Jewish Voters Favor Republicans over Democrats by Almost Two to One

Republicans lead Democrats by 31 factors amongst Jewish voters on the congressional poll, based on a McLaughlin & Associates ballot that factors to a possible shift amongst a bunch that has lengthy favored Democrats.

The ballot discovered that 64 p.c of Jewish voters backed Republicans for Congress, whereas 33 p.c supported Democrats, pollsters John and Jim McLaughlin wrote in an article revealed by the agency Monday.

The consequence would mark a significant shift from the massive margins by which Jewish voters have historically favored Democrats, although pollsters John and Jim McLaughlin warned that the pattern of Jewish voters was small.

McLaughlin surveyed 1,000 probably midterm voters nationwide. Jewish voters represented 4 p.c of the ballot’s pattern. The agency didn’t disclose the precise variety of Jewish respondents or a margin of error for that group.

There have additionally been indicators of a narrower Democrat benefit amongst Jewish voters in New York. CNN chief knowledge analyst Harry Enten stated this month that the get together’s lead amongst Jewish voters on the Home poll within the state had dropped from 49 factors in 2022 to 13 factors this 12 months.

The McLaughlin ballot additionally checked out congressional preferences amongst different non secular teams. Protestants favored Republicans 51 p.c to 43 p.c, and Catholics narrowly backed the GOP, 48 p.c to 46 p.c. Evangelical Christians, who overlap with different Christian classes, favored Republicans 56 p.c to 37 p.c.