New Poll: Jewish Americans Will Overwhelmingly Vote for Any of the Leading Democratic Candidates Over President Trump

February 29, 2020

New Poll: Jewish Americans Will Overwhelmingly Vote for Any of the Leading Democratic Candidates Over President Trump

Jewish voters feel less secure and blame Trump for rise of anti-Semitism

WASHINGTON – A new poll shows that Jewish Americans will overwhelmingly vote for any of the six leading Democratic candidates in head-to-head matchups against President Donald Trump, with 68% of Jewish voters saying they disapprove of the president .

The poll, conducted by Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group on behalf of the non-partisan Jewish Electorate Institute last week, also found that 71% of Jewish voters disapprove of President Trump’s handling of anti-Semitism and white nationalism, and 56% believe he is at least partially to blame for targeted attacks on synagogues.

In head-to-head matchups against Trump, Jewish voters support all the Democratic candidates by more than a 2:1 margin, with very little difference in Jewish support for any of the Democratic candidates in a match-up against Trump:

  • Biden 67-31
  • Bloomberg 67-28
  • Buttigieg 69-31
  • Klobuchar 66-30
  • Sanders 65-30
  • Warren 65-32

More key findings include:

  • 68% of Jewish voters feel that American Jews are less secure than two years ago;
  • 65% of Jewish voters identify as Democrats and 25% identify as Republicans; and
  • Jewish voters prioritize domestic policy issues over Israel when asked which issues are most important when selecting a candidate, even while 91% identify as “pro-Israel.”

“This poll shows us that the partisan breakdown of the Jewish vote has remained largely unchanged throughout the time that President Trump has been in office. While Jewish voters have differing opinions about the major Democratic candidates, the poll demonstrates that they will overwhelmingly support any of the current Democratic candidates over President Trump at nearly equal levels, and that Israel is not driving the Jewish vote,” said Frederick Yang, founding principal of Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group.

To speak with Fred Yang or additional spokespeople about the implications of the poll, please contact press@infojewishelectorateinstitute.org.

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To: Jewish Electorate Institute From: The Mellman Group Re: Survey Shows Most U.S. Jews Are Not Following Pro-Israel Spending In ’26 Primaries And Are Divided On Its Value Date: April 6, 2026 

U.S. JEWS IDENTIFY AS BOTH PRO-ISRAEL & CRITICAL OF ITS GOV’T

April 7, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: info@jewishelectorateinstitute.org TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026 202-695-0531 U.S. JEWS IDENTIFY AS BOTH PRO-ISRAEL & CRITICAL OF ITS GOV’T Jewish Repub’s, Indi’s Support Pro-Israel Spending in Primaries; Dems Less So AIPAC popular among R’s, not as much among D’s; DMFI better liked by D’s WASHINGTON – As the Democratic National Committee sets to convene in New Orleans this week and consider resolutions on Israel and its AIPAC lobby, a new poll for the Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI) finds the majority of American Jews identifies as both pro-Israel and critical of the Israeli Government. There is limited awareness of the spending by pro-Israel groups in the 2026 primaries, with only one in ten saying they have heard a great deal about it. Attitudes split on partisan lines with majorities of independent and Republican Jews supporting this spending, while a plurality of Democrats is opposed. But still, the majority of Democrats are either not sure or supportive, the poll finds. These are among the top findings of a survey of registered Jews nationally for the JEI by The Mellman Group, several others of which were released last week before Passover. A fuller release of all its findings will come on Friday, after the holiday ends. Further, attitudes about AIPAC and DMFI, the pro-Israel groups spending the most in these primaries, are also split on partisan lines, with AIPAC slightly underwater among Democrats, and popular among Republicans. DMFI is less known but better liked among Democrats. J Street’s numbers are relatively even but measurably smaller. This analysis is based on the findings of a survey of 800 registered Jewish voters nationally. The survey was conducted for JEI by The Mellman Group using a high-quality online national panel from March 13-23, 2026. The margin of error for the sample as a whole is +/-3.5% at the 95% level of confidence (higher for subgroups). Majority of U.S. Jews Identifies as Both Pro-Israel and Critical of Israeli Policies An overwhelming 86% of American Jews describe themselves as generally pro-Israel. However, fewer than one-quarter (23%) say they are both pro-Israel and supportive of Israeli policies. A 63% majority identifies as pro-Israel and critical of the Israeli government policies – split roughly equally between those who are critical of some policies (32%) and those critical of many (31%). Just a combined 14% say they are not generally pro-Israel (9%) or do not hold a view (5%). This trend is not dissimilar to one in the JEI poll that shows Jews are also generally patriotic towards America but also critical of some government policies, numbers for which will be released Friday.  While pro-Israel sentiment extends across party (84% of Democrats, 90% of independents, 94% of Republicans), Democrats are considerably more likely to be critical of Israeli policies (73% critical) than independents (44%) and Republicans (39%).