The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, has released the results of a survey indicating that 69 percent of registered Muslim voters will go to the polls on November 4 and that more than half will vote for Democratic Party candidates.
Domestic issues like the economy and healthcare continue to top the Muslim voters’ list of priority concerns in this election. Growing Islamophobia in American ranked as the third most important issue for Muslim voters.
CAIR’s poll of more than 1,500 registered Muslim voters in California, New York, Illinois, Florida, Texas, and Virginia was conducted using an independent automated call survey provider and asked three questions:
1. “Do you plan to vote in the November 4th midterm election?”
2. “Which political party do you support in the upcoming election?”
3. “What is the most important issue to you in this upcoming election?”
SURVEY RESULTS:
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Do you plan to vote in the November 4th midterm election?
Plan to Vote: 69%
No Plan to Vote: 16%
Decline to Answer: 14%
Which political party do you support in the upcoming election?
Democrat: 51%
Republican: 15%
Libertarian: 2%
Green: 5%
Other: 4%
Decline to Answer: 23%
What is the most important issue to you in this upcoming election?
Education: 7%
Civil Liberties: 10%
Islamophobia: 15%
Healthcare: 17%
Economy: 24%
Foreign Affairs: 5%
Other: 5%
Decline to Answer: 16%
“American Muslims continue to play a key role in our nation’s elections, with 69 percent of registered Muslim voters planning to turn out in the midterm election – compared to the 37 percent of all voters who went to the polls in 2010,” said CAIR Government Affairs Manager Robert McCaw.
“The more than half of Muslim voters who express support for Democratic candidates reflects that party’s greater openness to the Muslim community and its issues.”
McCaw said Republican candidates and officials should take note of this data.
