Former President Donald Trump received a dramatic surge in support from Jewish voters in New York on Tuesday, securing 45% of the Jewish vote compared to 30% in 2020, according to Fox News exit polls.
The substantial shift represents a 50% increase in Trump's backing among Jewish voters in the Empire State, while Vice President Kamala Harris captured 55% of the Jewish vote – a notable decrease from President Biden's 69% share in 2020.
"I'm so so proud of Jewish turnout across the country. We are getting early reports in and huge groundbreaking numbers," Maury Litwack from the Teach Coalition, who has been monitoring Jewish voter patterns in New York House races and battleground states, said in a post on X.
Litwack, who has been tracking Jewish voting trends, attributed the Republican gains to growing dissatisfaction with the Democratic party's response to rising antisemitism across the US and on college campuses during the Israel-Hamas war.
Red wave?
Blue wave?
How about a push back on antisemitism wave.
I can point to numerous examples of candidates taking terrible positions on antisemitism or staying silent on antisemitism that have cost them their races this cycle.
— Maury Litwack (@mlitwack) November 6, 2024
The impact of Jewish voter mobilization was already evident in recent Democratic primary elections, where progressive Representatives Jamaal Bowman of New York's 16th Congressional District and Cori Bush of Missouri were defeated.
The Republican Jewish Coalition made unprecedented investments in the election cycle, committing $15 million to support Trump while arguing that Harris aligns with progressive values rather than Jewish voter interests.
Ivanka Trump, who converted to Judaism before her marriage to Jared Kushner, made history as the first Jewish member of a first family during her father's presidency.
