While more than two-thirds of self-identified Jews in the United States voted Democratic in 2016, a similar (albeit smaller) proportion of Orthodox Jews went Republican. read more
Not all Ultra Orthodox Jews vote Republican, though this subpopulation leans this way (whereas more progressive Jewish denominations such as Conservative and Reform lean Democrat). read more
Shmarya Rosenberg, former Habad-Lubavitch Hasid and baal teshuva, operator of "Failed Messiah," a blog very often critical of Orthodox Jewry and Chabad, explains why Ultra-Orthodox Jews vote Republican, in an opinion article recently published. read more
Donald Trump is a malevolent figure for many American Jews. The Republican candidate’s allegedly anti-Semitic cast of supporters, coupled with his nativist rhetoric and policies have seemingly unsettled the country’s cosmopolitan, left-leaning Jewish community. read more