WASHINGTON – Today, the non-partisan Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) released its first national survey of Jewish voters in 2023, conducted by GBAO Strategies between June 4 and June 11. It included interviews with 800 self-identified Jewish voters. Last year, in April and September 2022, JEI conducted similar surveys, allowing for baseline comparisons of views among the Jewish American electorate.
Among other results, the poll found that Jewish voters remain very focused on the cultural issues that divide the country – democracy, abortion, and guns – in addition to inflation and climate change. The future of democracy was the leading issue (among 37%) shaping how Jewish voters will vote in 2024. Abortion continues to be a defining issue among Jewish voters, with 88% believing it should be legal, and 80% concerned that women no longer have the constitutional right to abortion.
President Joe Biden leads former President Donald Trump 72% to 22% among Jewish voters in a potential 2024 rematch. Biden’s job approval rating is 67%, while 80% of Jewish voters disapprove of Trump. Other prominent Republicans performed only slightly better than Trump, with 76% disapproving of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and 68% disapproving of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
In addition, Jewish voters are concerned about the Israeli government’s proposals for judicial overhaul. Among voters who knew about these changes, 61% believe the changes would weaken Israel’s democracy, 24% believe they would make no difference, and 15% say they would strengthen Israel’s democracy. 72% of Jewish voters feel emotionally attached to Israel.
Click here for the full survey data.
JEI is chaired by former Congressman Martin Frost (D-TX), who represented the 24th District of Texas from 1979-2005. Frost was chair of the House Democratic Caucus from 1999 to 2003 and Chair of the National Endowment for Democracy during President Obama’s second term.
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