In 2016 candidate Donald Trump garnered 24% of the Jewish vote while Hillary Clinton gained 71% of the same. In 2018 Jews voted 79% for the Democratic Party and 17% for the Republican party. A large part of the reason for this is that there is a significant segment of ethnic Jews who do not identify with the core ideals of the Jewish faith. I would like to make the argument that the G.O.P is the real party for Jews.
Interestingly, the fastest growing bloc of Judaism is orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Jews are most commonly associated with core Jewish values. The orthodox population voted 56-39 for Trump in 2016, which is a striking difference from the Jewish population at large. These numbers are not where they need to be yet but, as orthodox Jews continue to grow Jewish support for the GOP will rise.
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