Polling
Since our founding, J Street has regularly commissioned polls to keep track of American Jewish public opinion on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The respected polling firm GBAO Strategies has conducted these polls, including polls of American Jewish voters on every election night since 2010. This large body of data makes clear that American Jews consistently and overwhelmingly support pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy policies and the tough diplomacy needed to solve problems in the Middle East.
Political Preferences
Hawkish groups often claim that the Jewish vote is liable to swing heavily based on voters concerns about Israel. Yet year after year, the same large majority of American Jews supports the Democratic party - and only a very small number of Jewish voters rank Israel as one of their top priority voting issues.
Top 2 priority voting issues:
| Election | Issue 1 | Percentage | Issue 2 | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The economy | 62% | Healthcare | 31% |
| 2012 | The economy | 53% | Healthcare | 32% |
| 2014 | The economy | 44% | Healthcare | 31% |
| 2016 | The economy | 35% | Healthcare, ISIS & terrorism (tie) | 27% |
| 2018 | Healthcare | 43% | Gun violence | 28% |
| 2020 | Pandemic | 54% | Climate change | 26% |
| 2022 | State of Democracy | 55% | Abortion | 40% |
| 2024 | Future of Democracy | 53% | Abortion | 38% |
Percentage choosing Israel as one of their top-two voting issues:
| Year | Israel as a top-two voting issue |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 7% |
| 2012 | 10% |
| 2014 | 8% |
| 2016 | 9% |
| 2018 | 4% |
| 2020 | 5% |
| 2022 | 4% |
| 2024 | 14% |
Complete Polling Data
2026
March 2026 National Survey of American Jewish Attitudes Toward the Iran War
March 2026 National Survey of American Jewish Attitudes Towards AIPAC
2024
Election 2024 National Survey of American Jewish Voters
2022
Election 2022 National Survey of American Jewish Voters
2020
Election 2020 National Survey of American Jewish Voters
2021 Iran Polling
Other Polling of American Jewish Opinion
July 2020 Polling of like Jewish voters in Florida & Pennsylvania
For all polling data before 2020, click here to visit our archive.