Fully three quarters of US Jews intend to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in the US presidential election, in which voting has already started.
According to a poll commissioned by the American Jewish Committee, 75 percent of those polled said they were voting for Biden, the former vice president under former President Barack Obama, and just 22% said they were voting for incumbent president Donald Trump.
Trump’s approval rating amongst US Jews was similar, with 22% saying they think Trump has taken the US in a good direction, compared to 77% who disagreed.
The poll was conducted by the SSRS company on a sample of 1,334 US Jews above the age of 18 between Sept. 9 and Oct.4 with a margin of error of 4.2%.
Respondents to the poll rated the COVID-19 pandemic as the most important factor in the decision to vote for in the election, followed by the candidates’ health care plans, the economy, inter-societal relations, crime, and foreign affairs.
And around three quarters of respondents said that Biden would deal with major issues facing the country better than Trump, apart from “strengthening US – Israel relations” where only 54% of respondents said Biden would be better, compared to 42% saying Trump would do better.
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