A new poll by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) shows that 29.4% of American Muslims plan to vote for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, 29.1% for the Green Party’s Jill Stein and 11.2% for Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Ahead of November’s presidential vote, the percentage for Harris is a boost for the Democrats compare to what Joe Biden was predicted to receive from Muslims (7.3%), but still represents a huge drop in Muslim support for the governing party amid U.S. backing of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The August 25-27 presidential poll of over 1,000 Muslim voters also found:
- 69.1% generally vote for the Democratic Party, yet 59.7% plan to vote for “other” parties in the 2024 Presidential election.
- 94% percent of Muslim voters disapproved of President Joe Biden and Congress’ recent performance, with 98.2% dissatisfied of Biden’s handling of the Israeli regime’s genocide in Gaza.
- 4.2% of Muslim voters favoured Dr. Cornel West of the People’s Party, while less than 1% favoured Chase Oliver of the Libertarian Party.
- 16.5% of Muslim voters remain undecided.
- The most pressing concerns for Muslim voters include international human rights, religious freedom, healthcare access, and hate crimes. On foreign policy, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in China are top priorities.
- Despite this discontent, Muslim voters remain highly engaged, with 82.1% indicating they are “very likely” to vote in the upcoming Presidential election.
CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “Our latest survey reveals that American Muslim voters are highly engaged in the upcoming presidential election, open to supporting a diverse range of candidates and political parties, and deeply dissatisfied with the current state of the nation, particularly U.S. support for the war on Gaza.
“The poll also shows that an unusually high number of American Muslims planning to vote for third party candidates. With over 2.5 million American Muslim voters eligible to turn out in November, including in key swing states, elected officials and political candidates should engage with their Muslim constituents in the coming weeks.”
For more detailed findings and to access the full report, please visit CAIR 2024 Election Survey of Muslim Voters.
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