Stop talking about the US ‘Jewish vote’. It's not that simple | Judith Levine

Political parties vie for Jewish support based on false assumptions about a single issue: Israel Everybody wants the Jewish vote.

As if there were one.

Jews are educated, generally liberal.

Although they comprise only about 2% of the electorate, they vote in high numbers, overwhelmingly for Democrats.

In 2024, 79% chose Kamala Harris.

They are also assumed to be steadfast friends of Israel, no matter what it does.

Republicans, waging a fake war on antisemitism while courting white supremacists, consider Jews increasingly up for grabs.

Nationally, Jewish Americans are concentrated in a few bright blue spots.

A 2020 map from the Jewish Electorate Institute showed a third of Jews living in 20 congressional districts – out of 435 – most of them in New York, New Jersey, California and (purple) Florida.

Of these, only one sent a Republican to Washington.

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