JDCA poll: Almost 70% of US Jewish voters reportedly favor Harris over Trump

87% back Biden administration’s efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza War

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American Jews overwhelmingly favor U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris over the Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, according to a fresh poll conducted by the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), affiliated with the Democratic Party.

A whopping 68% of respondents said they intend to vote for Harris in the November presidential election while 25% plan to vote for Trump, according to the poll results.

The survey was conducted among 800 American self-identified Jews, of whom 72 percent said they are Democrat or lean that way, while 21% said they either lean Republican or outright identified as such.

Furthermore, 87% said they back the Biden administration’s diplomatic work to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza War and to facilitate the release of the remaining hostages held by the Hamas terrorist organization.

In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, 70% of American Jews voted for President Joe Biden, while 30% voted for Trump, according to a poll conducted by the Republican Jewish Coalition.

Another 2020 poll conducted by the left-leaning J Street nonprofit advocacy group indicated that 77% had voted for Biden compared to 21% for Trump.

While a sizeable minority of U.S. Jews are politically affiliated with the Republican Party, a solid majority have traditionally voted for the Democratic candidate, which has long been seen as sympathetic toward the Jewish community and other minorities.

Recently, there has been concern among some U.S. Jews regarding certain anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiments expressed within the ranks of progressive Democrats.

However, it remains unclear whether the shift towards more radical positions within the Democratic Party, both before and after the events of Oct. 7, will affect the voting patterns of Jewish Americans.

The JDCA poll indicated that Harris enjoys higher popularity ratings than Biden. About 72% of American Jews prefer Harris, compared to 25% who favor Trump. By contrast, Biden received a 67% approval rating, while Trump's stood at 26%.

The number of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. and globally has surged since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking 251 hostages from communities along Israel’s southern border. The rise of antisemitism has been notably pronounced strong on American college campuses, including Ivy League schools like Columbia University in New York City.

In August, Trump blamed Harris for the rise of “militant antisemitism” in the United States.

“What’s going on now is exactly what was going on before the Holocaust,” Trump told Jewish supporters at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. “The toxic poison of antisemitism now courses through the veins of [the] radical Democrat Party.”

Trump vowed to combat antisemitism if he is re-elected as president in November.

“We’re here tonight because we believe that this vicious outbreak of militant antisemitism is very militant, must be given no quarter, no safe harbor, no place in a civilized society. We must reject it in our schools, reject it in our foreign policy, reject it in our immigration system and reject it at the ballot box this November,” Trump pledged.

With less than two months before the U.S. election, American polls continue to predict a tight race between Harris and Trump.

In an August interview with the CEO of the 𝕏 platform, Elon Musk, Trump expressed his frustration with U.S. Jews and pro-Israel Americans who continue to support the Democratic Party despite the growing anti-Jewish and anti-Israel sentiments.

“If you're a Jewish person or if you're a person that is very pro-Israel, if you vote for her [Kamala], she's worse than Biden, and Biden was bad, but if you vote for her, you ought to have your head examined,” Trump argued.