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Hydera
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« on: September 12, 2017, 02:05:55 PM »

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-voting-record-in-u-s-presidential-elections

The above link provides data on the Jewish vote in US presidential elections going back through 1916.

Here is the data for 1976-1992:

1976
Carter: 71
Ford: 27

1980
Carter: 45
Reagan: 39
Anderson: 14

1984
Mondale: 67
Reagan: 31

1988
Dukakis: 64
Bush: 35

1992
Clinton: 80
Bush: 11
Perot: 9

Both Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush experienced large drop-offs in the percentages of the Jewish vote during their respective unsuccessful reelection campaigns.  I understand that many Jews were upset with Carter, but what about Bush?  Why did his share of the Jewish vote drop by over two-thirds from 1988 to 1992?


Bill Clinton ran on a tough on crime campaign thats widely criticized nowadays. But that along with being less left-wing on economics made a lot of middle class jews(along with the middle class suburbia in general) turn to him.
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Hydera
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2017, 06:33:49 PM »

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-voting-record-in-u-s-presidential-elections

The above link provides data on the Jewish vote in US presidential elections going back through 1916.

Here is the data for 1976-1992:

1976
Carter: 71
Ford: 27

1980
Carter: 45
Reagan: 39
Anderson: 14

1984
Mondale: 67
Reagan: 31

1988
Dukakis: 64
Bush: 35

1992
Clinton: 80
Bush: 11
Perot: 9

Both Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush experienced large drop-offs in the percentages of the Jewish vote during their respective unsuccessful reelection campaigns.  I understand that many Jews were upset with Carter, but what about Bush?  Why did his share of the Jewish vote drop by over two-thirds from 1988 to 1992?

Why would urban big city Jews like Jimmy Carter's rural hick persona so much? Especially against a northern moderate like Ford. I know that overall New York state was very close in 1976, as the Northeast was not exactly thrilled with such a Deep Southern moderate running.


Its not so much Carter as it is Jewish American longstanding support for the Democrats.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-voting-record-in-u-s-presidential-elections

McGovern got 65%.

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