July 9, 2026
Jewish adults in the United States express skepticism toward both major political parties, with just 15% saying the Democratic Party supports them extremely or very well and 16% saying the same of the Republican Party. This sense of limited political support is reflected in Jews’ overall views of the parties themselves: half view the Democratic Party unfavorably while 71% view the Republican Party unfavorably. The findings come at a time of heightened concern about antisemitism and ongoing debate about U.S. policy in the Middle East, with Jews more likely than Americans overall to feel that neither major party nor President Trump is providing strong support for Jewish people in the U.S.
Half of Jewish adults have an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party, while nearly the same share (49%) view the party favorably. Jewish adults are more critical of the Republican Party with 71% viewing it unfavorably, including 53% who view it very unfavorably. Just 28% of Jews view the Republican Party favorably.
In comparison, among all U.S. adults, views are split with roughly half viewing the Democratic or Republican parties unfavorably and about 40% viewing each party favorably.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, also known as AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbying organization, draws mixed reviews from Americans. About 6 in 10 say they do not know enough about the organization to form an opinion. Fifteen percent view it favorably and 25% view it unfavorably.
Jewish adults are more likely than the rest of the public to have an opinion on AIPAC. Thirty-four percent of Jewish adults view the organization favorably and 28% view it unfavorably.
The Anti-Defamation League, also known as the ADL, is a Jewish advocacy organization focused on combating antisemitism. It remains largely unknown to most Americans. A majority (59%) don’t know enough about the organization to have an opinion, while 21% view it favorably and 20% view it unfavorably.
Jews are more familiar with the ADL and view it more favorably than Americans overall. About half (51%) of Jewish adults have a favorable opinion of the organization, while about a quarter (24%) view it unfavorably. Another quarter (25%) don’t know enough to form an opinion.
Jewish adults express low confidence in both major political parties’ support for Jewish people in the U.S., and they’re also skeptical of Trump’s support for their community.
Jews prioritize the economy, health care, and crime as top issues, similar to the public overall. Jews are significantly more likely than all U.S. adults to say that the issues of foreign policy or Israel are extremely or very important to them personally.
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The nationwide poll was conducted June 11-17, 2026, using the AmeriSpeak® Panel, the probability-based panel of NORC at the University of Chicago. Online and telephone interviews using landlines and cell phones were conducted with 3,040 adults. The overall margin of sampling error is +/- 2.8 percentage points. Jewish adults were sampled at a higher rate than their proportion of the population to support analysis. Jewish adults were then weighted to reflect their actual share of the population among the U.S. adult population. The overall margin of sampling error for the 1,022 interviews completed with Jewish respondents is +/- 5.0 percentage points.
- Suggested Citation: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “Few Jewish adults feel supported by the major political parties or the president” (June 2026). https://apnorc.org/projects/few-jewish-adults-feel-supported-by-the-major-political-parties-or-the-president/
