U.S. Presidential Elections: Jewish Voting Record

American Jews tend to favor Democratic candidates, with 71% of Jewish voters choosing Democratic candidates on average and 25% choosing Republicans since 1968.  

* - Number as percentage of popular vote
^ - There were no reliable polls immediately after the election. The usual sources — the National Election Pool and the Associated Press — did not post Jewish voting results. Partisan groups reported different results consistent with their support or opposition to Trump. The figure used here is from an American Jewish Committee poll take prior to the election. “Findings of the 2020 AJC Survey of American Jewish Opinion: Presidential Politics,” AJC, (October 19, 2020). Partisan polls came up with results that, predictably, reflected their biases. The left-wing J Street exit poll, for example, found that Jews favored Biden 77%-21% while a Republican Jewish Coalition poll showed Biden winning the Jewish vote by a narrower margin – 60.6%-30.5%.

Sources: L. Sandy Maisel and Ira Forman, Eds. Jews in American Politics. (Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001), p. 153.
Findings of the 2020 AJC Survey of American Jewish Opinion: Presidential Politics, AJC, (October 19, 2020).
Ron Kampeas and Gabe Friedman, “How did Jewish Americans vote? Polls offer imperfect takes, but the big picture is clear,” JTA, (November 16, 2020).
Various news sources.