Majority of Jewish voters appear open to supporting Republicans: Poll

The survey also revealed that Jewish voters are more highly concerned about growing antisemitism within the Democratic Party (41%) than within the Republican Party (38%).

By Misty Severi

Published: October 18, 2024 10:56pm

A new poll from the Manhattan Institute on Friday found that although Jewish voters still lean more towards Democrats, a majority of them have now indicated that they are open to supporting Republican candidates.

The poll, conducted from Oct. 4 through Oct. 9, found that only one third of respondents said they would only vote for a Democrat, and that gaps in support for Democrats are increasing.

The survey also revealed that Jewish voters are more highly concerned about growing antisemitism within the Democratic Party (41%) than within the Republican Party (38%). The gap is wider among Orthodox Jews, Conservative Jews, and Politically Independent Jews.

Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party are considered weakest on "Security, Israel, and antisemitism," with just a 16% trust advantage over Republicans on the issue. But they are strongest on abortion, climate, and healthcare. Abortion is also considered the most important issue for Jewish voters overall, followed by the economy, election integrity, and security.

"While Jewish voters are strongly aligned with Democrats on the issue of abortion ... their views on immigration and fiscal issues don’t match either party," the report said. "Jewish voters are fiscal moderates, concerned about out-of-control government spending but sympathetic to higher taxes on people in middle- to upper-income brackets. On immigration, they want more vetting in the process but are supportive of increasing high-skilled immigration. On crime, Jewish voters more closely align with Republicans and feel the nation’s criminal justice system is not tough enough.

"The result is that a significant majority of Jewish voters now say they are open to supporting Republican politicians, while roughly a third report that they will back only Democrats," the report added.

The survey questioned a total of 658 Jewish registered voters and has a 3.8% margin of error.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.