future.”
- 68% support the U.S. re-entering the Iran nuclear agreement;
- 72% approve of Biden’s handling of the war in Ukraine;
- 71% oppose restrictive state election laws and 70% support eliminating the filibuster;
- 28% rank voting rights in their top two issues, underscoring the importance of democracy issues for Jewish voters;
- 61% would vote for a Democratic candidate if the general election for U.S. Congress were held today;
- 58% hold favorable views of President Biden while only 21% hold favorable views of Donald Trump;
- 96% think Trump has significant influence over the Republican Party, with 70% assessing a “great deal of influence” and 26% assessing “some influence”;
- 79% hold Trump responsible for the January 6th insurrection, including 68% who hold Trump very responsible; and
- 77% hold the Republican Party responsible for the January 6 insurrection, including 60% who hold the Republican Party very responsible.
The full results of the poll can be found here and at jewishelectorateinstitute.org. For more information or to speak with a representative of JEI, please contact [email protected].
JEI is an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to deepening the public’s understanding of Jewish American participation in our democracy. JEI is the foremost resource on Jewish voter political preferences, producing the top research, polling, and analysis critical to understanding the Jewish electorate.
