The Jewish Vote 2024 -

Almost one month after Election Day, here’s what we know about how Jews voted

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — Nearly a month after Election Day, it’s safe to say the Jewish results are in, and that they contain a measure of good news for both Republicans and Democrats. Jews, who make up approximately two percent of the U.S. population, present a challenge to pollsters. But several polls in the wake of Nov. […]

Donald Trump thanked a ‘historic coalition’ for his election. He didn’t include Jews.

November 6, 2024November 6, 2024Sara Wood

In his victory speech, President Donald Trump singled out constituencies traditionally associated with Democrats who swung toward him on Election Day: Black voters, women, Hispanics, and Arab and Muslim Americans. He did not mention Jews, a demographic who he said before the election would be blamed if he did not win. Jews traditionally vote in […]

Trump retakes presidency, heralding new era for the United States, its Jews and its relationship with Israel

November 5, 2024November 9, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — As midnight arrived on the East Coast, it appeared increasingly likely that Donald Trump would retake the presidency — a victory that would reshape the United States and that could change its relationship with Israel while ushering in an administration whose domestic priorities do not match those of most American Jews. That victory […]

Trump is spending time with critics of Israel. His Jewish supporters aren’t concerned.

November 4, 2024November 5, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — A candidate listens attentively as a supporter laments that “Palestine is being erased” and that “No amount of money or power should be prioritized over human life.” The same candidate praises a mayor who says Israel is committing genocide, calling him “great.” The candidate in question was not Kamala Harris, whose interactions with […]

Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally to feature Tucker Carlson, who recently hosted Holocaust denier

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024Sara Wood

Speakers at a major New York rally for Donald Trump include some of his most prominent Jewish supporters as well as others who have drawn attention for their associations with antisemites. Among them are Tucker Carlson, who recently hosted a Holocaust denier on his podcast; Stephen Miller, Trump’s Jewish former chief of staff who has […]

In Philadelphia’s suburbs, an army of canvassers targets Jewish voters

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024Sara Wood

BALA CYNWYD, Pennsylvania — The second time this month Benny Stanislawski made the three-hour trip from the Jewish precincts of suburban Washington to the Jewish precincts of suburban Philadelphia, he ditched his car and borrowed his mother’s minivan. He needed the space provided by the 2019 Honda Odyssey, plastered with stickers from the alma maters […]

‘All options are on the table’ to keep Iran from going nuclear, Kamala Harris says in High Holiday call with Jewish voters

October 11, 2024David Leibermann

WASHINGTON — In a pre-election High Holidays call with Jewish voters, Vice President Kamala Harris vowed never to allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, saying she would prefer diplomacy but considers “all options are on the table.” The call Friday afternoon, just hours before Yom Kippur commenced, was a bid to place herself to […]

Democratic poll shows 71% of Jewish voters across 7 swing states favor Kamala Harris

October 8, 2024October 10, 2024Sara Wood

WASHINGTON — A poll commissioned by a Jewish affiliate of the Democratic Party shows Vice President Kamala Harris garnering 71% of the Jewish vote in the seven swing states likely to decide the election. The poll released Wednesday by the Jewish Democratic Council of America and conducted from Sept. 26-Oct. 2 showed Donald Trump getting […]