Trumps biggest gains among Jews were with religious voters as secular Jews still backed Harris: report

The Republican Jewish Coalition published a report on Thursday examining where Jewish voters in the Nov.5 election swung for President-elect Donald Trump that suggests his strongest gains were among “those who live the most Jewish lives and reside in the most Jewish communities.”The analysis from WPA Intelligence, a conservative political consultancy and analytics firm, looked at available exit polling, city and county data and precinct data.

It concluded that there is a growing political gap between “disengaged and secular people of Jewish ancestry,” who largely voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, and “those actively engaged with the Jewish religion” who broke for Trump.“Looking at Jewish neighborhoods and towns, the trends are stark and unmistakable,” WPAI stated.“Because Judaism is in some ways a communal religion and observant Judaism requires localized infrastructure, Jews who live in Jewish areas tend to be more religious and engaged.

And in these neighborhoods, we see large shifts towards Trump.”“The trend is apparent from Trump’s near-unanimous support among Chassidic and Yeshivish Jews; to his rapid consolidation of the Modern Orthodox vote; to incremental gains even in more liberal Jewish areas such as Oak Park and Upper Manhattan,” the firm added.“So, too, is it diverse ethnically and geographically, occurring coast to coast and overrepresenting Persian and ex-Soviet Jewish communities.”The RJC/WPAI report is the latest set of data points in the dispute between Republican and Democratic Jewish groups over whether Trump won over a large share of Jewish voters and where he might have done so.

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