Figure 1-1
From Chapter 1
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The Politics of American Jews uncovers new perspectives on Jews' political choices by analyzing the unprecedented amount of survey data that is now available, including surveys that permit contrasting the voting of Jews with that of comparable non-Jews. The data suggest several mysteries about Jewish voting. While more Jews are Democrats than are liberals, there has not been a previous exploration of why more politically conservative Jews are not Republicans.
A fresh picture of Jews' political behaviors shows that Jews are no longer politically monolithic. They vote on the basis of their self-interest and their values, but not all Jews share the same self-interest or the same values. While most Jews have incorporated being Democratic and liberal into their political DNA, growing divisions in their ranks suggest a mutation could occur.
From Chapter 1
Fig. 1.1. What Jews consider most important to their Jewish identity
From Chapter 1
Fig. 1.2. Proportion of Jews viewing being Jewish as a matter of ancestry/culture, religion, or both
From Chapter 1
Fig. 1.3. Which topics Jews consider an essential part of their being Jewish
From Chapter 2
Fig. 2.1. Size of Jewish denominations
From Chapter 2
Fig. 2.2. Denominational differences in viewing being Jewish as a matter of ancestry/culture, religion, or both
From Chapter 5
Fig. 5.1. Average ratings of Jews by members of other religious traditions
From Chapter 5
Fig. 5.2. Proportion of Jews perceiving groups as anti-Semitic
From Chapter 5
Fig. 5.3. Average ratings by Jews of other religious groups
From Chapter 5
Fig. 5.4. Regression analysis of Jews’ party identification
From Chapter 6
Fig. 6.1. Jewish population percentage by state
From Chapter 6
Fig. 6.2. Distinctiveness of Jews’ presidential election turnout, 1992–2012
From Chapter 7
Fig. 7.1. Comparison of the politics of Jews and the politics of the public
From Chapter 7
Fig. 7.2. Distinctiveness of Jews’ politics
From Chapter 7
Fig. 7.3. Jews’ politics by denomination
From Chapter 7
Fig. 7.4. Regression analysis of bases of Jews’ politics
From Chapter 7
Fig. 7.5. Politics of Jews by sociodemographic characteristics
From Chapter 7
Fig. 7.6. Changes in politics of Jews and Non-Jews
From Chapter 9
Fig. 9.1. Regression analysis of Jews’ feelings of connection to Israel
From Chapter 10
Fig. 10.1. Jews’ partisanship by their ideology
From Chapter 11
Fig. 11.1. An expanded ideological classification