The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) is touting what it calls a “historic shift” in Jewish support for President-elect Donald Trump during the 2024 election. The group claims Trump’s vote share among Jewish Americans is the highest for any Republican presidential candidate since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
This claim is backed by a voter analysis conducted by Fox News in partnership with the Associated Press. The data revealed that 32% of Jewish voters supported Trump, compared to 66% who backed Vice President Kamala Harris. The findings align closely with a Pew Research Center poll that showed Harris holding 65% of Jewish support.
While Harris still won a decisive majority of Jewish voters, Trump’s gains mark a significant improvement for the GOP. In 2020, Trump garnered 30% of the Jewish vote, according to an Associated Press survey. His performance in 2016 was even lower, with only 24% support as reported by New York Times exit polls.
“It’s the highest number for any Republican presidential candidate since 1988,” said Jon Lerner, a pollster working with the RJC. “It’s fully one-third higher than Trump’s own showing in his first campaign in 2016.”
RJC CEO Matt Brooks expressed excitement over the results. “We’re thrilled not just with the outcome of President Trump’s reelection but also because of the historic shift in the Jewish vote,” he said. “This is a long-term project that’s starting to bear fruit.”
The group attributed the shift to Trump’s strong pro-Israel policies and his administration’s efforts to combat antisemitism. They pointed to landmark moves such as the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Abraham Accords, and the executive order addressing antisemitism on college campuses.
“These policies resonate deeply with Jewish voters who prioritize Israel’s security and U.S.-Israel relations,” Brooks said. “Trump has proven time and again that he is a steadfast friend of the Jewish people.”
Trump’s campaign also emphasized domestic issues important to Jewish voters, including religious freedom and education reform. His support for school choice and his opposition to antisemitic rhetoric in public discourse may have contributed to his improved standing.
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders have downplayed the significance of Trump’s gains. They argue that the majority of Jewish voters still align with the Democratic Party on issues like healthcare, gun control, and reproductive rights.
“Jewish Americans overwhelmingly supported Kamala Harris because she reflects their values,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz. “One election won’t change that longstanding relationship.”
Still, some analysts see the results as part of a broader trend of Jewish voters gradually warming to the GOP. Historically, Jewish Americans have been one of the most reliable Democratic-leaning demographics, but recent elections suggest that alignment may be shifting slightly.
Trump’s gains come amid heightened outreach efforts by the RJC and other conservative Jewish groups. Their messaging has focused on portraying the Democratic Party as increasingly hostile to Israel and soft on combating antisemitism.
“There’s a growing concern among Jewish voters about the far-left elements within the Democratic Party,” Lerner noted. “Trump has been able to tap into those concerns effectively.”
The RJC has vowed to build on the momentum from the 2024 election in future cycles. They believe continued outreach and Trump’s policies will help further narrow the gap in Jewish support between the two major parties.
Looking ahead, the 2024 results could influence political strategies on both sides. Republicans may double down on appealing to Jewish voters, while Democrats might reexamine their approach to solidify their traditional base.
For now, the RJC is celebrating what they see as a clear sign of progress. “This election was a turning point,” Brooks said. “We’re optimistic about the future of the Republican Party’s relationship with Jewish Americans.”
As Trump prepares to take office, his administration’s policies could further cement this shift. Whether the trend continues in future elections remains to be seen, but for now, the RJC is savoring a historic victory.
That 65% of Jewish voters for Communist Kamala knowing Communist Democrats are against Israel must love the way College Anti-American protesters are siding with Hamas against Isreal.
They are Anti-American haters, Jews are being attacked and they want more violence against them.?
WTF is wrong with them.?
Brother Michael; that is a good and pertinent question! It was the Pharisees that turned Jesus Christ over to Pilate (Ruling Government) and they had a strong influence over the Jewish People at the time manipulating them to agree with the rejection of Jesus as the prophesied Messiah. Could today’s Jewish people have been played or manipulated to buy into a falsehood or a lie; say as many of the American Blacks had been for many years to vote Democrat too often when it was the Democrat who wanted slavery to continue back before the Civil War and the Republicans with Abe Lincoln were the one’s leading the charge to end slavery! As I see it there is always somebody manipulating groups of persons for some agenda or personal gain. Look at the mess this world is in and how there are absolutely those manipulative forces at work with their agendas constantly hammering away at the crowds! This isn’t a benevolent place that we reside in and it isn’t about to become one either.
Romans 3:6-11 “Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world? 7However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner? 8Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved! 9What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. 10As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. 11There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.”
Romans 7:7-9 “What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.” 8But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead. 9Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.”
Too much and many temptations while money (to power) is the root of all evils! This world of conflict and its many battles continue as always here; until it’s ended by God.
Lincoln is documented as saying that he didn’t care how slavery ended up, more, less or abolished, so long as the country was saved.
A bit more accuracy as none of us were there and these United States were ripping apart for sure, so he Lincoln used his wisdom to not inflame the situation further, but instead walking in a sense on a tightrope he attempted to try healing and then resolving the issue of slavery and a dividing Nation at the same time.
“Lincoln personally hated slavery, and considered it immoral. “If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that ‘all men are created equal;’ and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man’s making a slave of another,” he said in a now-famous speech in Peoria, Illinois, in 1854. But Lincoln didn’t believe the Constitution gave the federal government the power to abolish it in the states where it already existed, only to prevent its establishment to new western territories that would eventually become states.”
“In his first inaugural address in early 1861, he declared that he had “no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with slavery in the States where it exists.” By that time, however, seven Southern states had already seceded from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America and setting the stage for the Civil War.”
“As Lincoln’s decree applied only to territory outside the realm of his control, the Emancipation Proclamation had little actual effect on freeing any of the nation’s enslaved people. But its symbolic power was enormous, as it announced freedom for enslaved people as one of the North’s war aims, alongside preserving the Union itself. It also had practical effects: Nations like Britain and France, which had previously considered supporting the Confederacy to expand their power and influence, backed off due to their steadfast opposition to slavery. Black Americans were permitted to serve in the Union Army for the first time, and nearly 200,000 would do so by the end of the war.”
“Finally, the Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for the permanent abolition of slavery in the United States. As Lincoln and his allies in Congress realized emancipation would have no constitutional basis after the war ended, they soon began working to enact a Constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. By the end of January 1865, both houses of Congress had passed the 13th Amendment, and it was ratified that December.”
“It is my greatest and most enduring contribution to the history of the war,” Lincoln said of emancipation in February 1865, two months before his assassination. “It is, in fact, the central act of my administration, and the great event of the 19th century.”
So Lincoln in his heart wanted to free the slaves, and he in the end did, but, he didn’t want to destroy the Nation in the process; being “ever so precarious a situation” at the time “he played his hand well with the cards he was dealt and ultimately succeeded in doing both, “saving the Nation and freeing slaves in America,” albeit after his death by assassination “his ultimate personal sacrifice via his virtue and moral integrity,” which was all the result of his wise decisive actions and commitment as President. LM
://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation